April 30, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Following the BP oil spill, a study has found that crude oil is made 52 times more toxic when combined with dispersant, so this is hugely important since oil companies are still using dispersants for oil spill cleanup. Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 24, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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A must-read article by Mark Hertsgaard in Newsweek reports how BP lied about the size of the oil disaster and the danger posed to its workers, the public and the environment. It is a cautionary tale for victims of all oil spills. Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 25, 2013
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The trial over the BP oil spill begins today and it may become the biggest civil trial in history. Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 4, 2013
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“Transocean’s rig crew accepted the direction of BP well site leaders to proceed in the face of clear danger signs at a tragic cost to many of them,” said assistant attorney general Lanny Breuer. Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 14, 2011
by Bob Deans
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Bob Deans, Director of Federal Communications, Washington, DC April 20 marks a year since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded over a BP well, killing 11 workers and opening a gusher that spewed some 170 million gallons of toxic crude oil into t… Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 5, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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Last week, Alabama governor Bob Riley issued an executive order creating a Coastal Recovery Commission for his state. The Commission’s task is “to shape, in the wake of BP’s Deep Water Horizon oil spill, a roadmap to resilience … Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 21, 2010
by Peter Lehner
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Over the weekend, crews finally succeeded in plugging BP’s blown-out oil well once and for all. Workers pumped mud and cement through the newly secured relief well and finally sealed this disastrous wound in the ocean floor for good.
As we … Continue reading
August 9, 2010
by MoreRecycling
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Photo via Southerntabitha As BP pushes hard to shift attention away from the spill itself and on to clean-up and wrap-up efforts, Oceana has launched an expedition that will study the long-term effects of the disaster on the Gulf’s flora and fauna. Ho… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 8, 2010
by MoreRecycling
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Image via Boston With the flow of oil from the BP well in the Gulf of Mexico capped and most of the spilled oil skimmed from the water’s surface, incoming CEO Robert Dudley said last weekend that it was time for BP to “scaleback” its cleanup efforts, … Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 6, 2010
by Reduce
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When Mississippi attorney Tim Holleman was approached by furious community officials in Gulfport to stop BP and its contractor from dumping tar balls and oil-stained byproducts into a local landfill, he sent out an e-mail asking if there were alternati… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJuly 28, 2010
by Reduce
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What happens to all the tar balls, oily sand and vegetation, and soiled gloves and suits from the thousands of temporary BP workers who’ve been working to clean up beaches along the Gulf of Mexico?
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