Staff / TruthdigDec 6, 2011
Halliburton just seems to pop up wherever trouble can be found, such as the Bush White House (through Dick Cheney's chummy history with the company) and also in the ecopocalypse that was the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in April 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2011
One might think that after the ecological apocalypse that British Petroleum visited upon the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding environs with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, BP might harbor a healthy sense of shame about returning to that scarred region. Yeah, no. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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"The 2010 Gulf of Mexico blowout brought more than oil to the surface," writes Carl Safina in his new book investigating the impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout.In "A Sea in Flames," Carl Safina investigates the impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigDec 23, 2010
The BBC gets the ball rolling in this article about four big companies' sub-stellar performance in 2010, and it should come as no surprise that BP figures in among that unfortunate set. But, dear readers, this list is focused on the UK and Asia -- can you think of more from this side of the globe? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 10, 2010
A government commission looking into last spring's eco-pocalypse in the Gulf of Mexico has detected a certain "culture of complacency" afoot at the trio of big companies implicated in the spill. Sounds about right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 15, 2010
His tenure as BP's chief executive is almost up, and outgoing CEO Tony Hayward has changed his tune about the effect that last spring's cataclysmic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had on him personally, making public statements on Wednesday that sounded (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 8, 2010
That whole Gulf of Mexico oil spill thing? It wasn't just BP's fault -- or so says BP. The oily megacorp released an internal report Wednesday that pointed to "multiple companies and work teams" that also, in BP's humble estimation, shoulder some of the blame for the disaster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 2, 2010
Just when we all had heard quite enough about man-made problems in the Gulf of Mexico, here comes another: On Thursday, an explosion occurred on an offshore platform called the Vermilion 380, but this time natural gas is the rig's target resource. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 23, 2010
It's hardly a surprise that Spike Lee would have something provocative to say about a newsy controversy, but Lee doesn't spare President Obama his criticism over Obama's handling of the BP oil spill catastrophe (continued)
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Staff / TruthdigAug 2, 2010
By this point, many American news consumers are way more up on the intricacies of oil well technology, and the emergency repair strategies associated with same, than they ever thought they'd be -- and the fun isn't over yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 27, 2010
Will $32.2 billion be enough to foot the bill for the tremendous mess the BP oil spill has made of the Gulf of Mexico? The higher-ups at the oil company seem to think so -- at least for now. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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