How Do You Solve a Problem Like Tony Hayward?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2010 It's kind of amazing that BP's beleaguered CEO, Tony Hayward, is still in play at this point, but he may not last much longer, as the oil company's board members were slated to debate his fate Monday evening. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hey, Maybe This Cap Will Work

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2010 Let's not get too excited here, but word on the street -- fine, word in several major news outlets on Tuesday -- has it that BP was about to try out yet another cap designed to maybe, possibly contain the oil hemorrhaging into the Gulf of Mexico. But this is only a test. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Gov’t Tries Again in Bid for Offshore Drilling Ban

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2010 After an earlier attempt at enforcing a moratorium on offshore oil drilling was struck down, the federal government released a revised version Monday. Given, you know, the whole Gulf of Mexico object lesson, finding a way to push this one through might be useful. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Bad News From the Gulf Spill Saga

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2010 On Wednesday, two people were reportedly killed in accidents while working in the Gulf of Mexico cleanup effort, and the containment cap that had incrementally improved the oil spill situation had to be removed after a run-in with a robot sub. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oil Spill as Inspiration

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2010 The effects of the massive BP oil spill are bound to find expression in art, and indeed, the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans has given a handful of artists space to show their visions of oil-covered pelicans (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Huddles With BP Bosses ($20 Billion Update)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2010 Following up on his Tuesday address to the nation about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, President Barack Obama was preparing Wednesday for some "constructive discussion" at a White House meeting with BP bosses, and probably some knuckle-rapping, too. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rape and Spillage

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 16, 2010 What's with the president's war analogy on the oil spill? It's as if some alien force, "The Invasion of the Slippery Sludge," suddenly attacked us What nonsense . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

BP Lays Out Latest Oil-Recovery Scheme

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2010 So, British Petroleum rolled out a new and ambitious oil-recovery plan on Monday, claiming it will increase its capturing capacity to at least 40,000 barrels a day by month's end. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BP Spill as Partisan Issue

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2010 It's hard to cast the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in anything resembling a positive light, but some Republican operatives are apparently pretty chuffed about the media coverage of the debacle, according to (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pelosi Slams BP for ‘Lack of Integrity’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2010 On Thursday, as President Barack Obama was preparing to meet with the families of the 11 people killed in the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was ripping into BP for its sketchy business practices (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Springtime

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Surprise News Bulletin: Oil Spill Cleanup Will Take Years

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2010 The oily eco-nightmare that the BP spill has become in the Gulf of Mexico isn't going to go away for a long while. According to Coast Guard chief Thad Allen, it probably will take "years" to restore affected regions to some semblance of their pre-spill existence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )