BP Refused James Cameron’s Cleanup Help

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2010 Those Hollywood directors, always thinking they can call all the shots "Avatar" helmer and self-proclaimed "King of the World" James Cameron tried to do his eco-friendly (and global royalty) duty (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Job for the Giant Shears

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2010 In BP's latest attempt at putting a lid on its disastrous oil spill, the embattled company pulled out a pair of giant shears Thursday to cut through a damaged pipe in preparation for -- (drum roll) a containment cap -- as a skeptical global audience looked on. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Trouble for BP as Spill Approaches Florida

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2010 The whole top-kill effort didn't work, and now BP's next trick, involving an underwater saw device, has run into trouble in the Gulf of Mexico oil blowout cleanup crusade. Meanwhile, Florida is looking like the next state to get the oily treatment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Calls for Oil Spill Inquiry

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2010 President Barack Obama may not yet be able to contain the mess that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has become, but he's ordering an investigation into the cause of the disaster, he announced Tuesday (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Close-Up Look at Top-Kill Failure

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2010 Want to see what it looked like when the famous "top kill" method didn't work as planned in recent days? Here's a visual aid that might make its way into Obama's nightmares sooner or later (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama: This Whole Oil Spill Situation Is Really Bad, People

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2010 OK, so he actually called it an "unparalleled disaster," but you get the idea: President Barack Obama took a moment Thursday morning to announce that the federal government had been on British Petroleum's gulf oil spill from the very start and to declare unequivocally (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BP Goes In for the Top Kill

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2010 The news that British Petroleum began its latest attempt to contain the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill Wednesday afternoon with the "top kill" stopgap strategy would be more heartening if it didn't come so late in the game -- and if there was more of a guarantee that it would do the job. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Financial Reform Won’t Alter Capitalism’s Icarus Trajectory

Stuart Whatley / Truthdig May 22, 2010 Perhaps the most troubling reality in the 21st century is that our economics now dictates our cultural values, rather than the reverse, where we the people would decide how resources, production and mutual prosperity should be systematized to achieve the best society for all. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Obama and Big Oil; Midterm Mania; Justice Kagan?

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2010 How best to deal with the mess Big Oil has wrought this past week? "We need a time out for greed," Robert Scheer says on this week's "Left, Right & Center," but Tony Blankley disagrees. Meanwhile, Arianna Huffington isn't buying President Obama's knuckle-rapping stance toward oil execs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressional Panel Looks Into Safety Mechanism Glitch in Oil Spill

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2010 The scale of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico might have been better contained had a safety device designed to help in situations like the one that caused the enormous mess performed properly, according to findings presented to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Verify, Baby, Verify!

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 12, 2010 “Drill, baby, drill!” Those were the words that Sarah Palin used to electrify the 2008 Republican National Convention. But while she popularized that environment-be-damned slogan, it had already defined the eight years of oil-drilling policy that prevailed during the presidency of George W. Bush. “Drill, baby, drill!” Those were the words that Sarah Palin used to electrify the 2008 Republican National Convention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Econo-Anxiety; UK Votes; N.Y. Bomber

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2010 Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain (or PIGS, as the likes of Stephen Colbert have pointed out) have seen better days -- debt is overpowering the eurozone and impacting the U.S. as well. The UK election: Will it be a hung parliament? Plus: Newsweek's for sale. Any takers? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )