BP Passes the Buck

Staff / Truthdig Sep 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 )

U.S. Gets Cold Feet in Arctic Drilling

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2010 With all of the hullabaloo surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the government's lackluster performance in responding to that crisis, U.S. regulatory agencies have waved the yellow flag in allowing new offshore drilling in the Arctic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And Now for Another Offshore Rig Explosion

Staff / Truthdig Sep 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 )

The Cost of Not Drilling

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2010 Previously undisclosed documents have measured the economic impact of the U.S. federal moratorium on deep-water oil drilling at 23,000 jobs lost and billions of dollars in frozen investment. Federal officials went ahead with the ban, now tied up in court, because they distrusted industry safety equipment and standards. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Giant Cloud of Oil Hiding in the Gulf

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2010 The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is raining on Uncle Sam and BP's well-capping parade. Researchers at the institute say a 22-mile-long, 1.2-mile-wide oil plume deep under the Gulf's surface is degrading much slower than the government's more optimistic claims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fresh Seafood

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Aug 18, 2010 Dig deeper

Fishermen Test Troubled Gulf Waters

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2010 Americans get half of their shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico, but that was before it was contaminated by 190 million gallons of oil and 2 million gallons of chemical dispersant. Shrimp season officially started Monday, but it will be some time before we know whether the ravaged Gulf waters -- and American appetites -- are up to it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alabama to Sue BP

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2010 The great state of Alabama has announced it will sue BP, Transocean and Halliburton for the “catastrophic harm” that followed from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lessons From the Oil Spill

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 10, 2010 Flying back to Washington from Pensacola, Fla., on June 15, President Obama and the man he put in charge of handling the Gulf oil spill, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, had a come-to-Jesus talk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

BP Pumps Money Into Relief Fund — It’s No Gusher

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2010 BP has paid $3 billion into the relief fund promised President Obama, including $319 million already paid to victims of the Gulf oil spill, but it will be years before the $20 billion escrow account is fully funded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tony Hayward’s Exit [A Cartoon From Slovakia]

Martin Sutovec, Slovakia Jul 28, 2010 Dig deeper

Alarms Were Disabled on Doomed Oil Rig

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2010 A chief engineer has testified to a federal panel investigating the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon that, despite his repeated admonishments, alarms and other safety systems aboard the offshore oil rig had been left disabled or unrepaired in the months leading up to the catastrophic April 20 blast. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )