Tag: Oil Spill - Page 5
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2 Years After the BP Spill: 2 Big Unanswered Questions + A Prior Accident Hidden From Congress
On the two year anniversary TreeHugger takes a look at how well the Gulf ecosystem is recovering, where BP's civil damages stand, and at some shocking evidence that BP hid the true cause of a similar accident from Congress.
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TreeHugger Radio #203: Penguins on the Rebound, Ford’s New Electric, and the Future of Food in a World That’s Cooking
Jacob and Brian look at the top green news from the pages of TreeHugger.
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Hope Fades for Oil Spill Cleanup in Nigeria
Last year, UNEP released a report calling for a $1 billion cleanup fund for years of oil spills in the Niger Delta, but eight months later, there is little more than silence on the issue.
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Energy News: Shell's Small Gulf Spill, NASA's Floating Algae Biofuel Project, More
Plus, more outcry over Indonesia chopping down rainforest in pursuit of palm oil and biofuels (further endangering orangutans' and myriad other animals' habitat); and the lack of direct connection between renewable energy targets and electricity rates.
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TreeHugger Radio #202: The Warmest Winter Ever, Arsenic in Your Chicken, Dying Dolphins, and Vermont Versus Monsanto
Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.
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How Deep are Lakes and Oceans? (Educational Webcomic!)
Once in a while, geek-deity Randall Munroe of XKCD creates special extra-large webcomics that are more educational than funny. His most recent one shows the depth (to scale) of various lakes and oceans.
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BP Oil Spill Definitely Caused Coral Deaths in Gulf of Mexico
New research has definitively linked the BP oil spill with deaths in 54 deep-sea coral colonies.
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Nigerian Villages Take Shell to Court Over Oil Spills in Groundbreaking Case
Lawyers representing 35,000 villagers filed suit in London, alleging that Shell's slow response to a 560,000 barrel oil spill has destroyed their local economy.
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Chevron Execs to Face Charges of Environmental Crimes in Brazil
It's been less than a week since news went public of Chevron's latest oil spill off the coast of Brazil, its second in less than 6 months, but troubles for the oil company and the environment are clearly escalating.
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New Chevron Oil Leak Detected Off the Coast of Brazil
Just five months after Chevron lost its drilling rights for causing the largest oil spill in recent memory off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, they've gone and done it again.
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7 Ways Ian Somerhalder Proves Green is Sexy
He may be best-known for roles on "Lost" and "The Vampire Diaries," but actor Ian Somerhalder is also an environmental superstar, proving that green is sexier than ever.
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Global Offshore Drilling Bonanza Heralds the Era of Deepwater Spills
As the BP Gulf spill slides further from view, a deepwater drilling bonanza is set to begin.
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BP Oil Spill Settlement Reached With Gulf Coast Residents
No cap has been set on claims to be paid, though BP expects to pay out $7.8 billion in compensation. Fines by the US government will be on top of this.
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Protecting Louisiana’s People and Bayou From BP
As the trial approaches, BP must pay for the complete restoration of the Gulf Coast after its deadly oil disaster.
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BP Gulf Oil Spill Civil Trial Delayed To March 5
Originally supposed to begin today, Judge Carl Barbier has delayed the start of the trial for one week so that further settlement talks can take place.
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Ecuador Court Rejects Chevron Arbitration Ruling, Reopening $18 Billion Fine For Amazon Pollution
The legal battle has been drawn out for nearly 20 years now, but the latest news is potentially a good sign for the people of Ecuador.
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Scars of the BP Spill:"Destroyed" Businesses, Ruined Beaches & Unpaid Settlements
The BP spill's impact is still reverberating in the Gulf economy, with ruined businesses and unpaid settlement claims abound.
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BP May Be Liable For Billions In Civil Damages For Gulf Oil Spill, Judge Rules
All that back and forth about how much oil really flowed into the Gulf in 2010 has again come into high relief.
