Tag: Bp
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BP to pay $18.7 billion for Deepwater Horizon spill
Gulf Coast states and the federal government agree to the highest fine for an environmental disaster in U.S. history.
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Don't touch the sand patties -- BP Deepwater spill dispersants still lurk on beaches
A new study shows that dispersants expected to have degraded long ago remain persistent in the environment.
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BP Oil Spill Update: Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying evidence, Transocean must turn over docs
On Thursday, Halliburton plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the BP oil spill. Meanwhile, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Transocean to turn over subpoenaed documents.
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BP's lies about Gulf oil spill should worry Arkansas victims of Exxon spill
A must-read article by Mark Hertsgaard in Newsweek reports how BP lied about the size of the oil disaster and the danger posed to its workers, the public and the environment. It is a cautionary tale for victims of all oil spills.
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BP Should Be Barred From Government Contracts for At Least 5 Years: Public Citizen
In a letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, Public Citizen calls BP "A repeat criminal felon".
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Clean-Up Chemical Made BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 52 Times More Toxic
A new study shows dispersants are deadly to microscopic animals forming an important link in the Gulf food chain.
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WTF?! Did BP Use Wikipedia to Estimate the Size of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?
It is now alleged in a Louisiana court filing that, after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, senior BP executive David Rainey looked up the size of the spill on Wikipedia rather than ask experts for their professional opinions.
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Gulf Oil Spill's Effect on Whales Downplayed by NOAA, New Documents Reveal
Documents obtained by Greenpeace show that NOAA's press release on a dead sperm whale didn't tell the full story.
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Most Popular Articles of August: Wacky Pedal-Less Bike, Killer Cats, and More
Look mom no pedals! Will this Flintstones style pedal-less bike take off? We also have kitty cam revealing hardened killers, animals more dangerous than sharks, and more.
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Dolphin Deaths in Gulf of Mexico due to BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the 'Perfect Storm'
A study published this week finds the BP spill played a role in high dolphin mortality on the gulf coast. More than 2 years later, this story is not over.
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Aaron Sorkin's New Show, The Newsroom Fictionalizes BP Oil Spill in Premiere Episode
Watch HBO's The Newsroom portray the BP Oil spill as breaking news. Then revisit TreeHugger's reports from the time.
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2 Years After the BP Spill: Oceana Says It's Not If Another Oil Spill Will Happen, But When
Oceana's Jacqueline Savitz reminds us that unless we shift to clean energy and away from more fossil fuels and offshore drilling another BP oil spill is inevitable.
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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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The Week in Animal News: Pigeons Poop Soap, Giant Pandas Won't Have Sex and More
A crazy project wants to alter pigeons' diets to make them poop soap and clean our cities. A study on panda's sex habits shows why reproductive success is so elusive and more.
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Energy News: Cape Wind Will Lower Electricity Rates; Japan's Residential Solar Soars; More
Beyond the headline: Pennsylvania towns challenge fracking being shoved down their throats; BP looks to the Amazon for more oil; Alberta, Canada's oil rush shortchanges locals. Keep reading for the details.
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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.
