Koch Industries' War On California
Peeling the onion that is environmental legislation always seems to track back to Koch Industries. As a Californian, it frustrates me that the alr
Matt Simmons, Energy Investor And "Peak Oil" Theorist Accidentally Drowns
According to Bloomberg News, energy investor and oil industry commentator Matt Simmons has died of an accidental drowning at his home.
Simmons had
Cap May Be On Deepwater Horizon, But Oil Still Spills
Believe it or not, these incidents are almost commonplace. It's just that until the Deepwater Horizon incident, they went unnoticed.
In Michiga
NRDC Releases Ad To Fight Big Oil's Interest In Killing California's Environmental Laws
Four years ago, California passed AB32, a fairly ambitious climate change bill, lauded at the time as being on the forefront of environmental le
Florida GOP Smacks Down Charlie Crist; Blocks Debate Over Offshore Drilling Ban
In addition to being the Party of No, the Florida GOP seems to be the Party of Cutting Off the Nose To Spite the Face. Florida Governor Charlie Crist
BP's Expanding Evils: Restricting Research And Cutting Qualified HazMat Workers' Pay
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For now, the well is closed. Oil is not gushing into the Gulf of Mexico at unprecedented rates, but this is far from over. No one can
New Orleans Residents Tell Oil Spill Commission: "Do The Right Damn Thing" In Words And Song
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The Oil Spill Commission held its first hearing on the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico Monday at the New Orleans Hilton. During
Sea Turtle Egg Evacuations Begin In The Gulf Of Mexico
A little happy news. Or at least, something optimistic and hopeful, if I dare. Digby wrote about this on the 4th:
Hundreds of turtles and birds
BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Government Moratorium On Offshore Drilling
This is not a huge surprise, but the oil-soaked 5th circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Obama administration's appeal of the decision to lift the
BP Will Penalize Fishermen For Not Helping To Clean Up Their Toxic Mess. Unbelievable!
Kindra Arnesen is the wife of a Gulf fisherman and she's been kicking butt on exposing BP abuses. In this latest news, she's discovered that BP is cla
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