BP faces fraud claims by investors who said the company lied before and after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill about its accident response capability, thanks to a ruling by U.S….
Category: BP Disaster
BP fines could go into federal black hole
Congress, even a Republican-controlled one, can’t control its avarice when it comes to billions that BP will have to pay in environmental fines for the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. According to D.C….
BP won’t have to admit it’s a felon
BP, owner of the “Deepwater Horizon†oil platform that exploded April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers and spewing 205.8 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, won a major…
Mr. Robinson Goes to Washington
After a week in D.C., his layover at the Atlanta airport must have seemed almost calming. “Gawww-lee,†said Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson. “Washington is crazy.†Robinson was returning from Washington D.C….
Buzz: Gulf Coast may not get BP fine money
I’m hearing that the U.S. Senate and House are  balking at the Restore Act – which would guarantee that the majority of the BP fine money related to the 201o oil spill…
Settlement possible in BP massive lawsuit
UPI is reporting that there is still a chance BP will reach settlements with the federal government and the affected states before the Feb. 27 trial over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico…
BP to spend half billion to reinvent itself
BP North America told its marketers and franchisees that it is putting $500 million into marketing in the US over the next two years, in an attempt to revamp its brand, reports…
Drill, Maybe, Drill?
With less than two years having passed since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly 80 percent of Floridians support increased oil and natural gas development. This…
BP hid potential spill volumes
The trials on the 2010 BP oil disaster are going to reveal what really happened on the Deepwater Horizon rig when it exploded–killing 11 men and spewing millions of gallons into the…
Oil Spill Restoration Meeting in Gulf Shores
There’s another chance tonight to comment on initial oil spill restoration projects slated for the Gulf Coast. After a holding meetings in Florida earlier this month, officials presenting the Deepwater Horizon Oil…
Mother Jones: White House pressured scientists to underestimate BP spill
BP misled the public on the volume of crude spewing from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead into the Gulf of Mexico. They wanted people to believe that it would be capped quickly–knowing that…
Health challenges in wake of BP oil disaster
Video on the health challenges faced by Gulf Coast residents in the wake of the BP Oil Disaster: