Restored?

In an effort to pass the RESTORE Act—which would assure that 80 percent of the fines incurred as a result of the 2010 oil spill…

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BP faces fraud claims by investors

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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