Talking to people about the Deepwater Horizon, often a response has been “how can something like that happen in the US.”
Exactly that question is being forensically picked over by lawyers and Congressional investigators and the answers are increasingly looking unpalatable.
But one thing for sure it could not happen without the raw power of big oil. [...]

New research by the influential pollster Joel Benenson, who was the key strategist for Barack Obama during the 2008 election, shows that in the aftermath of the Gulf oil disaster, American voters “overwhelming support a comprehensive clean energy bill.”
Nearly two thirds of Americans – some 61% of voters – now support a bill “that will [...]

In Washington this morning the big story is political reform of the healthcare system, whereas in London it is once again good –old fashioned political sleaze.
Channel 4’s Dispatches programme working with the Sunday Times have carried out a great political sting.
They set up a fake lobbying firm and approached various ex-Labour Ministers to see what [...]

As promised from yesterday, here are the top dozen Climate Killers from Rolling Stones list.
According to the magazine, “the polluters and deniers are aiding Big Oil and Big Coal’s campaign to block progress on global warming”.
I am sure you won’t agree with everyone on the list (as I don’t) so here goes:
1.    The Profiteer - [...]

Its not often now in journalism that someone tells you how it is and puts their neck on the line in no nonsense language.
So good old Rolling Stone - the grandfather rock and roll mag that has a great article on how the oil and gas killed hopes of a climate deal in the US [...]