Whilst the media have been focussing on the untested nature of the 4 story dome or âcofferdamâ that is going to be lowered over BPâs spill at the sea bed, its use of dispersant is also coming under scrutiny. Alarmingly, according to the dispersant manufacturer, no toxicity tests have been conducted on this product. The … Read More
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Tar Sands Lobby Tries to Exploit Spill
I was talking to a colleague who works on oil issues yesterday about the Gulf of Mexico spill. As we chewed over the unfolding disaster, he said âthe trouble is that the spill might make Canadaâs tar sands more attractive for American politicians.â Right on cue, hours later another colleague sent an article from the … Read More
BP: âThis was not our accidentâ
In the middle of potentially Americaâs worst environmental disaster, BP is attempting to squarely shift the blame for the Deepwater Horizon disaster from itself to Transocean. As BPâs CEO Tony Hayward prepares to meet key Congressmen in Washington today, you can see part of BPâs PR strategy in play with the simple message: We are … Read More
âWhat the hell did we do to deserve this?â
âWhat the hell did we do to deserve this?â is the question, baby-faced BP CEO Tony Hayward apparently asked his stunned fellow BP executives as they saw billions wiped off the companyâs share price due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The reason for the shareholder panic is that much more oil is escaping … Read More
Obama’s Foolish Move
Less than a month ago, Barack Obama told us he wants to open 167 million acres of Americaâs continental shelf to oil drilling. At the time, he promised the nation that we have the technology to do this in a safe, clean and environmentally sound manner. Now, before the âApril Foolâ window has closed, we … Read More
BP spill: “Burn Baby Burn” is all they have
The latest estimates from BPâs oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are that the amount of oil escaping from the sunken rig is much worse than previously thought. Yesterday the estimates were 1,000 barrels a day. Today that has been revised to 5,000 after a new leak was discovered.