With BP’s one-year anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster nearly upon us, that can only mean one thing. The time is …
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Getting His Life Back: Tony Hayward for TIME 2010 Person of the Year?
The former BP CEO watched his credibility burn alongside the Deepwater Horizon, as his leadership flagged in the face of an unprecedented environmental disaster.
Apocalypse on the Mississippi: Hundreds of Thousands of Fish Found Dead
NewsFeed is hardly an expert, but when the amount of dead fish floating in a river makes it look like a gravel road, there might be a problem.
Quotes: NOAA Scientist on Microbes Breaking Up the BP Oil Spill
“Has it hit the sweet spot? Yes. Was it by design? Partly,”
— STEVE MURAWSKI, Senior Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on the chemical dispersant used by BP to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil …
Calm Down People: Factchecking Thursday’s Oil Fire in the Gulf
After an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire Thursday, media outlets (including us) were quick to jump to conclusions. If you were watching cable news at the time, you would have thought it was the …
BP Abandons Arctic Drilling Interests in Greenland
With a rubber stamp of disapproval in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil company is reportedly having difficulty convincing other countries to partake in an offshore handshake.
Microbes Providing Major Aid to Gulf of Mexico Cleanup?
Forget the ‘static kill.’ A new study shows that bacteria, not brains, are helping accelerate the oil spill recovery.
Finishing the BP Relief Well: What’s the Hold Up?
For weeks, there’s been talk about BP finally completing the relief well at the bottom of the ocean. But now there’s news that the final stages of the relief effort may not happen until September. So why the multi-month delay? …
Is the Gulf Oil Spill Story Over? Not Really
Maybe the biggest lesson to be learned from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is that things like these almost always have an anti-climactic ending.
Gulf Oil Spill: Worst of Its Kind, Ever
According to federal scientists, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the largest accidental release of oil into marine waters.
Plans in Place to Stop Gulf Oil Spill For Good
Starting as early as tonight, engineers are planning a two-part strategy that could plug the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, once and for all.
New Oil Spill Hits Kalamazoo River
Michigan and the Gulf Coast don’t have much in common — except a battle against oil-infused waters.