Emerging evidence in Capitol Hill hearings on the Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster is increasingly showing that a lack of regulation is largely behind the blowout
Environment
Oil Spill: Crist Wants BP to Pay Up, Protect Florida Tourism
As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues threaten America’s coastline, Charlie Crist isn’t waiting for the contaminants to hit his state.
BP Will Try Smaller Containment Dome in Gulf
After the failure of British Petroleum’s containment dome to stop the undersea oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company says it will attempt to install a second, smaller dome over the main leak point nearly a mile beneath the surface.
Help with the Oil Spill by Heading to Great Clips
As BP continues its efforts to control one of the largest oil spills in recent memory, a San Francisco based non-profit is turning its attention to a different source for the cleanup: hair.
Gulf Oil Spill Solved! With Underwater Nuclear Bomb
Talk about a dire situation. Right around the time last weekend that a four-story metal box deployed by BP to slow the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf was being deemed a failure – clogged by ice crystals – the government started considering a whole new slew of alternatives.