The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is being handled by two Barack Obamas. The first Obama is a rabble-rousing populist who wants to redirect public anger towards BP and away from his administration. The second Obama is a pragmatist who …
Oil Spill
Latest to Pile On BP? Oil Company Rivals
It’s no surprise that the ever-growing list of BP critics includes its industry rivals.
Buy Your Own Slice of the Oil Spill – For Just $25!
Various groups have moved into action in the wake of the Gulf oil spill (see our photo gallery) to aid newly unemployed fisherman and deck hands. But one coalition has a novel fundraising idea: Auction off some of that skimmed, …
Quotes: Barack Obama on the Oil Spill Impact
“In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11, I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come,”
— BARACK …
Is an Old Law Complicating Oil-Spill Cleanup?
Fox News reported yesterday that the government was turning away foreign help in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Is this the truth, or a partisan meme?
Oil Spill Estimates: Always Changing, Always Bad
How much oil is pumping into the Gulf? It’s been 53 days since the spill started, and we still don’t really know.
How to Keep Track of the Animals Killed in the Oil Spill
A new website is keeping track of the grim tally of birds, turtles and mammals felled by the spreading oil slick in the Gulf.
BP Spoof: ‘Don’t Worry: It’s a Small Spill on a Very Large Table’
Saturday Night Live was finishing its season just as the BP oil well in the gulf started leaking, leaving it to Jon Stewart, BPGlobalPR, and now Upright Citizens Brigade to provide the requisite satire.
BP Gets @BPGlobalPR to Clear Up Its Twitter
@BPGlobalPR: Please verify that you’re an (un)official account.
Jon Stewart Humbly Suggests Ass for Obama to Kick
Obama getting, um, stern? taciturn? slightly shy of angry? attracted the attention of Jon Stewart, who launched the president on Ass Quest 2010 on The Daily Show last night.
Second (Small) Gulf Oil Spill Confirmed
As if the oil spill in the gulf weren’t already sticky and complicated enough, news started emerging late Tuesday of a second oil well in the region leaking crude, producing an oil slick that was visible from the air.
Underwater Oil Plumes Stretch 140 Miles From Spill Site
BP has continued to question whether or not oil is actually floating beneath the ocean surface in the Gulf. But new water tests confirm that yes, plumes are indeed developing – plumes far larger than anyone thought.