Protecting What's Right

Money helps, but long-term effects of BP spill will linger

Mar212012

The damage that the 2010 BP oil spill caused won’t go away any time soon. It’ll take many years, perhaps even a lifetime, for the wildlife and beaches to return to pristine condition. The U.S. Senate’s recent approval to give 80 percent of fines levied to five Gulf coast states will provide major relief for [...]

Gulf Oil Spill -Who Will Pay?

Jan052012

Despite the desperate need for companies harmed by the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill to receive remuneration, the financial fight over which companies will pay for the Gulf Spill mess lingers. Cleaning up the spill, the largest in United States history, is expected to cost about $42 billion, and the finger pointing is [...]

The Gulf Oil Spill – How Cleaning May Have Left Things Dirtier

Sep062011

As if cleaning up the oil in the water hasn’t been a big enough worry for residents along the Gulf Coast, now they can add the chemicals used to clean the water to their worry list. A recent report, prepared by Toxipedia Consulting Services, along with the non-profit, Earth Justice, presents findings from a literature [...]

New Findings Echo Reports That BP Chose Less Expensive, Higher-Risk Actions Before Oil Spill

Nov172010

The National Academy of Engineering released its independent report earlier this week about what possibly caused the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and led to the resulting oil spill. Though the report offers little new insight, it repeats key findings presented in previous newspaper reports and other investigations about key human errors that led to the [...]

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