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Oil Spill Still Weighing On BP

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2012

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* Q1 replacement cost net ex one-offs $4.80 bln vs f'cast $5.10 bln * To sell 50,000 bbls/day output in Gulf of Mexico ...

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Michael Klare's The Race for What's Left

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Resources, Natural Resources, Military, Michael Klare, Fossil Fuels, Africa, Oil, Environment, Hydrofracking, Siberia, British Petroleum, Niger, China, Arctic, Renewable Energy, The Race for What's Left, Clean Energy, Books News

Is it possible to cope with the immense dangers posed by the rapid consumption of the world's resources? In The Race for What's Left, Michael Klare claims that it is -- but only through a significant change in behavior.

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BP's Influence Peddling Bears Fruit In Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.12.2012

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As millions of barrels of oil began pouring into the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, Democratic lawmakers began asking the question: what was the proper...

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In The Public Interest : Will BP's Misdeeds Be Further Subsidized by Taxpayers?

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 05.06.2012

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The public should watch whether a potential settlement with BP includes these hidden tax subsidies. Any settlement amount will be substantially less than the headlines proclaim, unless the settlement prohibits a tax deduction.

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WATCH: Oil Giant BP In Sticky Situation With Art World

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Museum Funding, BP Oil Disaster, Bp, Ed Maizey, British Museum, Video, Nicholas Serota, BP Oil Spill 2010, Royal Opera House, Museum Funding Controversy, Tate Britain, British Petroleum, BP Oil Spill, National Portrait Gallery, Arts News

BP, the oil mega power infamously known for the disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, is continuing their controversial funding of several B...

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Multibillion Dollar BP Deal Collapses

Posted 01.06.2012

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HONG KONG/LONDON Nov 6 (Reuters) - BP's plan to sell a stake in its South American unit for $7 billion (4 billion pounds) has collapsed, potential...

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Oil Spill Liability Laws Remain Unchanged But BP Clears Hurdle For More Gulf Drilling

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.21.2011

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WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Obama administration is set to allow BP to resume exploratory drilling in the Gulf of Mexico roughly a year-and-a-half after th...

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BP's Bad Timing

Jackie Savitz | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Bp, Interior Department, Politics, Dolphins, Oil Drilling, Green, Drilling, Our Oceans, British Petroleum, Oceans, BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Transocean, Barack Obama, Wildlife, Offshore Drilling, Green News

If you were BP, wouldn't you wait for the right time to go back to the U.S. government to ask for more permits to drill? What would seem like a good time to do that?

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Chevron Posts Big Profit With Help Of High Gas Prices

Posted 09.28.2011

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NEW YORK (Matt Daily) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, reported a 43 percent jump in quarterly profit on Friday, beating Wall ...

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BP's Profit Plummets As Company Struggles To Lift Production

AP | Robert Barr | Posted 09.25.2011

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LONDON (AP) -- BP PLC on Tuesday reported lower than expected earnings for the second quarter as it struggled to lift production in the wake of the Gu...

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BP Seeks White House Emails Related To Oil Spill Response

AP | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 09.19.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — A federal magistrate refused Wednesday to order the White House to provide BP PLC with emails by a former top adviser to President...

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Former BP Chief Tony Hayward Under Fire

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 08.31.2011

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JACKSON, Miss. — Under questioning from the Justice Department and plaintiffs suing the oil giant he once ran, Tony Hayward fought off accusatio...

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Gulf 'Dead Zone' This Year Predicted To Be Largest In History

AP | By CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 08.14.2011

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NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists predict this year's "dead zone" of low-oxygen water in the northern Gulf of Mexico will be the largest in history – ab...

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What Effect Will More Corporate Ads and Interrupted Programming Really Have on PBS?

Pearl Korn | Posted 08.07.2011

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At PBS's recent annual gathering it was announced that the number and frequency of promotions for corporate sponsors would increase during a few noted programs as an experiment.

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Oil Spill Amnesia Endangers Our Nation's Coastlines

Rep. Rush Holt | Posted 06.22.2011

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Legislation currently making its way through Congress would increase the likelihood of future oil spills by accelerating offshore drilling without proper safety and environmental reviews.

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A Year Out: Deepwater Horizon Is Obama's Katrina

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.21.2011

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Jason Anderson, Aaron Dale Burkeen, Donald Clark, Stephen Curtis, Roy Wyatt Kemp, Karl Kleppinger, Gordon Jones (M-I SWACO), Blair Manuel (M-I SWACO),...

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Arctic Drilling: Lessons Learned From the Deepwater Horizon Spill

Marilyn Heiman | Posted 06.20.2011

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Government must ensure strong prevention, containment and response measures that are on site and ready to go given the Arctic's remote and extreme conditions.

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One Year After BP, Congress Has Yet To Change Oil Spill Liability Cap

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One year after a disastrous months-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Congress remains mired in disagreement over how much money vict...

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5,000 Young Voters Rally for a Power Shift, Demand President Obama Stand Up to Big Polluters

Whit Jones | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Taxes, Youth Vote, President Obama, Power Shift, British Petroleum, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Millennial Generation, Green News

For too long Big Oil and Coal have placed the cost of their pollution on the backs of the American people, dodged taxes and received billions in handouts.

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BP Not Giving Most Execs Bonuses

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — BP is blocking bonuses to executives who were responsible for operations in the Gulf of Mexico during last year's disastrous well blowo...

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U.S. Approves First Deepwater Drilling Permit In Gulf Since BP Spill

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The U.S. has approved the first deepwater drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico since BP's massive oil spill. The Bureau of Ocean Ener...

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BP Asks Judge To Dismiss Oil Spill Claims

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — BP and other companies sued over the massive Gulf oil spill are asking a federal judge to dismiss many of the claims filed by business...

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Rolling Stone Gets Polk Award For McChrystal Story

AP | CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Rolling Stone magazine won one of journalism's most prestigious awards for an article that prompted President Barack Obama to fire hi...

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Asia's Richest Man Ink's Huge Deal With BP

Posted 05.25.2011

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MUMBAI (By Jui Chakravorty and Sumeet Chatterjee) - Mukesh Ambani does not do small. He is the richest man in Asia, chairman of India's biggest...

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BP Signs $7.2 Billion India Deal

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — BP PLC is paying India's Reliance Industries $7.2 billion to take a stake in key oil and gas blocks, gaining a significant foothold in ...

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