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EPA Sends a Message With BP Suspension

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 11.29.2012 | Politics
Read More: Government, Oil, Deepwater Horizon, British Petroleum, Federal Contracting, BP Oil Spill, Bp, Gulf Oil Spill, Politics News
Project On Government Oversight

It will be interesting to see how long the suspension remains in place. The last time the EPA took steps to exclude BP from federal contracting -- back in 2009 -- the agency backed off due to pressure from the Pentagon.

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BP's $4.5 Billion Dollar Fine -- Too Little, Too Late

Richard Schiffman | Posted 01.21.2013 | Green
Read More: Military, Clean Water Act, British Petroleum, Black Elk Energy, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Justice Department, Exxon Valdez, Green News
Richard Schiffman

For those who have lost their lives or their livelihoods -- and for the ecosystems like coastal marshes and fish spawning grounds that may never come back -- the cost is already beyond recovery.

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Why BP Isn't a Criminal

Robert Reich | Posted 01.16.2013 | Politics
Read More: Bp, Department of Justice, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, British Petroleum, British Petroleum Oil Spill, Citizens United, Politics News
Robert Reich

Can we please get a grip? The only sentient beings in a corporation are the people who run them or work for them. When it comes to criminality, they're the ones who should be punished.

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America's Weakening Thirst for Oil Is Houston's Growing Problem

James Turner | Posted 12.16.2012 | Business
Read More: Oil, Oil Demand, Arctic Drilling, British Petroleum, American Petroleum Institute, Electric Cars, Oil Exports, Oil Consumption, Business News
James Turner

Oil companies have a secret. Or rather, there's a crucial fact that they'd prefer you didn't know. Right now it's taken as gospel that America needs increasing amounts of oil, and that drilling here in the U.S. will help provide it.

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BP: Still Leaking (Updated)

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 12.09.2012 | Business
Read More: RESTORE Act, British Petroleum, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Macondo Well, BP PLC, Business News
Janet Tavakoli

As if British Petroleum didn't have enough trouble with its Gulf Coast damage settlement, Norwegian authorities are investigating a "substantial" oil and gas leak off the coast of Norway.

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Justice Department Accuses BP Of 'Gross Negligence' In 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

Reuters | Posted 11.04.2012 | Green
Read More: Bp, U.S. Department of Justice, BP Oil Spill 2010, British Petroleum, Gulf Oil Spill, Justice Department, Gulf Oil Spill 2010, Video, Reuters, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Deepwater Horizon, BP Oil Spill, Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Green News

* Botched well pressure test indicates BP gross negligence-US lawyers * BP's actions unworthy of 'middling size company'-US lawyers ...

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Bad News for Pipelines, Good News for Rail

Daniel J. Graeber | Posted 08.09.2012 | Green
Read More: Oil, Bakken, British Petroleum, Oil Spill, Railroads, Keystone XL Pipeline, Pipeline, Enbridge, Green News
Daniel J. Graeber

Though in terms of volume, pipeline transportation has proved its merit, the move by BP in the Bakken formation suggests rail transit remains a viable option for the industry.

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Olympics: Britain Mobilizes 20,000 Armed Personnel in Country's Largest Security Operation Since WWII

Democracy Now! | Posted 09.25.2012 | Sports
Read More: General Electric, Bp, United Kingdom, Olympics, International Olympic Committee, London Olympics, British Petroleum, Britain, 2012 London Olympics, The One Percent, Military, Visa, Activism, Corporations, Dow Chemical, McDonald's, 2012 Olympics, Security, Censorship, Amy Goodman, Olympic Security, Corporate Greed, Democracy Now, Video, Sports News
Democracy Now!

Britain has launched its largest peacetime security operation ever for the Summer Olympics. Nearly 20,000 armed personnel are now providing security -- almost double the number of British troops currently serving in Afghanistan.

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Not Enough News in The Newsroom

Brian Rooney | Posted 08.25.2012 | TV
Read More: Hbo, Aaron Sorkin, Television News, British Petroleum, The Newsroom Hbo, Mainstream Media, The Newsroom, Reporters, TV News
Brian Rooney

They make cruel but funny jokes about the latest dead celebrity. And they are not sentimental because they've heard and seen too much. Unlike in The Newsroom, the job they do is not accompanied by a gauzy sound track of emotional music. They want the truth.

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BP Fines Could Create Thousands Of New Jobs In The Gulf States

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 06.14.2012 | Business
Read More: Opportunities-Working, New Orleans, Bp, RESTORE Act, Video, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Gulf States, British Petroleum, BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Oil Spill Economic Impact, Business News

As Congress weighs whether to send billions of dollars in oil-spill compensation to the Gulf region for restoration, a new study suggests that tens of...

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Oil Spill Still Weighing On BP

Reuters | Posted 06.30.2012 | Business
Read More: Bp, Earnings, Bp Earnings Q1 2012, Quarterly Earnings, Video, Bp Earnings, Oil Giants, Reuters, British Petroleum, Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup, Gulf Oil Spill, British Petroleum Oil Spill, BP Gulf Oil Spill, Business News

* 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 06.02.2012 | Books
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
Lawrence Wittner

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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Sam Stein

BP's Influence Peddling Bears Fruit In Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.12.2012 | Politics
Read More: Off Shore Drilling, Bp Lobbying, Obama Deepwater Drilling, Robert Menendez Obama Drilling, Oil Lobbyist, British Petroleum, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act, Gulf Oil Spill, Bp Liability, Bp Menedez, Oil Drilling Oil Liability, Politics News, Video, Bp Lobbyist, Oil Spill, Deepwater Drilling, Big Oil, Bp Lobby, Cleanup Damages, Oil Bailout, Green News, Bp Damages, Oil Lobby, Deep Water, BP Oil Spill, K Street, Bp Spill, Politics News

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 | Politics
Read More: Goldman Sachs, Bp-Tax, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010, Oil Subsidies, Bp-Tax-Refund, Oil, British Petroleum, U.S. PIRG, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup, Tax Subsidies, Politics News
Phineas Baxandall

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 | Arts
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 | Business
Read More: Bp, Video, Oil Industry, Big-Oil, BP Sale, Oil, Business News, Oil Prices, British Petroleum, Bp South American Stake, Business News

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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Sam Stein

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.21.2011 | Politics
Read More: Off Shore Drilling, Robert Menendez Obama Drilling, Obama Deepwater Drilling, British Petroleum, Gulf Oil Spill, Bp Menedez, Oil Drilling Oil Liability, Politics News, Oil Spill, Deepwater Drilling, Cleanup Damages, Oil Bailout, Green News, Bp Damages, BP Oil Spill, Deep Water, Bp Spill, Politics News

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 | Green
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
Jackie Savitz

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 | Business
Read More: Bp, Quarterly Earnings, Gasoline Prices, Gasoline, High Fuel Prices, Oil, Natural Gas, British Petroleum, Chevron, Energy Costs, Fuel Prices, Video, Business News

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 | Business
Read More: Bp, Tony Hayward, Australia, Stock Market, South China Sea, Earnings Call, British Petroleum, Trinidad, Azerbaijan, Second Quarter Earnings, Video, Business News

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 | Business
Read More: Bp, United Kingdom, BP Oil Spill 2010, 112th Congress, British Petroleum, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Business News

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 | Green
Read More: Bp, UK, Trial, Tony Hayward, Bp Chief, Green, Environment, British Petroleum, BP Oil Spill, Bp Spill, Green News

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 | Green
Read More: Bp, Gulf Dead Zone, Mississippi River, Hypoxic Zone, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Mississippi-River-Valley, Deepwater Horizon, British Petroleum, Atchafalaya River, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Erie, Exxon Valdez, Green News

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 | Media
Read More: Pbs, United Farm Workers, Democracy Now!, David Koch, Michelle Rhee, Arturo Rodriguez, Pfizer, Bank of America, Monsanto, Cesar Chavez, Merrill Lynch, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Marian Wright Edelman, Affordable Care Act, PBS "Washington Week", Tea Party, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Brookings Institution, Bill Moyers, Latinos, Robert Reich, Merck, Jose Serrano, Exxon Mobil, Amy Goodman, British Petroleum, Juan Gonzalez, Single Payer, Center for American Progress, Students First, Npr, Bill Moyers Journal, Fcc, Jim Lehrer, John Podesta, The News Hour With Jim Lehrer, New York Times, Archer Daniels Midland, Children's Defense Fund, Media News
Pearl Korn

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 | Green
Read More: Environment, Energy, Gas Prices, Deepwater Horizon, British Petroleum, Earth Day, Offshore Drilling, Green News
Rep. Rush Holt

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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