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44 Blog Posts on "oil spill"
OIL SPILL: Lack of Training Makes High-Risk Jobs Deadly
Despite the risk encountered when performing tasks on an oil rig,... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 9:40 am Aug 10, 2010
OIL SPILL: Safety Issues Uncovered on Three Other Rigs
A month before the Deepwater Horizon explosion, executives at Transocean commissioned a safety... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:35 am Aug 5, 2010
INFLUENCE: Pervasive Oil Industry Interests Even Tinge Obama Investigation
The pervasive network of oil influence in Washington has... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:20 am Jul 23, 2010
GOOD READS: Oil Spill Investigations Continue to Uncover Ineffective Regulation and Poor Safety Standards
Fish and Wildlife Service Joins List of Ineffective Pre-Spill Regulators
Oil Influence Pervasive in Lawmakers and Judges Deciding BP's Fate
As outrage grows over the Gulf oil spill, so do attempts to mitigate any damage BP may face in... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 3:40 pm Jul 2, 2010
GOOD READ: 'BP: Beyond Prosecution'
As Louisiana's Attorney General prepares to go after BP for billions of dollars in damages,... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:52 am Jul 1, 2010
GOOD READ: Spill Cleanup Hindered by Inefficient Bureaucracy
An outpouring of support for the Gulf cleanup effort is... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 2:21 pm Jun 29, 2010
GOOD READ: Politics Holding Up Grants to Gulf of Mexico Researchers
In May, BP announced it was giving $500 million in research grants to scientists studying the... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:20 am Jun 28, 2010
GOOD READ: Oil Companies Not Prepared for Blowout on Deeper Wells
Despite public anger at BP's lack of disaster planning,... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:14 am Jun 28, 2010
Oil Spill Fixes Stuck in 1989 Exxon Valdez Time Warp
Cleaning up the mess in the Gulf of Mexico is turning out to be a messy process itself... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 1:03 pm Jun 25, 2010
.TODAY'S BEST: Blame Game Begins as Drilling Companies Argue Over Liability
Documents and court filings show various companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:40 am Jun 25, 2010
GOOD READ: Cleaning the Water but Fouling Land
As thousands of tons of waste are removed from the Gulf, its... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:38 am Jun 25, 2010
TODAY'S BEST: In Alaska, BP Skirts Offshore Ban With Company-Made Island
BP is dodging a... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:36 am Jun 24, 2010
GOOD READ: Bad Government Data Led to BP's Atrocious Spill Plan
BP's now-famous spill plan, which failed to provide a usable course of action in combating the... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:33 am Jun 24, 2010
GOOD READ: Drilling Moratorium Judge Invested Heavily in Oil
Numerous reports are out today detailing US District Court Judge Martin Feldman's... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 2:14 pm Jun 23, 2010
TODAY'S BEST: BP-Funded Study Warned of Underwater Plume After Well Explosion
In the weeks following the Deepwater Horizon blast, BP denied the presence of underwater oil... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:19 am Jun 22, 2010
GOOD READ: BP Drilling on Cheap and Risky Wells
An analysis of federal data shows BP frequently using a... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 4:59 pm Jun 21, 2010
GOOD READ: BP Hires Lobbying Heavyweights to Weather Congressional Probes
BP is preparing for a maelstrom of congressional investigations by... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 11:21 am Jun 21, 2010
GOOD READ: Signs of Trouble in Moments Before Rig Explosion
Interviews with survivors of the Deepwater Horizon blast, which killed 11 workers,... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 2:55 pm Jun 18, 2010
GOOD READ: Oil Spill Not Stopping Lobbyists from Pushing Status Quo
The disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico isn't stopping... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 9:04 am Jun 18, 2010
GOOD READ: BP Still Getting Leases for Drilling in Gulf
As oil gushes into the Gulf, the government has been... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 4:31 pm Jun 17, 2010
GOOD READ: Government Fumbles While Shoreline Destroyed
After an initial jolt of action, the... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:09 am Jun 17, 2010
GOOD READ: Government Finds 74 Sick Cleanup Workers; BP Only Lists 2
Louisiana records indicate 74 workers have fallen ill after coming into contact with dispersants... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:47 am Jun 16, 2010
GOOD READ: Obscure Maritime Law Dictates Payouts After BP Explosion
Families of workers killed in the Deepwater Horizon explosion could be drastically... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:44 am Jun 15, 2010
TODAY'S BEST: Patchwork of Global Regulators Led to Unsafe Oil Rig
Because international law deemed the Deepwater Horizon a ship,... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:40 am Jun 15, 2010
GOOD READ: BP Payout Process Leaves Workers Unpaid and Angry
BP asserts it has paid 20,000 of the 42,000 claims it received from people whose livelihood... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 12:41 pm Jun 14, 2010
GOOD READ: Oil Smoke Another Health Concern for Gulf Cleanup Workers
While smoke from burning oil is common on rigs, the... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:32 am Jun 14, 2010
GOOD READ: BP Hires Company that 'Reduces Claims' for Gulf Coast Residents
Despite BP's pledges to compensate Gulf coast residents who lost money from the spill, the oil... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:38 am Jun 11, 2010
GOOD READ: Florida Officials Test Beaches Mostly by Looking at Them
Unlike neighboring states,... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:37 am Jun 11, 2010
GOOD READ: Dead Experts, Wrong Phone Numbers and Miscalculations Make BP's Disaster Plan a Joke
... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:47 am Jun 10, 2010
MUST READ: Undocumented Cleanup Workers in Gulf Targeted by Authorities
Hispanic laborers hired by BP to clean up oil in the Gulf of Mexico are being... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 12:00 pm Jun 9, 2010
DON'T MISS: Attention is on Coastlines, But Crisis is on Ocean Floor
As BP and the government work to minimize the impact of the oil leak on Gulf of Mexico... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 11:38 am Jun 9, 2010
MUST READ: Another Well Has Been Leaking in Gulf Since April
The Ocean Saratoga, a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, has been... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 1:12 pm Jun 8, 2010
MUST READ: BP's Own Internal Reports Showed Potential For Disaster
Internal investigations, along with lawsuits, e-mails, and state inquiries, show... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:49 am Jun 8, 2010
MUST READ: Regulators Enforce Meekly Despite Years of Documented Oil Rig Troubles
Despite documented evidence of rampant safety and environmental violations on oil rigs,... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:00 am Jun 7, 2010
WORTH WATCHING: Where Oil Spill Claims Likely, Half the Judges Have Conflicts
Monetary conflicts between judges and the oil industry may... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:52 am Jun 7, 2010
VIDEO WATCH: Fisherman's Wife Claims Noxious Oil Dispersants Made Husband Sick
The wife of a fisherman contracted by BP to clean up oil in the Gulf of Mexico speaks out to CNN... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:55 am Jun 4, 2010
GOOD READ: BP Withheld Video from Spill; Government Showed No Resistance
In the immediate aftermath of the massive oil spill,... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 7:47 am Jun 4, 2010
MUST READ: Government Had Early Knowledge of Extent of BP Spill
The Coast Guard's ... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 9:21 pm Jun 3, 2010
VIDEO WATCH: Widow Says Oil Rig Worker Sensed Threat
Widow of Transocean oil worker killed on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:57 am Jun 3, 2010
GOOD READ: Even Now, Oil Lobby Wins Exemption
The New York Times... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:20 am Jun 3, 2010
MONEY AND POLITICS WATCH: Halliburton Donations Spike to Lawmakers Investigating Spill
Politico discovers a... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 8:15 am Jun 3, 2010
