Tag: BP
In Gulf spill aftermath, oil workers lack advocate
The largest oil spill in U.S. history has received no absence of congressional scrutiny. Yet as lawmakers continue to focus their examinations on the environmental, economic and energy implications of the disaster, a number of labor advocates are beginning to wonder: What about the workers?
Gulf gusher could bankrupt BP
On Saturday, BP announced the failure of “top kill,” its effort to plug the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Markets around...
Florida Independent wraps up oil spill coverage
The recently launched Florida Independent, another of the Colorado Independent's sister sites, posted a new regular feature this afternoon. Contributor Travis Pillow (That's his...
Melancon’s breakdown and the liability cap
Democratic Louisiana Congressman Charlie Melancon choked up Thursday while speaking at a subcommittee meeting about the Gulf oil catastrophe. He looks and sounds like...
Campbell’s ‘top kill’ oil plug procedure looks like this
This is what it looks like right now 5,000 feet down as champion oil-leak-stopper Pat Campbell attempts to plug the Deepwater Horizon gusher that...
Salazar on BP’s 33 days of failure in the Gulf: ‘We’ll...
British Petroleum has failed repeatedly for more than a month to cap the gushing oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico....
EPA: BP has 24 hours to find less toxic dispersant to...
Thought the massive quantities of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico were the only major threat to the country’s southeast coastal waters right...
Romanoff sees Gulf spill as wake up call: ‘Biggest polluters bankroll...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff yesterday issued a statement blaming the Gulf Coast oil spill at least in part on the political clout...
New offshore drilling would amount to roughly 1 percent of demand
As the scramble continues to plug the oil gusher a mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico — and as Senate Democrats promote their...
Raising severance taxes won’t deter oil and gas drilling, says expert
This November, Coloradans will be faced with two ballot initiatives dealing with how the state collects and allocates taxes on the oil and gas industry. Severance tax, so-named because it applies to natural resources permanently severed from the earth, not only dominates part of the the state's ballot, but also much of the political discourse this election season. Some fear that increasing taxes on the industry — as Governor Bill Ritter's Amendment 58 will do — will only scare off oil and gas companies or raise gas prices in Colorado.
