Is BP planning a massive cover up?
Uh oh. Are we headed for an “oil-gate”? BP is not permitting scientists to get an accurate calculation of the oil that has spilled into the ocean. According to an article in The New York Times, oceanographers are putting pressure on the Obama administration to force BP. What’s with the

How do we recoup from the biggest oil spill in US history?
According to an article on cnn.com, the BP oil spill is, so far,  responsible for 260,000-540,000 barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. The ‘89 Exxon Valdez leaked about 250,000 barrels. So, even if the proposed kill stop works, the BP oil spill is still the biggest oil spill in US history.

BP Oil Spill: Marketing Opportunity?
So far, only 27 birds have been brought to wildlife centers to be cleaned up from the BP oil spill, according to an article in the NY Daily News. The article also claims that three oily turtles have been taken to wildlife centers for cleaning. However, other estimates in the article say that 25,000 animals

An Explosive Solution: Nuking the Oil Spill
“I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.” –Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Aliens, 1986 Well, the BP’s top kill failed. The attempt to slice through the riser pipe failed. So, what’s the next logical solution to clean up the

Kevin Costner to Clean Up Oil Spill. Really.
BP is looking to actor Kevin Costner to help clean up the oil from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. I was going to make a Waterworld joke. Or make some snarky comment, like, “If he cleans it, the fish will come.” Yup. This guy. But no. I can’t do that. And do you know why? Because Kevin [...]

Oil Spills in Nigeria: Where’s the Concern?
By now we’ve heard a ton about the BP Deepwater oil spill. How the Deepwater spill is a huge environmental disaster. How the US government is stepping in. How it’s the biggest oil spill since the Exxon Valdez. Nigeria But what we don’t hear about, especially in the United States, is about

Hayward Stepping Down as BP’s CEO: What Will We Do Without a Scapegoat
When something bad happens, people often look for a scapegoat to blame for all that went wrong. In the case of the Deepwater blowout, that scapegoat was Tony Hayward, the BP’s CEO. Tony Hayward Today, Hayward announced that he is stepping down from the CEO position and will take a job at BP’s

BP Report: Playing the Blame Game
BP just released an investigative reportabout the Deepwater Horizon spill. And, while BP took some responsibility for the oil spill, it also pointed the blame at some of its partner companies. In the report, BP said a cement seal designed by Halliburton likely failed and that rig owner Transocean Ltd.