Chernobyl safety structure short of funds A shelter to cover and secure the wreckage of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is only half funded and … NewsRead more
Oil
Posted inAccident / Oil / Spill / ToMl
Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours
“Crew members were cut down by shrapnel, hurled across rooms and buried under smoking wreckage. Some were swallowed by fireballs that raced through the oil … Deepwater Horizon’s Final HoursRead more
Posted inEconomics / Multimedia / Oil
Where the money gone
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Posted inMedia / Oil / Spill
BP Manipulates the Web
According to ABC News, BP has purchased several phrases on search engines such as Google and Yahoo so that online users get directed to the … BP Manipulates the WebRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution / Spill
Oil Spill Workers Get Sick
One of the ongoing tragedies of the Exxon Valdez oil spill is that thousands of people who worked on the cleanup are sick, have gotten … Oil Spill Workers Get SickRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution / ToMl / USA Empire
Fracking NY’s water supply
Marcellus Shale watershed is potentially the largest natural gas reserve in US and the source of drinking water for 15 million people, including nine million … Fracking NY’s water supplyRead more
Posted inEconomics / Oil
Record profit, but no tax
So, good news and bad news. The good news is, oil megacorporation ExxonMobil had such a profitable year in 2009, it contributed $15 billion to … Record profit, but no taxRead more
Posted inMedia / Oil
FT pulls anti-Shell ad
Years ago, when the environmental organisation Greenpeace was running a campaign against Ford in the UK, the liberal Guardian newspaper refused to run one of … FT pulls anti-Shell adRead more
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Big Oil Makes War on the Planet
If you live on the Gulf Coast, welcome to the real world of oil — and just know that you’re not alone. In the Niger … Big Oil Makes War on the PlanetRead more
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Don’t Worry: It’s only a drop in the ocean
BP’s CEO Tony Hayward has come up with the ultimate excuse for the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, claiming it is “relatively tiny” compared … Don’t Worry: It’s only a drop in the oceanRead more