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Shocker: The BP Oil Spill Was Much Worse Than Previously Known

Posted on April 24, 2013 at 10:12 am by Bob Cesca

Not only was there way more oil gushing into the Gulf than originally reported, but now people are reporting serious health problems as a result: “It’s as safe as Dawn dishwashing liquid.” That’s what Jamie Griffin says the BP man … Continue reading →
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BP Suspended From Contracts With The U.S.

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

Following BP’s admission of guilt and their agreement with the Department of Justice to pay a significant settlement, the company has been suspended from new contracts with the U.S. government. (Reuters) – The British oil company BP Plc and its … Continue reading →

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$4.5 Billion Settlement and Manslaughter Charges for BP Oil Spill

Posted on November 15, 2012 at 6:20 pm by JM Ashby

The Department of Justice and BP announced a settlement today which will see BP pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history, plead guilty to 11 felony counts of misconduct or neglect of a ship’s officers, one felony count of … Continue reading →

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Isaac Washes Up BP Oil

Posted on September 6, 2012 at 5:45 pm by JM Ashby

More than two years after the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Isaac dredged up some of the oil BP conveniently buried on the ocean floor. (CBS/AP) NEW ORLEANS – Laboratory tests show that globs of oil … Continue reading →

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Who’s Up for Some Deliciously Mutated Gulf Seafood?

Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:14 pm by Bob Cesca

It’s Thursday, and so my Thursday post at The Daily Banter is read for your eyeballs. Go read it and then RT it to all of your friends. Two years after the Deep Water Horizon explosion, shrimp, crab and other … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Milk Seafood

Posted on October 14, 2011 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

I hope you like oil with your soft-shell crab and oysters. A peer-reviewed study released this week has concluded that the government’s safety testing methodologies for Gulf of Mexico seafood were insufficient to prevent oil-tainted animals from being sold in … Continue reading →

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10 Mile Slick of Chocolate Milk Spotted in the Gulf

Posted on September 1, 2011 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

A new 10-mile-long oil-slick has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico near the Deepwater Horizon spill-site. A California nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of wildlife has discovered what seems to be a massive oil slick in … Continue reading →

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The Adults In The Room

Posted on July 18, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – RJ Matson In other news, the first openly-gay federal judge was confirmed today, and a BP-owned oil pipeline leaked between 2,100 gallons and 4,200 gallons of oil into the Alaskan tundra. Who wants to bet that estimate is … Continue reading →

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No Question About It

Posted on June 5, 2011 at 12:30 pm by JM Ashby

Governor Haley Barbour testified before Congress on Thursday concerning matters on the Gulf Coast a little more than a year after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon. ThinkProgress caught up with him on Friday to ask him who he feels … Continue reading →

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Worst Persons in the World

Posted on August 30, 2010 at 2:51 pm by Bob Cesca

British Petroleum for this: While the world was focused on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a BP refinery here released huge amounts of toxic chemicals into the air that went unnoticed by residents until many saw their … Continue reading →

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