Tag Archives: Deepwater Horizon

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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I No Longer Approve This Message

Posted on December 29, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jimmy Margulies In other news, according to the Wall Street Journal, federal criminal charges are being prepared in relation to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico last year.

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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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A Sane And Safe Holiday

Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jim Day In other news, a federal judge blocked a Kansas state law that would have forced the the state’s remaining abortion clinics to close, and Anadarko E&P, a company which personally profited from oil captured during the … 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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