Tag Archives: Oil

Here’s a Great Idea

And by great I mean terrible. From Mother Jones Canada is considering bypassing the beleaguered Keystone XL pipeline—which would carry oil from tar sands deposits in Alberta to the US and the Gulf of Mexico—by shipping across the Arctic Ocean … Continue reading
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Not In My Back Yard

Artist – Dave Granlund In other news, the Exxon-Mobil Pegasus Pipeline oil spill in Arkansas is apparently much worse than initially estimated. No one could have predicted. Continue reading
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Cleanup Technique

Here’s Colbert on Exxon Mobil’s cleanup of the Pegasus Pipeline oil spill. This is probably the hardest hitting coverage I’ve seen of the spill. And it’s coming from a comedy show. ‘Merika. Continue reading
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BP Suspended From Contracts With The U.S.

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

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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Grab a Shovel

Mitt Romney’s chief energy adviser Harold Hamm testified before congress today and argued in favor continued tax subsidies for oil by complaining about his company’s stratospheric tax rate. But according to Citizens for Tax Justice, Hamm’s company has paid as … Continue reading

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Isaac Washes Up BP Oil

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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Exxon’s Safe, Clean Energy

Here’s one example of why I must resist the urge to hurl an inanimate object at my television whenever an Exxon Mobil commercial touting their safe, clean energy is displayed. Exxon Mobil’s North Line in Louisiana spilled approximately 1,900 barrels … Continue reading

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Marvelous

Artist – Monte Wolverton In other news, according to a report form Roll Call, Speaker Boehner is planning to attach the Keystone XL pipeline to the next 90-day extension of the transportation funding bill. They’ll never stop fucking that chicken. … Continue reading

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What Could Go Wrong?

What could go wrong when we drill so deep that immediate response to a disaster becomes virtually impossible? The Deepwater Horizon for one, and this. A deepwater rig in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland suffered a blowout … Continue reading

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