On AlterNet: bp oil spill

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bp oil spill"

HBO's Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Documentary: Is History Bound to Repeat Itself?

Marcia G. Yerman, AlterNet. March 25, 2011.

Interviews with labor experts and relatives of those lost in the fire illuminate the importance of labor protection laws.

Coast Guard Blocks Out Media in Gulf; Activists Demand Answers

Mike Ludwig, TruthOut.org. July 14, 2010.

Coast Guard officials have pointed out that the 20-meter security zone is minimal and does not hamper documentation of the cleanup. Environmentalists disagree.

A Louisiana Tea Party for More Oil Drilling

Mac McClelland, Mother Jones Online. June 23, 2010.

Plenty of non-crazy folks in Louisiana want to keep the oil industry chugging along, but for Louisiana Tea Partiers, it's all about Obama.

Liberals and Progressives Never Miss an Opportunity to Miss an Opportunity... Are We Ready to Change Directions?

Michael Lerner, Tikkun. June 5, 2010.

Are we ready to change directions on the economy, the environment, democratizing politics, corporate social responsibility and Middle East peace?

The Corporate Stranglehold: How BP Will Make out Like Bandits from Its Massive, Still Gushing Oil Disaster

Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 26, 2010.

The existing $75 million cap on damages for offshore drilling companies is a bailout every bit as disgusting as those recently bestowed upon Wall Street.

America's Response to the Cataclysmic Gulf Oil Catastrophe Is Pathetic -- Where's the Outrage?

Peter Daou, Huffington Post. May 24, 2010.

A calamity is unfolding before our eyes -- the greatest oil spill in history -- and America's response is little more than a big yawn.

Whistleblower Sues to Stop Another BP Rig From Operating

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica. May 18, 2010.

BP allegedly ignored warnings about its enormous Atlantis rig, and instead emphasized saving money.

Gulf Coast Braces for Economic Disasater In Wake of BP Oil Spill

Sarah Laskow, AlterNet. May 8, 2010.

As if the ecological destruction weren't enough, the Gulf Coast economy faces billions in losses from BP's recklessness.