"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
NY Times Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots. The discovery is fresh evidence that…
Whistleblower claims that BP was aware of cheating on blowout preventer tests Oil spill investigators find critical problems in blowout preventer Deepwater Horizon owner Transocean seeks liability limit. Good luck with that. White House wants $10 million to fight oil-spill…
Infrastructurist This video was taken by John Wathen, and environmentalist from Alabama also known as the Hurricane Creekkeeper. The images, and his informative yet devastating narration, give some visual sense of just how bad the situation in the Gulf has…
CBS News asked Mineral Management Service for safety inspection records for Deepwater Horizon. It took the MMS a week and a half to reply saying, we can’t release it because it’s “part of an ongoing investigation” and that they were…
How cozy is that? The Minerals Management Service makes $13 billion a year for federal government from oil leases yet is supposed to oversee safety and regulation too. The Obama administration will split the MMS into separate units, one to…