As oil gushes, BP spews nonsense
While BP has its own "reporters" enthusing about a "ballet at sea" in the Gulf, some 200,000 workers in the region are either out of work or facing imminent unemployment.
On Gulf Coast many doubt BP can stop leak soon
Union leaders, fishermen and environmentalists in the Gulf region say there is almost no chance that BP can stop the gushing oil by August.
Outrage spurs BP boycott
Outraged at the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, a movement to boycott BP is growing across the country.
Obama halts offshore drilling
President Obama announced today that he is extending a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling permits, and said the BP explosion showed the need to transition to a green economy.
A California battle over power to the people
A public clean energy program began delivering electricity to 6,000 customers this month, and a for-profit electric giant is fighting it tooth and nail.
Gulf Coast scientists warn of hidden oil disaster
NEW ORLEANS - What is happening in the Gulf is a "massive experiment" in how to poison an entire ecosystem, one scientist says.
A shrimp boat captain worries and waits
CHALMETTE, La. - Sixty miles off the Gulf of Mexico, the shrimpers and the people who work for them worry and wait in a world of hurt.
Administration urged to work with Cuba on oil disaster, protecting Gulf
"The Deepwater Horizon disaster underscores the need to be talking to Cuba about protecting our shared environment," the director of a U.S.-Cuba policy group says.
No clear plan yet to stop the leak
Oil could be gushing for at least three more months in the aftermath of last month's BP oil rig explosion.
Cheney blasted for blocking oil well safety valve
Women who have spent their lives fighting oil company pollution and profiteering denounced Dick Cheney and the company he once headed for their role in the oil spill spreading across the Gulf of Mexico.
