March 8, 2015 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil Five years after BP blowout, Florida’s oil and health problems evade national attention CAT POINT, Florida – It’s almost five years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout and Bellona’s Karl Kristensen and I have…
September 8, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil US Government complicit in hiding ongoing damages of BP spill – are seafood dangers to humans concealed? NEW ORLEANS/HOUMA, Louisiana – Scott Porter, a scuba diver, marine biologist and self-declared surf-bum from Malibu seems an unlikely candidate…
September 5, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil BP found guilty of ‘gross negligence’ in Deepwater Horizon spill – victims far from rejoicing NEW ORLEANS – British oil giant BP’s “gross negligence” and "profit-driven decisions" in the Gulf of Mexico was directly responsible…
August 28, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil Crushing oyster harvest in Gulf devastating fishermen as science tries to determine if oil or water is to blame DELACROIX, Louisiana – Stanley Encalade, 54, an out-of-work oysterman doing odd jobs on boats along highway 300 running through what’s…
August 27, 2014 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil Sea monsters and devoured jobs are sinking shrimp harvesters four years after the BP blowout GRAND ISLE, Louisiana – It’s Thursday August 3, the third day of the 2014 shrimping season, and the offices and…