One of the worst environmental disasters in history struck one year ago today — the “Deepwater Horizon oil spill,” or “BP oil spill.” Haven’t kept up with the details of offshore oil drilling much lately and curious where things stand? Well, I can’t say that we’ve learned from our lesson.
Tag: BP
Wake Up, America. You're Being Lied To [VIDEO]
The effects of the BP oil spill are still all over many Gulf beaches. One Alabama resident walks us through what is still covering the beaches there, and is as … [Read full article]
Shell Cancels Plans to Drill in Arctic (Success!)
“Shell announced that they’ve cancelled their plans to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic in 2011 due to lack of confidence that they would meet the standards to get the … [Read full article]
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Final Report
As you may have heard, the incoming Congressional leaders of the oil and coal company Republican party have shut down the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Just … [Read full article]
BP Oil Spill a "Tremendous," "Blossoming" Flower of Energy; "BP is coming back from this"
As I said in the post published an hour ago on TSA agents giving Gulf activists special treatment in California’s Ontario Airport, I recently ran across a few new BP … [Read full article]
Top 30 Planetsave Posts of 2010
I know, you are extremely curious to find out which posts on Planetsave got the most views in 2010. I was too. Here they are, the top 30. Did you … [Read full article]
To Congress: Use BP Clean Water Act Fines to Restore Gulf
Did you hear about the big BP oil spill in the Gulf that happened this summer? Of course you did, but how much have you heard about the Gulf coast … [Read full article]
Are Gulf Oil Plumes Still a Threat?
A National Geographic video looks at whether oil plumes within the Gulf of Mexico are still a threat. Over the course of the summer, scientists detected large plumes of oil … [Read full article]
All the Oil Became Food
Ever since the BP oil spill was contained and plugged, people have been asking and wondering where all the oil went, and whether it would have an adverse effect on … [Read full article]
Oily Dolphin Kids’ Ride in UK [VIDEO]
Our good friend Timothy Hurst over at ecopolitology came up with a good find last week: Banksy, the famed UK street artist and subversive social commentator, took aim at BP … [Read full article]
First Independent Study of Oil Spill Confirms Disaster
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that shocked the world is fading into the background, but the effects of the disaster will long be felt. And now for the first … [Read full article]
Americans Divided on Gulf Oil Spill
A new poll by Gallup clearly shows that America is split down the middle when considering the implications and responsibilities of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. First and foremost … [Read full article]
Greenpeace Shuts Down Every BP Station in London [UPDATE: Video Added]
50 BP stations shut down in London by Greenpeace activists. Reason? BP is “moving beyond petroleum.” [UPDATE: YouTube video of the actions added below] Who else could do it but … [Read full article]