BP is still refusing to reveal exactly what’s in that dispersant. Like so many aspects of BP’s oil spill response, the redacted passages would be comical if the disaster wasn’t so serious.
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BP Still Stonewalling EPA on Dispersant Chemicals
Why the BP Oil Spill is a Crime Scene
By Larry J. Schweiger I had the opportunity to join Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC today to talk about the BP oil spill and why the spill is a crime scene. Read more
BP Cover-Up Begins to Unravel
“In Washington, it’s been said that ‘it’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up’ – but in this case, it’s both the crime and the cover-up that are an outrage,” said NWF President & CEO Larry Schweiger. Read more
Forecast Florida: BP Oil Spill Now Being Tracked in Two Directions
NOAA’s BP oil spill response page is now featuring not one but two BP oil spill maps. The first one highlights the projected devastation in Louisiana, where winds from the … Read more
BP Executive: Oil Spill “Impossible to Measure”
When you’re sitting in a stuffy Congressional hearing for up to eight hours, it can be hard to pinpoint the most critical moments. (OK, it can be hard to stay … Read more
By Larry J. Schweiger In a short while, at 10 am Eastern today, I’ll be giving remarks to the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on how the BP oil … Read more
Tar Balls Wash Ashore in Florida Keys
Two alarming new pieces of evidence that the BP oil spill is spreading well beyond the Gulf Coast. The first is this photo from NASA, showing a plume of oil … Read more
BP Oil Spill Already Heading for Florida Keys?
Is the BP oil spill is already realizing one worst-case scenario? Citing computer models, satellite images & an eyewitness account, University of South Florida researchers say currents are picking up … Read more
Video: NWF’s Oil Spill Response Featured on PlanetForward.org
I joined PlanetForward.org this week to talk about my trip to the Gulf of Mexico to report on the BP oil spill: We need a new national energy policy — … Read more
Marine Life Confusing “Dispersed” Oil with Sea Habitat
Are you like me? Do you not think much about seaweed unless it gets caught in your bathing suit? Until my 10-hour boat trip across oil spill-impacted areas last week, … Read more
