List/Grid Tag Archives: BP
In depth: The Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill cause
I’ve been meaning to write a more comprehensive post about the Gulf oil spill for more than a week and this post is my attempt to do so. But first…
George Will: The BP shakedown = Northern Hemisphere Venzuela
George Will asked to comment on the BP $20 billion dollar contingency fund comes back with a classic answer. If you are not worried you should be. His biggest concern…
Why the Barton BP apology has legs – “Shakedown”
Because … the media will ride this bad boy harder than a dark horse in a stakes race. In case you are not familiar with the story, Texas Congressman Joe…
It begins: New Orleans demands $75 million from BP
Yesterday, the president was successful in getting BP executives to fork over $20 billion – probably just a deposit – towards funding an escrow account to pay claims. The federal…
When you attack BP you attack people – not a “corporate entity”
It certainly feels good to put the screws to BP doesn’t it? The $20 billion to be paid over years (with a government lien on BP assets) into the federal…
Obama blocks speedy BP oil spill cleanup
If you are not shaking your head in disbelief after reading this, “you are a better man than I”. Apparently, President Obama has refused to allow experts in oil spill cleanup to…
An environmental engineer’s perspective on the BP oil spill
I received what follows from a very good friend who, it just so happens, is an environmental engineer. It is more than thought provoking. Pay particular attention to the second…
Little known BP oil spill facts
Last week, finally, President Obama decided to hold a press conference about the BP oil spill. Contained within his prepared comments was what most expected…an assertion that part of the…
Obama’s “misplaced” words about the oil spill
This afternoon the president gave a press conference concerning the administration’s response to the BP oil spill. Were the president my client, he would have been “fired” on the spot,…
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