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The BP Oil Spill's First Criminal Charge: Deleting Some Texts

The Justice Department has filed its first criminal charges related to the massive Gulf oil spill in 2010, a watershed moment indeed, except that the charges aren't for the alleged crimes one might expect.

By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 18, 2012

Eyeless Shrimp and the BP Oil Spill

Down along the Gulf coast, the beaches look cleaner, the birds less tar-covered, but the longterm consequences of the BP oil spill are leaving their mark under the ocean's surface.

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 17, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

We're Getting Better at Predicting Disasters; Going Vegan

Scientific American on predicting tornadoes and hurricanes, Time on climate change and natural disasters, The New York Times on a Hawaiian nature preserve, Tara Parker-Pope on going vegan, and Mother Jones on the BP oil still out there

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By Eric Randall

Apr 2, 2012

Did BP Discriminate Against Asian Fishermen During Gulf Cleanup?

A new class action lawsuit alleges that BP avoided hiring Asian-American fishermen to help with cleanup efforts in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, bringing fresh attention to the difficulties the Asian-American community faced in the aftermath of the disaster.

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By Adam Martin

Mar 6, 2012

European Bankers Hire BP and Lehman Brothers' PR Pro

The guy Europe's financial lobby hired to fix its image feels "pipe-and-slippers at home in a disaster zone," the Telegraph once wrote, which makes sense, since he's tried to manage some of the worst PR disasters in recent memory.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 3, 2012

BP's $7.8 Billion Settlement: Is It Enough?

100,000 victims of the nightmarish BP oil spill have been awarded $7.8 billion in damages, with the contingency that any of them can reject it and sue the company directly.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 14, 2011

BP's Going Drilling in the Gulf Again

Despite some debate over whether or not its actually recovered from the Deep Water Horizon spill, the Gulf of Mexico will soon welcome BP to start drilling under its waters.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 21, 2011

Obama Greenlights BP's Return to Drilling in the Gulf

A lot of people are not pleased with President Obama after he approved a plan for BP to drill up in the Gulf of Mexico, the first of its kind since last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 17, 2011