Why BP Withholds Crucial Video of Oil Leak and Lowballs Estimates
It took BP one month, miles of devastated coastline and communities, hundreds of dead wildlife, repeated requests from NOAA, Senators Bill Nelson (FL) and Barbara Boxer (CA) and finally a demand from…
SACE Flies Over Gulf Spill
Yesterday I flew with SACE board member Enid Sisskin and former board member Michael O’Donovan, a professional photographer. Both are Gulf coast residents with a long history of fighting offshore drilling. We flew…
Live video feed of the ROV monitoring BP damaged riser
In response to public pressure, BP has agreed to live stream BP notes: "Please be aware, this is a live stream and may freeze or be unavailable from time to time. Throughout…
New Video of Spill
Dramatic new video of gushing oil was released yesterday after repeated requests by Sens. Boxer and Nelson. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ybE8jZAxdc The four newly-released videos were taken at different dates looking at the two known…
Tar balls found on beaches in Key West; oil in the loop current
The oil spill has gone from bad to worse as tar balls begin to wash up on the beaches in Key West, Fl. This coupled with satellite images showing the oil spill…
SACE Announces the Clean Energy Gulf Challenge
The tragic and ongoing Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster provides an opportunity to spotlight a path away from our riskiest sources of oil. Today we're issuing a Clean Energy Gulf Challenge to demonstrate…
The Incompetent Blame Game as the Gulf Bleeds
I have watched this horrific spill unfold with utter disbelief at the lack of preparedness and clear incompetence of the oil companies’ response. It May Look "Slick" Remember the American Petroleum Institute’s…
As Oil Spills, Washington Chokes off Biodiesel Industry
As oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, Congress has yet to pass an important extension of the $1.00 per gallon biodiesel blenders tax credit. 2009 has been tough for…
SACE Calls for Gulf Challenge in Wake of Spill
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv2yKAKX7dk Take Action: Tell the White House to Reverse Offshore Drilling Plans Join SACE in Fighting Offshore Drilling
Interesting Post on the TN Floods
I was talking to friends and family in Nashville after this weekend's devastating floods, that smashed rainfall records. I found the following blog post an interesting overview of the dynamics at work…