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Tar Balls On Alabama Beaches To Be Tested

AP | By JAY REEVES | Posted 09.06.2011 | Green

Read More: Bp, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Natural Disasters, Labor Day, Tar Balls, Natural-Disasters, Tar Balls Beaches, Alabama Beaches, BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Lee, Tar Balls Alabama Beaches, Green News

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Heavy surf churned up by Tropical Storm Lee sent tar balls rolling onto Alabama's prime tourist beaches, and officials said Tuesd...

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America's Top 10 Gas Drillers

ProPublica | Posted 09.06.2011 | Green

Read More: Chesapeake, Bp, Fracking, Genuine-Parts-Conoco-Phillips, Devon Energy, Anadarko, Eric Schneiderman, Exxon Mobil, Encana, Natural Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hyrdrofracking, Green News

Much of the growth in gas production has come from drilling into shale formations, which provided 23 percent of the nation's gas in 2010, according to the EIA. Hence integrated behemoths have expanded into this area.

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A Rick Perry Presidency? Get Ready for the Next Gas Spike

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 09.06.2011 | Politics

Most worrisome about a Rick Perry presidency for those of us who don't live in Texas and are not engaged in the oil business is the prospect of staggeringly higher gasoline prices, and the impact that would have on the nation's economy.

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Macondo Well Flowing Again? Not Likely

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 09.04.2011 | Green

Read More: Macondo Well, Blowout, Bp, Gulf Oil Spill, Leak, mc252, Green News

Over the last several weeks, many have become concerned based on reports of oil on the surface of the water near BP's now P&A;'d (plugged and abandoned) Macondo Well, and concern has been growing that the well is now leaking oil.

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Russian Special Forces Raid BP Offices In Moscow

The Guardian | Posted 08.31.2011 | UK

Read More: Bp, Russia, Share Swap, Special Forces, Exxon Mobil, Rosneft, British Petroleum, Compensation, Moscow, UK News

Hopes that BP could take the focus away from its failure to tie-up a ground-breaking deal with Rosneft in Russia were crushed on Wednesday when black-...

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'Treme' Creator: Show Will Address BP Disaster, If It Lasts

loop21.com | Brentin Mock | Posted 08.29.2011 | Black Voices

Read More: Bp, The Wire, New Orleans, Television, Hbo, Treme, BP Oil Spill, Bp Disaster, David Simon, Black Voices News

David Simon, creator of "The Wire," the HBO series considered by many to be the best television show ever, and "Treme," also on HBO, which chronicles ...

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North Sea Spill Reveals Risks of Drilling in the More Remote, Less Regulated Arctic

Frances Beinecke | Posted 08.19.2011 | Green

Read More: Britain, Norway, Bp, Beaufort Sea, North Sea, Alaska, Gulf Oil Spill, Offshore Drilling, Arctic, Deepwater Horizon, Offshore Drilling Regulation, Obama Offshore Drilling, Offshore Drilling Obama, Green News

Drilling in the inhospitable waters of the Arctic Oceans presents far more logistical and environmental challenges than the well-charted North Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

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North Sea Oil Find Largest In 30 Years

CP | Posted 08.16.2011 | Canada Business

Read More: Bp, Norway Oil Trust, Oil Exploration, Norway Oil, Statoil, Arctic Securities Asa, Norwegian Continental Shelf, North Sea Oil, Oslo Stock Exchange, Canada Business News

OSLO - Norway's Statoil received a huge boost in reserves when the company announced Tuesday that two previous North Sea oil discoveries are connected...

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The Missing Truth In The BP Oil Disaster

Kerry Kennedy | Posted 08.10.2011 | Impact

Read More: New Orleans, Bp, BP Oil Spill, Health Care, Gulf Coast, Impact News

More than a year after a private company operating in public waters retched 170 million gallons of crude and 2 million gallons of toxic dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico, we still lack reliable statistics on the BP oil disaster's impact on the health of residents.

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Time for a CSR downsize and rebrand?

Kieron Hayes | Posted 08.08.2011 | UK

Read More: Bp, Corporate Scandals, Customer Focus, Trust, Social Responsibility, Communities, Enron, Bankers, Customer Care, Csr, UK News

It's been around since the 60s and goes under a number of guises, but Corporate Social Responsibility has probably never had a more tarnished image th...

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Recession? What Recession? Oil Profits Boom Amid The Gloom

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 07.29.2011 | Business

Read More: Bp, Gas Prices, High Gas Prices, Stock Buybacks, Big Oil, Conocophillips, Oil Subsidies, Exxon Mobil, Big Oil Subsidies, Chevron, Big Oil Profits, Shell, Oil Industry Profits, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The sputtering economy, high unemployment rate and punishing gas prices are taking a huge toll on average Americans, but at least somebo...

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Devastating Report Exposes Unequal Treatment of BP Illness Claims

Jordan Flaherty | Posted 07.29.2011 | Politics

Read More: Bp, Bp Claims, Environment, Agent Orange, Gulf Oil Spill, Kenneth Feinberg, Gulf Coast, September 11th, Offshore Drilling, Politics News

Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility has broken with his own past practices, as well as the evidence compiled by scientists and the experience of Gulf Coast residents, and refused to pay health claims filed by Gulf Coast residents.

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Chevron Posts Big Profit With Help Of High Gas Prices

Posted 07.29.2011 | Business

Read More: Bp, Quarterly Earnings, Gasoline Prices, Gasoline, High Fuel Prices, Oil, Natural Gas, British Petroleum, Chevron, Energy Costs, Fuel Prices, Business News

NEW YORK (Matt Daily) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, reported a 43 percent jump in quarterly profit on Friday, beating Wall ...

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'Green News Report' - July 28, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.28.2011 | Green

Read More: Norway Terrorist Attacks, Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Business, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Drought, Marcellus Shale, Rising Sea Level, Norway, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Clean Water Act, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Pcbs, Bp, Energy, Poverty, Fukushima, Gasoline, Rush Limbaugh, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Nuclear Power, Utilities, Environmentalism, Arctic, Appalachia, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Smart Grid, Heat, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Endangered Species, Japan, Hydraulic Fracturing, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Science ...

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Shell Profits Soar To £5bn As Unrest Boosts Oil Prices

Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.28.2011 | UK

Read More: Bp, Gas, Energy Prices, Profit, Royal Dutch Shell, Canadian Oil Sands, Exxon Mobil, Oil, Oil Prices, Petrol, Business, UK News

Royal Dutch Shell reported profits of £5bn for the second quarter of 2011, a rise of 77 per cent on 2010's results. The oil and gas company said ...

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'Green News Report' - July 26, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.26.2011 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Business, Green News Report, Pollution, Drought, Marcellus Shale, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Clean Water Act, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Fukushima, Gasoline, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Utilities, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Heat, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Endangered Species, Japan, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Norway Terrorist Attacks, Coal, Rising Sea Level, Norway, Pcbs, Yellowstone, Poverty, Rush Limbaugh, Nuclear Power, Arctic, Appalachia, Smart Grid, Wildfires, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Despite ...

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The Keystone XL Pipeline: A Tar Sands Folly?

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.26.2011 | Green

Read More: Energy, Pipeline Leaks, Bp, u.s. Department of State, Oil Sands, Climate, Transcanada, Texas, Canada, Petroleum, Keystone XL, Pollution, Policy, Wall Street Journal, Pipeline, Yellowstone River Oil Spill, Enbridge Pipeline, Tar Sands, Politics, Kalamazoo River Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, U.S. Congress, Climate Change, Industry, Pipeline Spills, Marathon Pipeline, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ogallala Aquifer, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News

The U.S. State Department is in the rare position of having to decide on an environmental issue. Hillary Clinton is in the tar sands hot seat. Is she asking the right questions?

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BP's Profit Plummets As Company Struggles To Lift Production

AP | Robert Barr | Posted 07.26.2011 | Business

Read More: Bp, Tony Hayward, Australia, Stock Market, South China Sea, Earnings Call, British Petroleum, Trinidad, Azerbaijan, Second Quarter Earnings, Business News

LONDON (AP) -- BP PLC on Tuesday reported lower than expected earnings for the second quarter as it struggled to lift production in the wake of the Gu...

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High Oil Prices Help Boost BP Profits

PA | Posted 07.26.2011 | UK

Read More: Bp, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Arab Spring, Middle East Unrest, Oil Production, High Oil Prices, BP Profits, Oil, Petrol, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Oil giant BP said it had benefited from higher oil prices as it reported quarterly profits of 5.3 billion US dollars (£3.2 billi...

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'Green News Report' - July 21, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.21.2011 | Green

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Nasa, Green Jobs, Fracking, Space Shuttle, United Nations, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Business, Green News Report, Pollution, Pipeline, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Drought, Marcellus Shale, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gases, Clean Water Act, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Bluefin Tuna, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Alaska, Gasoline, Fukushima, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Ohio, Utilities, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, Pennsylvania, Koch Brothers, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Famine, Mercury, Green News, Heat, Food, Koch Industries, Fox News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Somalia, Hydraulic Fracturing, Unicef, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Extreme Weather, China, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Deadly h...

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Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fund Will Be Audited To Speed Up Process

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 07.20.2011 | Green

Read More: Bp, Bp Oil Spill Claims, Politics News, Gulf Oil Spill Claims, Oil Spill, Green News, Gulf Oil Spill Claims Audit, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Kenneth Feinberg, Eric Holder, Green News

WASHINGTON — An independent audit will be performed on the $20 billion fund set up to compensate victims of last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf...

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BP Seeks White House Emails Related To Oil Spill Response

AP | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 07.20.2011 | Business

Read More: Bp, United Kingdom, BP Oil Spill 2010, 112th Congress, British Petroleum, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Business News

NEW ORLEANS — A federal magistrate refused Wednesday to order the White House to provide BP PLC with emails by a former top adviser to President...

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The BP Spill One Year Later: Renewing Trust Along With Ecology

Ian R. MacDonald | Posted 07.15.2011 | Green

Read More: Bp, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010, Gulf Coast, Green News

The oil in the gulf has devastated the livelihoods of many Gulf residents in a way that no BP lucre could repay. But something else had been dealt a deadly blow, something just as difficult to restore as damaged ecology and economic well-being: trust.

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Ink Spill: Inside the Battle to Shape the News Coverage of Last Year's Oil Gusher

Sean Smith | Posted 07.14.2011 | Green

Read More: Bp, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Tony Hayward, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Bp Spill, Green News

One year ago on Friday, the runaway oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was capped, ending one of the longest-running and most popular reality news shows in American history. I had a front row seat to that show.

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When it Comes to The Arts, BP's 'Oil Money' Is Far Less Compromising Than State Funding

Nathalie Rothschild | Posted 07.14.2011 | UK

Read More: Oil, Bp, Arts Funding, The Royal Opera House, Tar Sands Network, Climate Protest, Jeremy Hunt, Arts, Climate Campaigners, UK News

Whatever mess BP may have made in the Gulf of Mexico, at least artists and art lovers have a lot to thank it for.

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