Environment
April 29, 2011 -
The Washington budget debate has brought new attention to the tax breaks and other benefits given to big energy companies in the U.S. In this week's index, a quick look at Big Oil's big windfalls.
April 28, 2011 -
The environmental health disaster unfolding along the Gulf Coast has inspired ordinary people to fight for change. A special Facing South investigation by Sue Sturgis
April 27, 2011 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest You know the gas price problem is getting bad when even leading Republicans need to make noise about petroleum industry tax breaks.
April 27, 2011 -
In the Gulf Coast, oil and gas interests have largely succeeded in derailing new health and safety rules in the wake of the BP disaster. Welcome to the political muscle and economic clout of the Gulf energy lobby. A special Facing South investigation by Chris Kromm and Sue Sturgis
April 26, 2011 -
By Robert D. Bullard, OpEdNews It has been one year since the massive BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster created an environmental nightmare on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The oil disaster killed 11 workers. And for three months the nation watched and held its breath as the busted BP well spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Government
April 25, 2011 -
Along the Gulf Coast, the oil industry's harm to communities' health goes far beyond the BP disaster. A special Facing South investigation by Sue Sturgis
