Posts tagged mexico
Thad Allen: Gulf Oil Cleanup Will Take Years
Jun 8th
Although the Coast Guard had trained for the possibility of cleaning up a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it had never anticipated that oil would spread across such a broad area and break up into hundreds of thousands of patches as the current spill has done, the commander heading the federal response to the spill said Monday. …
Bill Donius: How Will the Oil Spill, Politically? Who Is in Charge?
Jun 7th
Combine tragedy, political opportunists and amnesia of past history; what do you get?… an oil spill that can be spun to tar the Obama Administration.
Andrew Reinbach: Progressives, Conservatives, and Energy
Jun 7th
Last week a new gas well exploded in western Pennsylvania and blew natural gas and a million gallons of toxic fracking fluid sky-high . Luckily, there was no spark and no explosion. It took 16 hours to bring the well in the Moshannon State Forest under control.
Amy Liu: A Hurricane, an Oil Spill, and the Struggles of a Great American City
Jun 7th
Nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf of Mexico and devastated the coast, particularly the city of New Orleans, there were many signs of hope for the colorful, lively city known as The Big Easy.


















































