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On Earth Day, Oil Cleanup Continues in the Gulf [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL Newshttp://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=997210&pid=997209&uts=1303399097 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf Earth Day: Oil Cleanup Continues in the Gulf Wetlands are seen from the air on the coast of Lousiana, Tuesday, April 19. Patrick Semansky, AP Patrick Semansky, AP More Earth Day Coverage: - The Earth From Above [PHOTOS] - Earth Day: The Planet's Most Extreme ...
1 Year Later: Could BP Spill Actually Save the Gulf Coast?
By Dave Thier - AOL NewsA year ago, when crude oil started to wash ashore in the wetlands of the Gulf Coast, the environment it entered was far from pristine. The BP oil spill, which began after the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20, 2010, was the most dramatic environmental disaster to hit the region since Hurricane Katrina. But the Gulf Coast has been abused for decades. And now, residents and activists alike worry that if extensive action isn't taken soon, the region could be headed for another disaster. Erosion may be the most pressing challenge facing wetlands: The land itself is literally slipping into ...
Rough Waters Remain for Louisiana Seafood
By Dave Thier - AOL NewsIn a few places in southern Louisiana's Barrataria Bay and Bay Jimmy, oil still sheens from the marshes. That shimmer, and the areas around them still closed to fishing, serves as a reminder for all fishermen in the Gulf Coast of the challenges they face in the coming years. The BP oil spill, which began a year ago today, dealt a massive blow to an already stressed industry, and as the region gears up for shrimp season, nothing is certain. Acy Cooper, head of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, doesn't expect lowered yields for this year's harvest. Lots of adult shrimp got away last year when ...
BP Is Looking Strong a Year After Gulf Oil Spill
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW ORLEANS -- It's hard to tell that just a year ago BP was reeling from financial havoc and an American public out for blood. The oil giant at the center of one of the world's biggest environmental crises is making strong profits again, its stock has largely rebounded, and it is paying dividends to shareholders once more. It is also pursuing new ventures from the Arctic to India. It is even angling to explore again in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where it holds more leases than any competitor. "BP has a critical role to play in meeting the world's ever-growing need for energy," ...
Scientists: Gulf Health Nearly Back to Pre-Spill Level
By not in system - AOL NewsBAY JIMMY, La. -- Scientists judge the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal one year after the BP oil spill, but with glaring blemishes that restrain their optimism about nature's resiliency, an Associated Press survey of researchers shows. More than three dozen scientists grade the Gulf's big picture health a 68 on average, using a 1-to-100 scale. What's remarkable is that that's just a few points below the 71 the same researchers gave last summer when asked what grade they would give the ecosystem before the spill. And it's an improvement from the 65 given back in ...
BP Gulf Oil Spill: A Look Back [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsOn April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig suffered a massive explosion off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 workers and releasing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Take a look back at the photos that captured the damage the oil spill caused to the Gulf's wildlife and industries. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=996772&pid=996771&uts=1303223363 ...
Will BP Execs Face Criminal Charges? Not Likely, Experts Say
By Laura Parker - AOL NewsA Bloomberg News report that the U.S. Justice Department is considering manslaughter charges in its investigation of BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico played prominently enough Tuesday to drive BP's share price down. But if criminal charges are filed against individuals involved in the disaster, it would be a rare event. An analysis of industrial disasters by University of Maryland law professor Jane Barrett shows that company managers are almost never charged in industrial accidents -- even in disasters that have killed more people than the 11 men who died in last year's explosion on the ...
Opposition Rises to Increased Nuclear Power Use; Offshore Drilling Support Rebounds
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyHow long lasting are the effects of disasters on public opinion? The nuclear plant crisis that resulted from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has prompted a spike in opposition in the U.S. to increased use of nuclear power, much like the rise in opposition to increased offshore oil drilling following the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that was set off last April by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. But almost a year later, according to a Pew Research Center poll conducted March 17-20, support for more offshore oil drilling has rebounded. Fifty-two percent ...
As Mardi Gras Season Begins, Krewe Du Vieux Spills Laughter
By Dave Thier - AOL NewsThe Mardi Gras parade season is getting under way in New Orleans, and for a region that weathered the massive environmental, political and economic implications of the BP oil spill, a little laughter isn't such a bad idea. Of course, disaster is nothing new to the Crescent City, and yet year after year the inhabitants display a remarkable ability to keep on partying. This Saturday, one krewe (a social club that revolves around its Mardi Gras parade) started the season, just as it does every year -- weird. The Krewe du Vieux are New Orleans' carnival pranksters -- every year they do a parade, ...
Opinion: Obama's Underpowered Energy Policy
By not in system - AOL NewsIf President Barack Obama's budget proposal tracks the broad game plan for energy policy that he laid out in his State of the Union address, be prepared for a letdown when the numbers come out on Monday. For all of his "big ideas" -- from Sputnik to job creation, high-speed rail to high-speed Internet -- Obama offered underpowered solutions. Another View on Obama's Energy Plan Raising taxes on gas and oil will only hurt consumers, says Charles T. Drevna of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association. For starters, the president did not even mention the ...
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