The aftermath of a tar sands oil spill in Michigan has left a community with sickness, anger, and loss of livelihood. Deb Miller lives less than 30 metres from the Kalamazoo River in central Michigan, site of one of the largest inland tar sands oil disasters in US history. In July 2010, nearly four million
Dangerous Allegations in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico residents accuse BP and their security company of harassment. A simple swim in the Gulf of Mexico has complicated Steven Aguinaga’s life in ways he could have never imagined. In July 2010, Aguinaga, now 33-years-old, had gone on a vacation with is wife and some friends to Fort Walton Beach, Florida. After
The Escalation of BP’s Liability
As oil, sickness and contamination persist, Gulf residents and lawyers file thousands of lawsuits against the oil giant. “If you got caught humping another woman – [if] you’re both naked and caught in the act – you’d want BP to explain to your wife how it didn’t happen.” This colorful analogy was proposed by Dean
Sick Gulf Residents Continue to Blame BP
Many people living near the site of the BP oil spill have reported a long list of similar health problems. Just weeks after BP’s oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico began on April 20, 2010, Fritzi Presley knew something was very wrong with her health. The 57-year-old singer/songwriter from Long Beach, Mississippi began to
No End in Sight for Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Fresh oil seepages raise questions about further problems with BP’s damaged oil well. Fifteen months after BP’s crippled Macondo Well in the Gulf of Mexico caused one of the worst environmental disasters in US history, oil and oil sheen covering several square kilometers of water are surfacing not far from BP’s well. Al Jazeera flew
The Return of the BP Disaster?
Oil is resurfacing again not far from the location of the BP Macondo Well off the Gulf of Mexico, 15 months on. Fifteen months after BP’s crippled Macondo Well in the Gulf of Mexico caused the worst environmental disaster in US history, oil and oil sheen covering several square miles of water are surfacing not
Democracy Now! Interview on Anniversary of BP Oil Spill
“We’ve had many deaths of humans directly attributed to this disaster,” says investigative journalist Dahr Jamail. “I recently spoke with Dr. Mike Robichaux, a doctor in Louisiana who’s treated scores of people. And he said, if we do not have federal government intervention immediately to deal with this and start treating people and start really
BP’s Criminal Negligence Exposed
One year after BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, the number of lawsuits against the oil giant continues to mount. Ryan Lambert is enraged. The owner of a charter fishing business, he had always supported the oil industry in his home state of Louisiana. He previously trusted BP, and the rest of the oil industry,
BP Handling of Claims Slammed by Gulf Residents
Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, paid by BP to administer the firm’s 20-billion-dollar compensation fund, has become the focal point of anger for Gulf residents who are angry, frustrated and desperate for help following last year’s massive oil disaster. “Most of the people I care about are hungry, they’ve lost their house, they’re losing their cars,” Cherri
BP Anniversary: Toxicity, Suffering and Death
The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster has caused the biggest chemical poisoning crisis in US history, experts say. April 20, 2011 marks the one-year anniversary of BP’s catastrophic oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. On this day in 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, causing oil to gush from 5,000 feet below the