Published on Truthout, 19 April 2016. BP’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 left untold numbers of people sick, and many remain ill. Residents from six states are holding a live-streamed town hall to bring attention to their concerns about the ongoing human health impacts of BP’s disaster. Read the full
Gulf Victims Suing BP Disaster’s Compensation Czar
Published on Truthout, 20 April 2015. Shortly after BP’s oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico began on April 20, 2010, one of the most politically well-connected attorneys in the United States was appointed to administer the $20 billion fund to, in theory, pay compensation to those harmed by BP’s catastrophe. President Obama and BP’s
Scientists and Doctors Sound Alarm Over Health Dangers of Oil Spill Dispersants
Published on Truthout, 20 January 2015. While the EPA has proposed changes to its standards governing the use of toxic chemical dispersants during oil spills, like those used during BP’s Gulf of Mexico disaster, several scientists said the agency has not gone far enough in protecting people, wildlife and the environment. Continue reading the full
BP: Four Years On, No Restoration in Sight
Joe Yerkes is a Florida fisherman who joined BP’s Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) oil cleanup program because he was put out of work by BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Following the 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which killed 11, a sea-floor oil gusher flowed for 87 days until it
Is BP ‘Trolling’ its Facebook Critics?
Has BP hired internet “trolls” to threaten critics of its handling of the 2010 oil disaster? New Orleans, United States – BP has been accused of hiring internet “trolls” to purposefully attack, harass, and sometimes threaten people who have been critical of how the oil giant has handled its disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP’s ‘Widespread Human Health Crisis’
Toxicologists ‘predicted with certainty’ that Gulf of Mexico residents and clean-up workers would become severely ill. New Orleans, United States of America – Peter Frizzell never thought his watersports off the coast of Florida would destroy his health. “After sea kayaking after BP’s spill happened, I was sitting at my desk and started coughing up
Gulf Ecosystem in Crisis after BP Spill
Three years after well blowout, declining seafood catches and deformities point to an environment in distress. New Orleans, US – Hundreds of kilograms of oily debris on beaches, declining seafood catches, and other troubling signs point towards an ecosystem in crisis in the wake of BP’s 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. “It’s
BP’s Silent Disaster
2010 oil spill has left a legacy of psychological and social problems among residents in the impact zone. New Orleans, US – Most people believe only those who have experienced war can know post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But those living in the impact zone of BP’s 2010 oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
Dahr Appears on Al Jazeera Inside Story, “A slap on the wrist for BP?”
As Gulf of Mexico continues to suffer the effects of the 2010 oil spill, Al Jazeera’s Inside Story Americas discusses if BP’s $4.5bn settlement is sufficient. Al Jazeera English
Dahr Jamail Interviewed on Democracy Now! about Gulf Oil Spill
Gulf Oil Spill: BP Execs Escape Punishment as Fallout from Disaster Continues to Impact Sea Life “Two years since the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, we look at its impact on the Gulf of Mexico’s residents and wildlife even as no BP officials have faced criminal prosecution for the disaster. Eleven workers died