CLEVELAND – The American Association of Poison Control Centers reports more than 500 cases of cinnamon poisoning since 2008. The cases ranged from minor to…
via CNN More than eight months after an oil rig explosion launched the biggest oil disaster in U.S. history, Louisiana officials say they’re still finding thick layers of oil along parts of the state’s coastline. “Every day, this shoreline is moving inland,” lessening flood protection for residents, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said. On […]
Oil has been found in Ghana, enough to turn the African country into one of the biggest players in natural resources along side Saudi Arabia and the USA. GBC reports: Today marked an important day in the annals of Ghana as it pours its first barrels of oil from the Jubilee wells. Ghana is said […]
Nigeria — Dick Cheney will be charged by Nigerian authorities in a bribery case involving his former employer, Halliburton according to the Huffington Post: An arrest warrant “will be issued and transmitted through Interpol,” said Godwin Obla, the prosecuting counsel at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria. The charges center on an alleged […]
For six months, I have lived and worked near ground zero of the worst oil disaster in US history. I’ve traveled on boats hunting thick, reddish peanut butter-colored crude that slowly washed towards the coastal marshes of southern Louisiana. I watched tough, resourceful people of the bayou weep at the sight of the oily tide […]
The “well integrity” test could end after six hours, if the results are disappointing. But it could go on for 48 hours. The longer it goes, the better indications are that the well is holding with a custom-made sealing cap. Full Story CNN.com Oil Spill News
Court Asked to Reinstate Drilling Ban The Obama administration asked a federal court in Louisiana to reinstate the ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, saying that the six-month ban on drilling in more than 500 feet of water, imposed in late May, was necessary to allow time to adopt stricter safety and environmental […]
The BP oil spill is likely to reach Florida shores and cause massive damage to the environment and local economy. The state has been forced to ditch its advertising campaign claiming that the “Coast is Clear” after a change in the tides pushed portions of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico closer to […]
Roland Martin and Rick Sanchez discuss the politics of the Gulf Coast oil spill. Roland states that BP should stop all of the finger pointing and focus on getting the oil spill capped. BP says the costs of cleaning up and attempting to cap the oil flow from what is left of the Deepwater Horizon […]
