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Acclaimed author Terry Tempest Williams reflects on BP's oil disaster

Author Terry Tempest Williams traveled the length of the Gulf of Mexico to see the fallout from BP's Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Read the interview

The spill is gone, but uncertainty haunts the Gulf

Will sea life be permanently damaged by the huge dose of crude? Will consumers ever eat anything that's been swimming around in that toxic soup?

So what happens when you dump 2 million gallons of toxic chemicals into the ocean?

Democrats were skeptical on Capitol Hill as senators heard sunny testimony about the whereabouts of all that Gulf oil and the impact of the Corexit that was used to disperse it. Meanwhile, longtime Gulf fisherman are alarmed by the strange sights they're seeing out there on the fishing grounds. Said one: "All the sea life is trying to get out of the water."

Gigantic wind turbines, flush power, biodegradable coffins, and 7 more tales of green

There's an oil spill in Michigan and the energy bill's now a slip of a thing, but a lot of other stuff happened in recent days that didn't grab big headlines. Here are 10 stories from the greenosphere that you might have missed.

Reports of BP disaster's death are greatly exaggerated

A narrative downplaying the BP spill has emerged in the press. Meanwhile, oil continues to wash ashore and the long-term effects remain unknown.

The BP oil disaster made a major energy bill more likely, but what about a climate bill?

When life gives you lemons … add some lemon dispersant and they’ll disappear from sight. Okay, wrong metaphor. Obama has suggested many times that he aspires to be a transformational leader like President Reagan, the “great communicator.” Tonight, we may well find out whether Obama is a Reagan or a Carter. Does Obama understand that […]

Time to get tough with BP on dispersants

As of June 9, BP had applied at least 1.1 million gallons of toxic chemical dispersants to address its ongoing oil leak in the Gulf. That’s the most that has been used in one place since 1979, when the Mexican government dropped between 1 million and 2.5 million gallons on a leak off the coast […]

Four oil-spill questions scientists can’t answer

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worker carries an oiled pelican to a boat for transport to a recovery center.Photo: Deepwater Horizon ResponseCoast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, Barack Obama’s talking head of choice, made news on the Sunday talk shows with his grim prediction that the battle against BP’s oil blobs will last well into […]

Fed investigation fuels White House/BP breakup

Trudging through sludge along the Louisiana coast.Photo: Daniel Beltra/Greenpeace USAWith Attorney General Eric Holder now huddling with Gulf states attorneys general, the uneasy relationship between BP and the Obama administration is taking the ugly but inevitable “see you in court” turn. The White House is so anxious to separate itself from the BP stink that […]