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Gulf of Mexico oil spill

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    Britain’s Green Deal to unlock billions for home energy efficiency

    Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne.Photo courtesy Liberal Democrats via FlickrIn the wake of the new budget released in the U.K. on Tuesday, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has been putting some flesh on the bones of the promised Green Deal for households. Huhne is a Liberal Democrat, so his remarks at […]

    Ben Tuxworth Politics

  • BP’s most ironic ads ever [SLIDESHOW]

    Sometimes you can only fully appreciate something if you look at it many years later. Pictures of celebrities before they were famous, for example. BP’s case, however, is less “Wow! Look at how cute and awkward they were” and more “Wow! Look at how they tried to sucker us!” If you go back far enough, […]

    Grist staff Technology

  • Plurality of Americans Skeptical of Pro-Drilling Congressional Candidates

    The latest NBC/WSJ poll includes a number of interesting findings. Dave Weigel and Alex Seitz-Wald both took note of BP’s extremely low favorability ratings: Indeed, the poll shows that only 6 percent have a favorable rating of BP. In the history of the NBC News/Journal poll, Saddam Hussein (3 percent), Fidel Castro (3 percent) and […]

    Josh Nelson Politics

  • Hoping for a shakeup at the G8/G20

    I arrived in Toronto yesterday and, along with thousands of activists, media and government officials arriving for the upcoming G8 and G20 summits, was promplty greeted by an unusual earthquake centered a few hours away outside of Ottawa. Unfortunately, it seems that if the Canadian hosts have anything to do with it, that could be the only groundbreaking event I'll see this week when it comes to climate change.

    David Turnbull Politics

  • The GOP has forgiven Joe Barton, but here are six reasons not to forget him

    Rep. Joe BartonRep. Joe Barton’s latest apology paid off big-time.  Wednesday, the Texas Republican groveled before House GOP leaders behind closed doors, telling them that his impassioned act of contrition to BP CEO Tony Hayward last week was a mistake.  All was forgiven and Sorry Joe was allowed to keep his post as lead Republican […]

    Randy Rieland Politics

  • We need real relief, not a junk shot, to solve the energy problems that led to the BP blowout

    BP couldn’t stop the oil gusher with a junk shot of golf balls and tire shards and Congress can’t solve the energy problems that are the root cause of the gusher with a junk shot of unenforceable goals and unfunded subsidies. Eventually the gusher will be plugged by drilling a new well that can be […]

    Dan Lashof Politics

  • Hoping for a shakeup at the G8/G20

    I arrived in Toronto yesterday and, along with thousands of activists, media, and government officials arriving for the upcoming G8 and G20 summits, was promplty greeted by an unusual earthquake centered a few hours away outside of Ottawa.  Unfortunately, if our Canadian hosts have their way, that could be the only groundbreaking event I’ll witness […]

    David Turnbull Politics

  • Mos Def and Lenny Kravitz sing the blues for the big blue

    Mos Def and Ben Jaffe wrote it. Lenny Kravitz, Trombone Shorty, Tim Robbins, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band all joined in to make a song to help the non-profit, Gulf Aid. It’s a song dedicated to BP called “It Ain’t My Fault.” It’s a great number, but I still prefer the t-shirt I heard […]

    Jennifer Prediger Culture

  • Are we banking too much on BP’s relief wells?

    It seems so long ago that we had those brief, crazy flings with “junk shots,” “kill shots,” and “top kills.”  Those were engineers doing improv. But there was always a net: Engineers know relief wells, we’re told, and once the two wells currently being drilled are finished in August, the problem will be solved.  Now, […]

    Randy Rieland Climate & Energy