Tag Archives: horizon

Utility companies knew about climate change for decades, too.

by DwightBowlin Posted on July 25, 2017

Climate change is rapidly altering the region, and less sea ice means more ships are lining up to traverse its remote waters. “It’s what keeps us up at night,” Amy Merten, a NOAA employee, told the New York Times. “There’s just no infrastructure for response.”

Cargo ships and cruise liners are already setting sail, and the Trump administration is clearing the way for oil rigs to join them.

Canada, the U.S., and Russia have an agreement to help each other during emergencies, but the U.S. only has two functional heavy icebreaker ships, and rescue efforts would likely have to rely on other commercial ships being nearby.

To top it all off, the head of the Coast Guard, Paul Zukunft, says the U.S. is unprepared to deal with an Arctic oil spill. Zukunft pointed out the difficulty in cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon spill, which had much more favorable conditions.

“In the Arctic, it’s almost like trying to get it to the moon in some cases, especially if it’s in a season where it’s inaccessible; that really doubles, triples the difficulty of responding,” the head of the Navy’s climate change task force told Scientific American.

Continue at source – 

Utility companies knew about climate change for decades, too.

Posted in alo, Anchor, Citizen, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, ONA, oven, PUR, Ringer, solar, solar panels, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Utility companies knew about climate change for decades, too.

Warren Buffett is driving truckloads of money into electric companies.

by LouanneViera Posted on July 24, 2017

Climate change is rapidly altering the region, and less sea ice means more ships are lining up to traverse its remote waters. “It’s what keeps us up at night,” Amy Merten, a NOAA employee, told the New York Times. “There’s just no infrastructure for response.”

Cargo ships and cruise liners are already setting sail, and the Trump administration is clearing the way for oil rigs to join them.

Canada, the U.S., and Russia have an agreement to help each other during emergencies, but the U.S. only has two functional heavy icebreaker ships, and rescue efforts would likely have to rely on other commercial ships being nearby.

To top it all off, the head of the Coast Guard, Paul Zukunft, says the U.S. is unprepared to deal with an Arctic oil spill. Zukunft pointed out the difficulty in cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon spill, which had much more favorable conditions.

“In the Arctic, it’s almost like trying to get it to the moon in some cases, especially if it’s in a season where it’s inaccessible; that really doubles, triples the difficulty of responding,” the head of the Navy’s climate change task force told Scientific American.

Link to original – 

Warren Buffett is driving truckloads of money into electric companies.

Posted in alo, Anchor, Casio, Citizen, Everyone, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, ONA, oven, Ringer, solar, solar panels, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Warren Buffett is driving truckloads of money into electric companies.

One city is making a good start at tackling its homelessness problems — thanks to a lawsuit.

by MireyaErickson9 Posted on September 13, 2016

What could go wrong?

The Stones field, 200 miles south of New Orleans and 1.8 miles beneath the water surface, is far deeper than the field tapped by the Deepwater Horizon rig, which exploded in 2010, killing 11 workers and spilling about 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

The new project, the Guardian reports, could be a boon to Shell CEO Ben van Beurden, whose annual bonus is linked to completing major new projects. But some Shell shareholders will be less than pleased. At the company’s annual meeting last year, many shareholders pushed to end CEO bonuses for actions that harm the climate and to require investments in renewables.

Last year, van Beurden admitted that we cannot burn all the fossil fuel reserves on the planet and expect global temperature rise to stay below 2 degrees Celsius. Above 2C, climate scientists warn that the consequences will be severe and, in some cases, irreversible. So far, we’re halfway there.

But Shell is just continuing on with business as usual: The company forecasts that its deep-water production capacity will grow dramatically by the early 2020s.

View article: 

One city is making a good start at tackling its homelessness problems — thanks to a lawsuit.

Posted in alo, Anchor, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, ONA, The Atlantic, Uncategorized, wind power | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on One city is making a good start at tackling its homelessness problems — thanks to a lawsuit.

Deepwater Horizon is being made into a movie, and it looks disastrously good.

by XLBAntoine Posted on September 12, 2016

What could go wrong?

The Stones field, 200 miles south of New Orleans and 1.8 miles beneath the water surface, is far deeper than the field tapped by the Deepwater Horizon rig, which exploded in 2010, killing 11 workers and spilling about 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

The new project, the Guardian reports, could be a boon to Shell CEO Ben van Beurden, whose annual bonus is linked to completing major new projects. But some Shell shareholders will be less than pleased. At the company’s annual meeting last year, many shareholders pushed to end CEO bonuses for actions that harm the climate and to require investments in renewables.

Last year, van Beurden admitted that we cannot burn all the fossil fuel reserves on the planet and expect global temperature rise to stay below 2 degrees Celsius. Above 2C, climate scientists warn that the consequences will be severe and, in some cases, irreversible. So far, we’re halfway there.

But Shell is just continuing on with business as usual: The company forecasts that its deep-water production capacity will grow dramatically by the early 2020s.

See original – 

Deepwater Horizon is being made into a movie, and it looks disastrously good.

Posted in alo, Anchor, eco-friendly, FF, G & F, GE, ONA, The Atlantic, Uncategorized, wind power | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Deepwater Horizon is being made into a movie, and it looks disastrously good.

BP Was Just Found Grossly Negligent in the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. Read the Full Ruling.

by TheresaBitner Posted on September 4, 2014

Mother Jones

In a blunt ruling handed down on Thursday, a federal judge in New Orleans found that the biggest oil spill in US history, the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, was caused by BP’s “willful misconduct” and “gross negligence.”

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people and spilling millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf over the next several months. According to Bloomberg, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit include “the federal government, five Gulf of Mexico states, banks, restaurants, fishermen and a host of others.”

The case also includes two other companies that were involved in aspects of the design and function of the Deepwater Horizon—Transocean and Halliburton—though the bulk of the blame was reserved for BP.

“BP’s conduct was reckless,” wrote District Judge Carl Barbier, in a 153-page ruling. “Transocean’s conduct was negligent. Halliburton’s conduct was negligent.”

The judge ruled that BP was responsible for 67 percent of the blowout, explosion and subsequent oil spill, while Transocean was at fault for 30 percent, and Halliburton for the remaining 3 percent.

According to Bloomberg, BP could face fines of as much as $18 billion.

Here’s the full ruling.

DV.load(“//www.documentcloud.org/documents/1283664-9042014findingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw.js”,
width: 630,
height: 420,
sidebar: false,
container: “#DV-viewer-1283664-9042014findingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw”
);

BP Was Just Found “Grossly Negligent” in the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. Read the Full Ruling. (PDF)

BP Was Just Found “Grossly Negligent” in the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. Read the Full Ruling. (Text)

Original article: 

BP Was Just Found Grossly Negligent in the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. Read the Full Ruling.

Posted in Anchor, Dolphin, FF, GE, LAI, LG, ONA, Radius, Uncategorized, Venta | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on BP Was Just Found Grossly Negligent in the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. Read the Full Ruling.

Washington: The Solar State?

by DelphiaPak Posted on August 5, 2014

BUSINESS

Recent Comments

Karl Perry SMICS on Apple a Day Keeps Climate Change Away
Katie Raney on Androids Saving the Rainforests
Palvan on Robbed Again…
Wendy on Bamboo Rocks the House
ScottAB on Idyllic Landscapes? Try Polluted Paradises
Emerald Horizon on Bamboo Rocks the House
Sally J. Sheldon on Bamboo Rocks the House
Emerald Horizon on Bamboo Rocks the House
Justin Gammill on Androids Saving the Rainforests

RECYCLING SEARCH

   

TERMS OF USE

   

PRIVACY POLICY

    SITE MAP    

LOGOUT

  

LOGIN

  

PROFILE

Member Associated Press

earth911

Original article:  

Washington: The Solar State?

Posted in bamboo, FF, GE, LG, ONA, Paradise, solar, solar panels, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Washington: The Solar State?

BP won’t pay for Gulf oil spill research

by NapoleonWND Posted on April 28, 2014

BP won’t pay for Gulf oil spill research

By

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater

Who’ll be watching out for the dolphins?

If BP let a bull loose in a China shop, the company would take umbrage at the usual “you break it, you bought it” policy.

The oil giant is refusing to pay for some of the ongoing research into the environmental effects of its 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, forcing the federal government to spend money on the needed science — money that had been earmarked for oil spill emergencies. The Financial Times reports:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a US government agency, wrote to BP last July seeking almost $148m to pay for “injury assessment and restoration planning activities”, including funding of $2.2m for research into the recovery of the coastal wetlands, more than $10m for dolphins and whales and $22m for oysters.

In October, BP replied to the NOAA request rejecting the majority of those requests, saying it was concerned over “the lack of visibility and accountability” in the process, and the unwillingness of the [Natural Resource Damage Assessment] trustees, which are US federal agencies and coastal state governments, to engage in technical discussions of the substantive issues.

BP boasts that it has paid more than $1 billion for damage assessment so far, as if that were some kind of an altruistic act. The company claims that the government is withholding scientific data produced during the assessment from its attorneys — data it says would prove that its oil spill wasn’t really all that bad.

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, a Louisiana agency involved with some of the post-spill studies, says much more research is needed. “There has never been a spill like this one, the largest, most expensive and the longest active spill response, and a similar level of effort needs to be applied to assessment and restoration,” Kyle Graham, the authority’s executive director, told The Times-Picayune. “We are likely years away from being comfortable with the assessment.”

The fact that BP is having to pay out billions in compensation to Gulf area businesses allegedly hurt by the spill probably isn’t making the company feel more generous.


Source
BP refuses to pay for more research on Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on dolphins, turtles, oysters, The Times-Picayune
BP refuses to fund Gulf oil spill studies, The Financial Times

John Upton is a science fan and green news boffin who tweets, posts articles to Facebook, and blogs about ecology. He welcomes reader questions, tips, and incoherent rants: johnupton@gmail.com.

Find this article interesting? Donate now to support our work.Read more: Business & Technology

,

Climate & Energy

Source article: 

BP won’t pay for Gulf oil spill research

Posted in ALPHA, Anchor, Dolphin, FF, GE, LAI, ONA, organic, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on BP won’t pay for Gulf oil spill research

Ex-BP official got rich on Deepwater Horizon spill, gets busted

by AdrianaGivens Posted on April 18, 2014

It’s just capitalism, right?

Ex-BP official got rich on Deepwater Horizon spill, gets busted

By

SkyTruth

When Keith Seilhan was called in to coordinate BP’s oil spill cleanup after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, the senior company official and experienced crisis manager looked at the situation and thought, “Fuck this.” He dumped his family’s $1 million worth of BP stock, earning a profit and saving $100,000 in potential losses after the share price tanked even further.

But Seilhan knew something that other investors did not know when he made that trade. The company was lying to the government and the public about the amount of oil that was leaking from the ruptured well — by a factor of more than ten. And the feds say that doesn’t just make Seilhan an awful person — it means he was engaging in insider trading. Charges and a settlement were announced Thursday.

“The complaint alleges that within days, Seilhan received nonpublic information on the extent of the evolving disaster, including oil flow estimates and data on the volume of oil floating on the surface of the Gulf,” the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in its announcement.

Without admitting or denying guilt, the Texan, who has since left BP, agreed to pay the government a penalty equivalent to double the $105,409 that he allegedly gained through the trade.


Source
SEC Charges Former Bp Employee with Insider Trading During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, SEC

John Upton is a science fan and green news boffin who tweets, posts articles to Facebook, and blogs about ecology. He welcomes reader questions, tips, and incoherent rants: johnupton@gmail.com.

Find this article interesting? Donate now to support our work.Read more: Business & Technology

,

Climate & Energy

Link to article:  

Ex-BP official got rich on Deepwater Horizon spill, gets busted

Posted in alo, Anchor, FF, GE, LAI, Landmark, LG, ONA, organic, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Ex-BP official got rich on Deepwater Horizon spill, gets busted

BP whines some more about how rough life is

by Vladyslava7u1 Posted on August 13, 2013

BP whines some more about how rough life is

By John Upton

Not that big a deal, really.

BP killed 11 workers when the Deepwater Horizon rig blew up, and then it obstructed government investigators. That’s not editorializing — the company pled guilty to manslaughter and obstruction charges. Since you can’t imprison a corporation, it was punished in other ways. One of those punishments was a temporary ban on getting new federal contracts.

Never one to miss an opportunity to publicly whine about how unfair the world is for an explosion-prone petrochemical giant, BP sued the U.S. government on Monday over the suspension, arguing in court that it is arbitrary, capricious, and “an abuse of discretion.” From Fuel Fix:

BP … wants a judge to order the EPA to lift the suspension and allow BP to bid for and secure new government contracts.

The suspension, called a debarment, affects only new federal contracts, not existing ones. Because of it, however, BP has lost out on potentially billions of dollars of business with the U.S. government.

Among other things, the company was ineligible for new contracts worth up to $1.9 billion to provide fuel to the government this year.

Our hearts are just bleeding.

John Upton is a science fan and green news boffin who tweets, posts articles to Facebook, and blogs about ecology. He welcomes reader questions, tips, and incoherent rants: johnupton@gmail.com.

Find this article interesting? Donate now to support our work.Read more: Business & Technology

,

Climate & Energy

Also in Grist

Please enable JavaScript to see recommended stories

See original article here:  

BP whines some more about how rough life is

Posted in ALPHA, Anchor, Dolphin, FF, G & F, GE, LAI, ONA, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on BP whines some more about how rough life is

Court tells Transocean to stop obstructing Deepwater Horizon investigation

by daniel13stoko Posted on July 25, 2013

Court tells Transocean to stop obstructing Deepwater Horizon investigation

By John Upton

Sky Truth

Transocean doesn’t want federal investigators getting to the bottom of this.

Yes, owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, you do have to cooperate with the federal government’s investigation into the 2010 explosion and oil spill. The rest of us would like to see how such disasters could be avoided in the future.

That was the message sent by a U.S. Court of Appeals to Transocean, the world’s largest offshore drilling company, ordering it to finally turn over long-sought documents to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).

Transocean has been appealing some of CSB’s subpoenas, arguing that the board lacks the authority to probe the disaster. CSB investigates industrial accidents, but Transocean says the rig explosion is outside the board’s purview partly because the rig was not a “stationary source.”

But the company was sharply rebuked by a three-judge panel for that reckless intransigence. From The Louisiana Record:

Transocean is currently appealing the CSB’s authority to investigate the matter.

The appeals court denied Transocean’s request for a stay under its claim that the CSB had abused its discretion and it ordered Transocean to turn over the subpoenaed information.

“Transocean has identified no particular interest in the subpoenaed documents,” the appeals court ruling states. “If this is true, then we find it remarkable that Transocean has resisted the CSB’s subpoenas for approximately thirty-one months, and continues to resist them on appeal.”

The court’s decision also made the point that the appeal concerning the CSB’s authority may take years to decide, whereas the information required by the CSB is needed immediately to prevent another hazardous situation from occurring.

To spend three years obstructing a federal probe into the Deepwater Horizon accident may seem unconscionable, but, then, this is the oil-drilling industry that we’re talking about.

John Upton is a science fan and green news boffin who tweets, posts articles to Facebook, and blogs about ecology. He welcomes reader questions, tips, and incoherent rants: johnupton@gmail.com.

Find this article interesting? Donate now to support our work.Read more: Business & Technology

,

Climate & Energy

Also in Grist

Please enable JavaScript to see recommended stories

Visit site:

Court tells Transocean to stop obstructing Deepwater Horizon investigation

Posted in Anchor, Dolphin, FF, G & F, GE, ONA, PUR, solar, solar power, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Court tells Transocean to stop obstructing Deepwater Horizon investigation