Reuters: BP Plc took risky shortcuts in drilling its Macondo well that “increased the danger…
Month: June 2010
Thailand rejects climate draft
Bangkok Post: Thailand has rejected a new draft negotiating text for long-term cooperation on climate…
BP survival fears as predicted cost of oil spill soars
Guardian: The Gulf of Mexico disaster was always going to hit BP in the pocket….
Gulf oil spill: BP faces $34bn in fines as Senate smashes estimates
Guardian: BP is facing a bill of up to $34bn from the Gulf of Mexico…
The rise and fall of BP
Guardian: As names go, the First Exploitation Company sounds like an inspired slight dreamed up…
Americans angry at BP, not Britain
Reuters: Americans are angry with BP because of the massive oil spill in the Gulf…
High-yield agriculture slows pace of global warming, say researchers
ScienceDaily: Advances in high-yield agriculture over the latter part of the 20th century have prevented…
Indonesia’s plan to save its rainforests
Mongabay: An interview with Agus Purnomo and Yani Saloh, Special Assistants to the President of…
NZ ambassador gets climate change job
Stuff: New Zealand is one of the few countries to take a positive out of…
Environmentalists Use Oil Spill as a Rallying Cry
New York Times: The oil spill spreading through the Gulf of Mexico has been declared…