Oil Disaster Round-Up

by: Mae Singerman

Fri Jul 23, 2010 at 13:34:41 PM EDT

 Wonder what's been going on this week in the Gulf Coast? Here's a bit of the news  you may have missed.

• Career whistleblower Hugh Kaufman says EPA officials know that the chemical dispersants they're using to clean the spill present a threat to public health and the Gulf ecosystem and should be banned; they just don't want to say so.
  
• Three of every four oil and gas lobbyists worked for federal government. With 600 lobbists who have very close relationships to DC, proposals to enact new restrictions or curb oil use have stalled amid concerted Republican opposition and strong objections from Democrats in oil-producing states.
• Senate Democrats disapointed environmentalists by putting off pursuing a broad climate change legislation. Instead, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he plans to bring up a narrower energy bill next week that would revamp offshore oil drilling rules in the wake of the BP oil spill.
• Oil spill illnesses, injuries double in past month
•  Faith at the Gulf takes a look at how people in and around Biloxi are dealing with the oil spill and the impact of faith on the crisis.

Oil Spill Round Up

by: Mae Singerman

Thu Jun 17, 2010 at 15:45:07 PM EDT

Here's what you may have missed about the oil disaster in relation to religion, workers rights and activism.  

• Sojourners, the National Council of Churches, and the Reform Action Center are all blogging about what is happening in the Gulf Coast from faith perspectives
  
• BP station owners sufer as people refuse to buy gas from BP stations. "That’s the catch for any franchise operator, whether it’s a pizza parlor or a Subway … you deal with the good and bad from the brand’s reputation"
• Activism or business? Guy bought domain names after the storm and now is cashing in on them to support vicitms in the Gulf.
• Week long protests happening on Capitol Hill this week, including dropping off oily water to oil company executives.
• Vietnamese-American fisherman held a protest on Tuesday, with more than 80% of their community working in the seafood industry.
  
• Fannie Mae announces relief for homeowners affected by spill.
  

Oil Spill Round Up

by: Mae Singerman

Tue Jun 15, 2010 at 14:33:50 PM EDT

After the jump, what you may have missed today about the oil spill...focusing on workers issues , activism and religion...

Oil Spill Round Up

by: Mae Singerman

Mon Jun 14, 2010 at 12:50:17 PM EDT