Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010.  Today Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak sent letters to BP America Inc. and Transocean Ltd. regarding recent reports on the failure of the blowout preventer on the Deepwater Horizon rig to shut off the flow[Read More…]

LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010 – 12:34 PM (CST)– The unified command continues with a comprehensive oil well intervention and spill-response plan following the April 22 sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles southeast of New Orleans.  More than 1,000 personnel are involved in the response effort both on[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010 – Audubon experts across the Gulf Coast are monitoring the spread of thousands of gallons of oil that threaten to turn last week’s drilling platform explosion into a growing environmental disaster. “The terrible loss of 11 workers may be just the beginning of this tragedy[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010.  The big five oil companies—BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Shell—are poised to report their first quarter profits this week. And it should surprise no one that rising oil and gasoline prices will lead to higher profits compared to 2009. A research note from Citigroup determined that,[Read More…]

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2010.  BP today activated an extensive oil spill response in the US Gulf of Mexico following the fire and subsequent sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles south-east of New Orleans. BP is assisting Transocean in an assessment of the well and subsea blow out[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar A civic morality tale is playing out in Lancaster, Calif., where two city officials have stirred considerable controversy because of their remarks about religion. City Councilwoman Sherry Marquez started the ruckus last month by posting comments[Read More…]