The President’s National Oil Spill Commission released preliminary findings from its investigation into BP’s oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Read about how the White House hid the truth on the spill.

Originally posted on The MarkUp.

This is the eighteenth article in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candidates in key races around the country.

Originally posted on The MarkUp.

On Thursday, House Republicans issued their roadmap for the midterm elections and the next legislative session. It’s called the “Pledge to America,” but on energy issues, it sounds more like a pledge that makes powerful promises to the oil and gas industry.

By Ann Notthoff

Originally posted on The MarkUp.

Despite disaster after disaster, Big Oil continues reckless drilling projects in the Arctic and around the globe. It’s time to move beyond oil once and for all. Here’s what we’re doing about it.

Originally posted on The MarkUp.

This is the sixteenth article in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candidates in key races around the country.

The Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that “BP, the energy giant responsible for the largest offshore oil spill in history, helped develop [California’s] framework for teaching more than 6 million students about the environment.”

This is the fourteenth article in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candidates in key races around the country.

It’s hard to think how a recent article in the Akron Beacon Journal could have left out any more relevant information. The Journal is a reputable paper, and so we were surprised by the article’s flaws.

Originally posted on The MarkUp.

This is the twelfth article in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candidates in key races around the country.