Weekly Mulch: Slick of Oil Industry Cash Gummed up Regulatory Works

By: Friday May 7, 2010 10:01 am

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is worse than anyone thought, and the crisis will likely go on for months. British Petroleum (BP) is tripping over itself to say it’ll cover the costs of the clean-up, yet before the spill, the company spent its time and money pushing back against government regulation and safety measures.

Astroturf Comes to the Oil Patch

By: Wednesday August 19, 2009 12:58 pm

The Oil Industry has outraged citizens too, you know.

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