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Originally featured on Occupy.com
Nine New York activists known as the “Montrose 9” received sentences of fines and community service on Jan. 9 for blockading access to a Spectra Energy construction yard in November 2015.
Following the verdict,...
by William Fowler
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on Sun Jan 15, 2017 at 10:54 AM PST
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Come 27 June 2016, Oakland, California's city council will vote on an ordinance to ban shipment of coal through the city's port.
The text of the ordinance is not yet drafted, and may not ban coal at all: it may instead require mitigations that are...
by Steve Masover
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on Tue May 17, 2016 at 11:36 AM PDT
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Topics: Second week of BP oil spill trial focuses on gross negligence, Engineer who did forensic analysis of blowout preventer continues testimony in BP Gulf oil spill trial, Oil Executives, Experts ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Mar 12, 2013 at 01:30 PM PDT
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The third day of the BP trial has featured a combative BP higher-up, a BP senior executive who resigned from BP in disgust, expert witnesses in the drilling field, and the star of today's show...the ...
by Lorinda Pike
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on Wed Feb 27, 2013 at 02:33 PM PST
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As the BP trial enters the second day, the first witness called was Robert Bea, a University of California-Berkeley professor who was consulted by the White House commission that investigated the ...
by Lorinda Pike
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on Tue Feb 26, 2013 at 03:00 PM PST
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Topics: BP hit by new $34bn Deepwater Horizon claim, BP objects to $34 billion oil spill claims sought by states, Transocean and federal prosecutors defend plea agreement in memo to judge; blame BP ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Feb 12, 2013 at 01:30 PM PST
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Judgement Day for BP. Motion to extend deadline for seafood industry settlement rejected. TransCanada makes a boo-boo.
You are in the current Gulf Watchers BP Catastrophe AUV #604. AUV #603 is here.
by Lorinda Pike
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on Tue Jan 29, 2013 at 10:55 AM PST
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Topics: Unlike BP, Transocean likely off the hook for felony charges related to workers' deaths in 2010 Gulf spill, Transocean to pay $1.4 billion to settle pollution, safety violations in Gulf oil ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Jan 08, 2013 at 01:30 PM PST
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Survey to wellhead completed; no info released. Louisiana will be a major player in BP litigation. Shell considers BP bid. BP sell chunk of North Sea field. Lawsuit to challenge plans for offshore ...
by Lorinda Pike
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on Tue Dec 18, 2012 at 02:59 PM PST
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Gulf Watchers Tues. - $2.4 billion of BP settlement to Repub founded group - BP Catastrophe AUV #601 Topics: BP settlement a boon to conservation group, Breaking Down The BP Settlement: Where Will The Money Go? | ThinkProgress, BP settles criminal charges for $4 billion in spill; supervisors ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Nov 27, 2012 at 01:30 PM PST
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The criminal charges may come first. Opting out might not be the best idea..you know, half a loaf and all that. BP owes Alaska $$$. Who dat doin' that deepwater drilling? It ain't the Saints... ...
by Lorinda Pike
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on Tue Nov 13, 2012 at 03:06 PM PST
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Topics: BP says gulf oil sheen not from a fresh leak, BP caps, plugs equipment believed to be source of recent sheen in Gulf near site of 2010 spill, BP asks to abandon plugged containment dome on ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Oct 30, 2012 at 01:30 PM PDT
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BP "company men" (and everyone else) from the Deepwater Horizon should testify. Will we get to watch ROVs again? Probably not. Feinberg's replacement expects BP settlement deal to stand. Protesters ...
by Lorinda Pike
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on Tue Oct 16, 2012 at 02:00 PM PDT
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Topics: Norway investigates 'substantial' oil and gas leak on BP platform, BP Norwegian leak small but endangered facility, Study: Virtually all Ala. tar balls from BP spill, Gulf Fisheries ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Sep 25, 2012 at 12:30 PM PDT
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BP wants to steam clean Louisiana beaches after Isaac. Objections raised to settlement of claims. Transocean proposes a $1.5 billion settlement, fights Brazilian injunction, and buys four new ...
by Lorinda Pike
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on Tue Sep 11, 2012 at 02:56 PM PDT
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Topics: Louisiana Plans for Gulf Oil Dredged by Isaac’s Force, BP says shutting all Gulf of Mexico oil platforms on storm threat, BP contaminated gasoline claims reach 6,500, BP gets 6.5K claims ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Aug 28, 2012 at 01:30 PM PDT
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Location, location, location; please ignore the death and destruction... Federal mandate to remove idle oil rigs should be reconsidered. Half of Alaska Petroleum Reserve off limits. Survey says? ...
by Lorinda Pike
33 comments
on Tue Aug 14, 2012 at 03:24 PM PDT
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Gulf Watchers Tuesday - BP grantees find oil contributed to dolphin deaths - BP Catastrophe AUV #593 Topics: Dolphin deaths investigated by Southern Miss marine scientists, Dolphin Deaths: BP Oil Spill May Have Contributed To High Mortality Rate, Study Finds, Piecing the Puzzle Together on Dolphin ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Jul 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM PDT
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Topics: Blast at BP station kills 1, hurts 2, BP safety back in spotlight as explosion kills worker in US, BP to Pay $5.4 Million over Gender Bias Claims, Congress passes Restore Act, flood ...
by peraspera
25 comments
on Tue Jul 03, 2012 at 01:15 PM PDT
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Topics: BP Demands Scientist Emails in Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuit, Science out of context - Opinion, Statement on the Need to Protect the Scientific Deliberative Process : Woods Hole Oceanographic ...
by peraspera
25 comments
on Tue Jun 05, 2012 at 01:30 PM PDT
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