Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media
Workers in the "Vessels of Opportunity" Gulf spill cleanup program had to sign a contract prohibiting them from talking to the news media or disclosing "proprietary and confidential" information.
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BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss
Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.
Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure"
Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.
Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility
US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.
Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed
The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
"Shrimp and Crab, But Hold the Oil, Please"
"The spill doesn't put a damper on the Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival, where at least 1,000 people showed up for good eats and good times. A portion of the proceeds will go toward needy fishermen."
Source: LA Times, 06/02/2010
"Obama, U.S. EPA Push for Cleaner Chicago River"
After years of being written off as a putrid eyesore, the Chicago River is now slated for cleanup by the Obama EPA.
Source: Chicago Tribune, 06/02/2010
Fed Appeals Court Dismisses Katrina Greenhouse Gases Suit
Some 30 energy companies are off the hook for now. "So many members of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals have recused themselves from a rehearing of a lawsuit that charges energy companies with contributing to the effects of Hurricane Katrina by emitting greenhouse gases that the court cannot conduct the rehearing."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/02/2010
"EPA Faults Calif. Hazardous-Waste Landfill's Testing of Contaminants"
"FRESNO, Calif. - A hazardous-waste landfill suspected by Kettleman City residents of causing birth defects has been inaccurately testing treated contaminants for five years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says."
Source: McClatchy, 06/02/2010
"Trading Places"
"As greenhouse gas levels and temperatures rise, seasonal events that species rely on are slipping out of balance. Consequently, many plants’ and animals’ neighborhoods – their ecosystems – are changing rapidly. These changes are challenging the ways in which we've protected wildlife and the ecosystems on which they depend."
Source: Earth Island Journal, 06/02/2010
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