New Data Uncovers Shocking Amount Of Illegal Petrol Stations In SA
South African journalists have exposed a disturbing web of illegal activities within South Africa’s fuel industry, implicating major players in practices that undermine environmental regulations and consumer trust.
Watch: Banksy Installs Anti-BP Dolphin Ride On Brighton Pier [VIDEO]
The ride is similar to those you rode as a kid outside the Pick ‘n’ Pay – you know, the space-ship or car that used to move about as your mom patiently waited. Banksy’s version is a little different, it delivers a message. The ride is not a space-ship or a car, it’s a dolphin struggling to swim through fishing nets and BP oil, installed as a reminder to those who have forgotten about BP’s role in poisoning the Gulf Coast of the USA.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Blackberry messenger for iOS and Android. Guptas buying votes with food. SAA gets new planes. Facebook bans social suicide app. Federer cuts his hair. Nigeria in state of emergency. BP/Shell price fixing..
Deepwater Horizon Rig Owner Agrees To Record $1,4 Billion In Fines
Transocean, the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, has agreed to pay $1,4 billion in various penalties.
The BP Oil Spill Photos You Weren’t Supposed To See [PICS]
It has been two years since 4,9 million barrels of oil were spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. In the midst of the disaster, BP and its contractors did everything they could to keep people from seeing the scale of the disaster. But new photos released today offer some new insight into just how horrific the Gulf became for sea life. See them inside.
Fresh Oil Leaks From Damaged BP Well Spotted In Gulf Of Mexico
New oil leakage has been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, near the BP well that burst 15 months ago; the oil currently covers an area about seven kilometres long and 50 metres wide. It’s not clear if the oil is coming from the reservoir itself, or if’s been trapped in last year’s damaged rigging.
BP To Resume Drilling In The Gulf of Mexico
Hoo. BP’s planning on restarting deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico on 10 wells this summer; U.S. regulators seem to be giving it the go-ahead in exchange for tougher safety rules. In unrelated news, President Obama promised last week to cut U.S. oil imports by 33%
BP HAS TAKEN A LONG HARD LOOK IN THE MIRROR
…And has decided that it can’t shoulder all of the responsibility for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, an ecological disaster of biblical proportions. In fact, BP have scrutinised the situation so finely that they’ve come to the conclusion that they can’t bear much of the blame for the mass rape of North America’s Gulf at […]