Quantcast

BP: Crime and Punishment

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Richard Matthews | 2 Comments

It appears that justice may be catching up to BP in the wake of the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. A total of at least 4.9 million barrels of oil are estimated to have been spilled making it the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history. The company is being accused of lying about the extent…

Read More→

The shipwrecked Costa Concordia serves as a stark reminder of the environmental impact of cruise ships

The Costa Concordia and the Destructive Environmental Impact of Cruise Ships

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

The recent sinking of the Costa Concordia underscores the destructive environmental impact of cruise liners. The ship went down on January 13 with 4,200 passengers and crew on board. Seventeen people are confirmed dead and 15 people are still missing. Even if they manage to stay afloat, these massive ships have enormous footprints. If the Costa Concordia’s fuel leaks, it…

Read More→

Musings of a Malcontent: The Earth in 2012 – Aye Carumba!

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Carlyle Coash | 0 Comments

“Musings of a Malcontent” is a weekly op-ed by GlobalWarmingisReal contributor Carlyle Coash I am beginning to feel redundant. I mean how many weeks in a row can I talk about oil spills? Seemingly forever at the rate we’re going. If you haven’t seen it yet, there is an absolutely fabulous spill off the coast of Nigeria. Shell Oil clearly…

Read More→

Musings of a Malcontent: Environmental Irony in an Imperfect (but humorous?) World

Musings of a Malcontent: Shell Oil is AWESOME!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Carlyle Coash | 0 Comments

“Musings of a Malcontent” is a weekly op-ed by GlobalWarmingisReal contributor Carlyle Coash Dudes and dudettes! I know a few weeks ago I said that Exxon rocks, but seriously – Shell Oil is totally awesome! They are like…totally the best when it comes to nearly averting huge oil spills. Man, they rock so much they make Exxon’s rocking look like…

Read More→

Environmental News Wrap – June 16-21

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Anders Hellum-Alexander | 0 Comments

GlobalWarmingisReal contributor Anders Hellum-Alexander wraps-up the climate and environmental news headlines for the past week: Must Read of the Week: Biomass energy has been touted as a smart way to deal with bio-refuse. The idea is being reexamined though because the act of burning bio-refuse is more damaging than any alternative. Also, the pay off for making biomass burning carbon…

Read More→

A Member of the PlanetWatch Group

GlobalWarmingisReal: A Member of the PlanetWatch Group

SSL Certificate
SSL Certificate

Privacy Policy