The same way that we have grown to expect the Republicans to ignore and change the science about issues like global climate change, we now have a White House who agrees to ignore the science that shows us that drilling 18,000 feet below the sea is inherently dangerous and can’t be done safely. But the…
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Papantonio: Black Tide – Bp Oil Spill One Year Later
Its now been a little over a year since BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 12 men and leaking millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The oil might have disappeared from the headlines, but it certainly hasn’t disappeared from the water or from the shores, and millions of Gulf Coast…
Papantonio: The Truth About Oil Subsidies
Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio talks with Tyson Slocum from Public Citizen about the truth behind oil subsidies and the government’s other oil industry giveaways. Here’s a hint, that $4 billion number being thrown around by the media is only one-tenth of what they actually get from the government.
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