Should Congress Let Corporate Abuses Slide By?
Accidents happen? Is that what Rand Paul would say face-to-face to the families of the eleven oil rig workers killed in the Deepwater Horizon explosion?
Accidents happen? Is that what Rand Paul would say face-to-face to the families of the eleven oil rig workers killed in the Deepwater Horizon explosion?
Steve Cohen identifies one of many examples of the corrupt miscalculation of the risk of offshore drilling in the months leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Senator Murkowski’s block of S. 3305 shows that, when it comes down to the needs of American communities and the needs of Big Oil, she’ll choose Big Oil.
John Shimkus doesn’t really want to drill or mine. He wants other people to do the dirty work and drill and mine for him.
Jim Piccillo’s move to address the lack of leadership in the 5th district suggests a powerful political strategy for congressional candidates in Gulf Coast states. The merging of environmental issues and economic issues could strengthen the hand of Democratic candidates for the mid-term elections.
Senator George LeMieux said, “Right now is not the time to fault the administration, or BP for what they could have or should have done.” LeMieux seems more interested in protecting BP than protecting Florida’s shores.