Tag / BP
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Say What You Mean
I imagine the Obama administration and supporters of renewable energy wish the industry’s recent nightmare was more like one of the subpar horror movies I watched over Halloween weekend: amusingly terrifying but ultimately harmless. The financial collapse of the federally supported solar energy company Solyndra, however, is no Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
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Keep The Lines (of Pollution, Extortion, and Exploitation) Open
In the last print issue of the Washington University Political Review, my esteemed colleague Lennox Mark wrote an article advocating for the continuation of offshore oil drilling in the United States despite the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. His piece is compelling, making several great points. He discusses the importance of maintaining jobs in the…
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In Defense of Offshore Drilling
No one in our country is ignorant of the horrendous disaster that was the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The incalculable damage to the environment of the Gulf Coast will be immortalized in history as a nightmare we hope will never be relived. This oil spill, once referred to by…
