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Image via Kid K Adam Dillon was a contractor for BP, and worked to help coordinate the spill cleanup of effort. His first appearance on television found him chasing reporters of a spill-impacted sight in the middle of a news segment for WDSU in New Orleans. Now, the tides have turned, and Dillon is willfully [...]

Photo courtesy of Philippe Cousteau We made it into Tampa late last night and took the one hour drive to the beach near St. Petersburg. It was going to be another long day and we were prepared to get up early and get to the beach for the cleanup. I had come here in partnership [...]

Photo via NY Daily News The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 was passed after the Exxon-Valdez to hold oil companies responsible for their spills. One of the main provisions of the bill was that it held oil companies liable for funding the cleanup of their messes — but only up to $75 million dollars worth. [...]

Photo via GDB Ever since the fishermen whose livelihoods have been shattered by the encroaching oil spill were first hired by BP as cleanup workers, concerns mounted for their health. Three weeks ago in Venice, Louisiana the NRDC told me that oil cleanup workers weren’t getting proper safety gear. Then, at a town hall meeting [...]

As the effort to cleanup the still-growing oil spill continues, many fishermen who can no longer fish are being employed in the short term by BP. For the time being, helping position oil-absorbent boom and skimming the waters, they have a me…Read the full story on TreeHugger