Offshore Wind Energy 
The (Offshore) Winds of Change
On August 29th, in a significant step towards achieving the Biden administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) … Read more
Another Rig Fire in the Gulf, Another Wakeup Call
Updated below – 7/25/2013 Late last night, a natural gas drilling rig known as Hercules 265 exploded. The rig has now partially collapsed and is burning out of control, too … Continue reading
Big Oil Finally Catches a Break, Can Now Afford to Send Kids to College
Big Oil made big news on Wednesday when Exxon Mobil announced a major find in one of its Gulf of Mexico oil fields. Predictably, the industry and their friends in … Continue reading
Brother of Fallen BP Rig Worker Slams “Drill, baby, drill”
As the chants of “Drill, baby, drill!” get louder and louder and politicians thunder from their pulpits about putting oil rigs back in action, let’s not forget what it all … Continue reading
BP: Always Sticking Up For the Little Guys
Since replacing Tony Hayward (he of yachting fame and foot-in-mouth syndrome) as BP’s chief executive, Bob Dudley has mostly stayed out of the limelight. But Dudley stirred up memories of … Continue reading