Gulf Spill's Causes and Consequences; Yellowstone Buffalo Hazing; BPA Trouble
Posted May 19, 2010
Wesley Warren was interviewed on ABC News’ World News Tonight about lax oversight by the Obama administration of BP offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico… In USA Today, Lisa Suatoni explained that the oil disaster in the Gulf could have lasting harmful impacts on the ocean’s food chain… McClatchy Newspapers quoted Gina Solomon about the need to protect cleanup workers’ health in the Gulf by collecting and sharing accurate exposure data…
In The New York Times, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz stressed that the Obama administration should move the country away from tar sands oil as part of its climate and clean energy initiatives… Doug Obegi spoke with the Associated Press about a federal judge’s ruling that will dismantle protections in the Bay Area Delta for salmon, steelhead and other vulnerable species; Doug was interviewed by numerous other outlets, including the San Francisco Chronicle and Contra Costa Times…
Matt Skoglund and Louisa Willcox criticized the annual hazing of buffalo to return them to Yellowstone National Park in a front page spread in Wyoming’s Powell Tribune… In a HealthDay article carried by MSN.com, BusinessWeek and others, Sarah Janssen discussed health concerns related to Bisphenol A, a common chemical found in some canned foods and plastic products…
