About time! Almost 2 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and caused the gigantic BP oil spill which released over 200 million gallons of crude oil, the first criminal charges are being filed in connection with the event.

About time! Almost 2 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and caused the gigantic BP oil spill which released over 200 million gallons of crude oil, the first criminal charges are being filed in connection with the event.

Photos via CapsuleHotel.org

Garbage Architect Denis Oudendijk has gone and done the impossible by making off-shore oil rig waste actually cool. He’s turned discarded escape pods into rustic, floating hotel rooms….Read the full story on TreeHugger

Related Blogs

• Related Blogs on denis

• Related Blogs on hotel rooms
• Dallas Lasik

• Related Blogs on oil rig

It’s been over a month since the $560-million oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sunk and vast quantities of oil are still leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, causing an environmental catastrophe of epic proportions. Yesterday morning U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told the media that BP’s “top kill” effort has “stabilised the wellhead” and that pressure coming from the well is now “very low”. On Monday, along with ABC’s Sam Champion, chief ocean correspondent for Planet Green Philippe Cousteau dove in the oil spill; they were the first to do so.

Aside from BP …Read the full story on TreeHugger

It’s been over a month since the $560-million oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sunk and vast quantities of oil are still leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, causing an environmental catastrophe of epic proportions. Yesterday morning U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told the media that BP’s “top kill” effort has “stabilised the wellhead” and that pressure coming from the well is now “very low”. On Monday, along with ABC’s Sam Champion, chief ocean correspondent for Planet Green Philippe Cousteau dove in the oil spill; they were the first to do so.

Aside from BP …Read the full story on TreeHugger

It’s been over a month since the $560-million oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sunk and vast quantities of oil are still leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, causing an environmental catastrophe of epic proportions. Yesterday morning U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told the media that BP’s “top kill” effort has “stabilised the wellhead” and that pressure coming from the well is now “very low”. On Monday, along with ABC’s Sam Champion, chief ocean correspondent for Planet Green Philippe Cousteau dove in the oil spill; they were the first to do so.

Aside from BP …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo: SkyTruth, CC

Update: Will a Rough Hurricane Season Worsen the BP Oil Spill?

How Long Until the Oil Leak is Fixed?
It’s been over a month since the $560-million oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sunk and vast quantities of oil are stillRead the full story on TreeHugger