~ Has the Gusher Really Stopped? An Oily Update

That sense of relief, that the Deepwater Horizon gusher in the gulf was stopped, was nice while it lasted. All three … More

Dear Commander-in-Chief, The Oil Spill Is Winning!

Dear Commander-in-Chief: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! It is day 81. The oil invasion is spreading. We will soon be surrounded by … More

On the surface it may look like BP and the Obama administration are having some bad oil days. Rust-colored oil that … More

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has released a devastating ad against President Obama’s handling of the BP oil spill vs … More

Strange how everyone’s worse case scenarios seems to be turning into the most likely case scenarios. It’s hard not to … More

Yesterday oil industry executives from BP, Halliburton, and Transocean were on Capital Hill to give Senate testimony on what happened … More

Friday night, the containment box that was the best hope for slowing down and funneling oil from BP’s Deepwater well … More

A weekend storm that dumped fifteen inches of rain in 48 hours has left Nashville and middle Tennessee devastated by … More

Have we created The Perfect Oil Storm? Don’t get me wrong, I’m an optimist by nature and a firm believer that … More

Growing up as a city girl in the midwest, my introduction to and early education about crude oil and its … More