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Share your photos of the BP oil spill

From wildlife affected by the Gulf of Mexico spill to protests against BP, add your photos to our Flickr groupTwo months after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, it is estimated that up to 60,000 barrels of oil a day are leaking into the Gulf of Mexico.The fall-out has not only... [continue]

Joe Barton: the Republican who apologised to BP | Richard Adams

Texas Republican Joe Barton provokes anger and ridicule over his apology to BP for its treatment by the US governmentAt the congressional hearing on the tragic Gulf of Mexico oil spill, it was BP chief executive Tony Hayward who was expected to be savaged. But it was one of Hayward's inquisitors,... [continue]

Gulf oil spill: Obama and BP caring for the 'small people' | Richard Adams

President Obama's aggressive tone and BP's capitulation means their joint battle to reassure the public is finally being wonIt may have taken 57 days since the start of the disastrous Gulf oil spill, but for Barack Obama and BP today's events may mark the "inflection point" – to use current White... [continue]

BP agrees to pay $20bn into Gulf oil spill fund | Richard Adams

President Obama to announce that BP will pay $20bn into fund administered by mediator who oversaw 9/11 paymentsUnder intense pressure from the White House, BP has agreed to contribute $20bn into a special fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill.The terms of the deal were being thrashed out... [continue]

BP oil spill hearings - live blog | Richard Adams

• BP executive says response to spill "pretty effective"• Commit hara-kiri, suggests Louisiana congressman• BP's rivals say they would have acted differently• Politicians mock BP plan's dead expert and walruses10am ET: We're live at the House of Representatives' energy and environment... [continue]

Bonn climate talks diary

Saudi name down the toilet, Yvo cooks a delegate, the World Bank gets a bashing and windy wondersA diplomatic whodunnitSomeone was so angry at Saudi Arabia's continual "wrecking" tactics – which have blocked several moves by developing countries to reassess the science of climate change and... [continue]

Confidence in climate science remains strong, poll shows

Survey shows 71% of Britons are concerned about climate, despite hacked emails, failure at Copenhagen and cold weatherClimate science's winter of discontent has not made a large impact on the British public's attitudes to global warming, according to poll of over 1,800 people.The poll, by... [continue]

Bonn climate talks diary | John Vidal

Monckton gives first official UN press conference, Mexico sets out its stall and the UN football team thrashes 'the world'• Rich nations accused over 'logging loophole'• Rich nations backtracking on new climate aidMonckton's 'complete ignorance'Viscount Monckton and the ever-eccentric Committee... [continue]

Rich nations backtracking on new climate aid, development watchdog warns

IIED says rich nations are double-counting cash and raiding existing budgets to 'wriggle out' of £21bn aid promise• Rich nations accused over 'logging loophole'• Bonn climate talks diaryRich countries will raid existing aid budgets, double-count promises and convert grants to loans to avoid... [continue]

Cross-channel shopping is the ultimate food miles madness | Leo Hickman

How can it make financial or environmental sense for expats living in France to get their groceries delivered from the UK?• Expat orders for British supermarket food surge on strength of euroWarning: this blog could cause you to choke on your pain au raisin. As I reported in the Guardian today,... [continue]
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