10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
British Petroleum (BP)
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BP to face flak over green targets and pay at AGM
Campaigners claim BP has failed to do enough on environmental pledges made at last year’s annual general meeting (AGM) and will hold bosses to account at the oil company’s shareholder gathering. At
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U.S. judge approves BP civil settlement with U.S. government over 2010 spill
U.S. Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval on Monday to BP Plc's (BP.L) civil settlement over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it reached a deal in July 2015 to pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties
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Fossil fuel industry pressed to pay for share of climate damage
More than 60 environmentalist organisations are calling for a tax on fossil fuel extraction that would see energy giants pay compensation to countries being impacted by climate change. The Carbon Levy
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BP spill manslaughter charges dropped, one guilty of environmental crime
Manslaughter charges were dropped against two former BP well site managers involved in the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil drilling disaster on Wednesday, and one pleaded guilty to an environmental crime,
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Corporations have paid more than $57 billion in environmental, health and safety penalties since 2010
Eight large parent corporations — along with their subsidiaries — shelled out more than $1 billion in penalties related to environmental, health and safety violations since 2010, according to a new report.
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BP wins one U.S. court ruling, loses another over 2010 Gulf spill
A U.S. appeals court said BP Plc, which in July reached a $18.7 billion settlement of federal, state and local claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, must face one of two proposed class-action
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BP Posts Loss as Oil Spill Settlement and Sagging Demand Take Toll
LONDON — The British oil giant BP said on Tuesday that it lost $5.8 billion in the second quarter, reflecting a huge settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The roughly 40 percent fall in
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BP may be takeover target after settling oil spill for US$18.7b
BP’S US$18.7 billion settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill draws a line under years of uncertainty to allow it to focus once again on growth but could make it an acquisition target. The British
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BP reaches $18.7 billion settlement over deadly 2010 spill
BP Plc will pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states to resolve nearly all claims from its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago in the largest corporate settlement
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Renewables fastest growing form of energy in 2014: BP
Renewable power was the fastest growing form of energy last year, with a record 6 percent of global power generation, in a year when energy consumption slowed sharply worldwide, BP said in an authoritative