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Hired BP Muscle Still Blocking Access; ACLU Weighs In [1]

Mother Jones' Mac McClelland reports that some of those guys wearing uniforms and harassing journalists are actually off-duty local law enforcement officers being paid for their time by BP.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Understanding Oil; Publishers Tout 60+ Books [7]

There will be scores of angles to cover as the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster continues to unfold. One of the books compiled by the Association of American University Presses may provide you insight on an oil-related issue, in fields such as economics, politics, international relations, sociology, environment, and technology.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Grasshopper Infestations on the Rise Again [10]

As drought blankets much of the western U.S. and Canada, so do grasshoppers, Mormon crickets, and other associated bugs. The cyclical insect infestations, which are occurring in pockets in every state west of the Mississippi and in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, range from light to very severe.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [11]
Disasters [4]
Wildlife [12]
Region:
Canada [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
California [17]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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BP Contractors, Feds Continue to Bar Media from Public Property [18]

WDSU, the NBC affiliate in New Orleans (Channel 6), found that BP's highly publicized statement that it is not barring news media from witnessing the cleanup, or its failure, is in fact not true. See video of this and other examples, and get contact info for the Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center if you've been denied access.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Government [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [22]

As the Gulf oil spill continues to spread and become a growing concern to more parts of the US, these key tools will help you tell and illustrate the story.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Technology [24]
Wildlife [12]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Mexico [25]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [22]
BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies [26]

The changes affect only new drilling areas and may include greater consideration of environmental impacts, more public review, fewer "categorical exclusions" from environmental review, and more.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Government [19]
Policy [27]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies [26]
Rig Survivors Detained Until They Signed Statements [29]

Deepwater Horizon explosion survivors were detained at sea for 36 to 40 hours and prevented from talking to families or going home until they signed two statements, one that they'd not been injured and the other that they'd not witnessed the explosion.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [32]

Workers in the "Vessels of Opportunity" Gulf spill cleanup program had to sign a contract prohibiting them from talking to the news media or disclosing "proprietary and confidential" information.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Water & Oceans [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Journalism & Media [20]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [32]
BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [33]

Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [30]
People & Population [35]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Visibility:
Public [6]
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Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [36]

Dispersant manufacturer Nalco failed to disclose the chemical identity of the ingredients to the news media or public, and ignored a US EPA order to stop using the product in the Gulf.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Chemicals [37]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Health [38]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [30]
Environmental Health [39]
Wildlife [12]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [36]

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