Publication Items

BP Contractors, Feds Continue to Bar Media from Public Property [1]

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 [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [10]

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 [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Technology [13]
Wildlife [14]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Mexico [16]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies [17]

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 [11]
Topics on the Beat:
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [6]
Policy [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about BLM Tweaks Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Policies [17]
Cleanup Workers' Contract: Don't Talk to Media [22]

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 [5]
Water & Oceans [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [25]

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 [12]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [23]
People & Population [27]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Dispersants Remain a Mystery to Public, Despite Fake "Disclosure" [28]

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 [29]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Health [30]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [23]
Environmental Health [31]
Wildlife [14]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [32]

US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [23]
Government [6]
Wildlife [14]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [32]
Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [33]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [23]
Technology [13]
Journalism & Media [7]
Wildlife [14]
Region:
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [33]
Judge Backs Chevron's Grab for Documentary Out-takes in Ecuador Case [34]

A federal district judge in New York ordered film-maker Joe Berlinger to turn over more than 600 hours of raw footage from his documentary "Crude," about a lawsuit by natives in Ecuador charging Chevron with polluting the Amazon rainforest there.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Pollution [26]
Journalism & Media [7]
Region:
International [36]
South America [37]
Visibility:
Public [9]
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Taxpayer-Funded Feedlots Refuse To Disclose Polluting Emissions [38]

Beef and pork factory farms are exempt from federal requirements to report their greenhouse gas emissions but are okay with accepting federal subsidies to capture their methane emissions and turn them into energy.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [39]
Air [40]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Waste [41]
Government [6]
Region:
National (U.S.) [19]
Visibility:
Public [9]
- Read more about Taxpayer-Funded Feedlots Refuse To Disclose Polluting Emissions [38]

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