A publication of the Carnegie Council By: Evan O’Neil 03/21/11 After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and now the nuclear meltdown in Japan, it should be clear that oil and nuclear power are not benign forces. Both are toxic, dirty, and insecure forms of energy. It …
BP: Taking Us “Beyond Petroleum”?
A Practical Visionary Perspective © 2010 by Corinne McLaughlin When BP changed its name from “British Petroleum” to “Beyond Petroleum” some years ago to promote its new division for renewable energy, did the company have any idea about the dramatic role it would later play? Did BP realize what it …