Energy Sector

Greedy Lying Bastards Documents Climate-Change Horrors

Who's Behind Those Ridiculous Obama Gas Price Attacks? Oil Companies and Pro-Israeli Activists

Miami-Dade voters have been inundated with political ads for going on six months now, but among the most visible -- and probably the most risible -- are the billboards all over I-95 and now the full-page Miami Herald ads showing Obama bowing to a Saudi sheik and blaming the Prez for higher gas price ... More >>

Federal Tax Loopholes: Big Corporations Profit From This Mafia-Like Protection Scheme

America's Fracking Gold Rush Portends the Greatest Environmental Disaster of a Generation

America's Petro-Terrorists

Wall Street and Washington conspire to destabilize the U.S. economy, one barrel of oil at a time.

Carrot Express: Wholesome Food (And a Car Wash?)

"Eat hummus and get gas" might be an appropriate marketing slogan for Carrot Express, a health food counter located in the Texaco station at Alton Road and 18th Street in South Beach. Or maybe not. Some might misinterpret this as a reference to the gastro-intestinal effects of garbanzo beans, as opp ... More >>

Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Bay of Pig's Feet

Since America began closing mental institutions in 1955, the streets have been deluged with mentally unbalanced individuals unable to care for themselves. (Blame JFK for that guy you see on your way to work every morning, who sits at the curb mumbling about spacemen and radioactive jelly beans.)As I ... More >>

U.S. Inspectors Approve Cuban Oil Rig 70 Miles Off Florida Coast, Ros-Lehtinen Slams Obama

When it comes to Cuba, President Obama can do little right in the eyes of exilio politicians. When he eased travel restrictions to the island, for example, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen accused him of undermining democracy on the island. Now she's slamming Obama for his decision to order U.S. inspectors ... More >>

Eliu Gonzalez, Florida City Sea Hustler, Pleads Guilty to Defrauding BP Out of Oil Spill Funds

We're betting this is what Gonzalez looks like.​BP was recently ripped off to the tune of six figures by an enterprising hustler named Eliu Gonzalez. The 37-year-old Florida City resident was indicted in April for forging documents to claim $110,116 in lost fishing income due to the Deep ... More >>

Rick Scott Supports Oil Drilling in Everglades

​What the hell sort of strange Pandora's box did Michele Bachmann reopen by suggesting she'd support drilling for oil in the Everglades. Now, Governor Rick Scott is dipping into the Tea Party's hive mind, and has said he's support some drilling for oil in the Everglades as well. Its ludicrous ... More >>

Today's Oil Spill Anniversary Is Last Chance to Sue Companies Responsible

Last chance to sue Transocean, at least until the next environmental disaster.​Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 rig workers and released 206 million gallons of crude into the ocean. And while the oil spill undoubtedly ... More >>

Taxis Adding $1 Surcharge Due to Rising Fuel Costs

​With gas prices slowly creeping once again to $4 for a gallon of regular, transportation is getting more expensive for us all. Even citizens who jet about town in taxis will start feeling the pain as cabs in the Miami area will start charging a $1 surcharge due to the recent rising fuel costs.

LeBron James' Polls Worst Than Everyone in Person of the Year Voting Except for BP's Tony Hayward

Remember how LeBron James' was included on Time magazine's teaser poll leading up to their annual "Person of the Year" honor? Well, he just found out about it and he's absolutely humbled. "I just heard that. It's pretty cool. It brings a smile to my face," he told reporters. That smile might tu ... More >>

Gulf Oil Spill Sticking With Us: Top Five Things We Thought Went Away But Really Didn't

Taint gone: the oil spill is with us for years to come, whether we like it or notYesterday scientists at the University of California, San Francisco published a report on the dangers to humans and wildlife still posed by the gigantic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. To the cha ... More >>

Tony Hayward Kiss-off: Top 10 "You're Fireds" in U.S. History

Peter Souza on Wiki Commons "If you talk bad about me, your'e gone." Not since Beelzebub was dumped from heaven by the big guy himself has somebody been so deserving of losing their job as BP's CEO Tony Hayward. The greasy executive will be officially stepping down Oct. 1 and his departure go ... More >>

Lobster Miniseason Begins Tomorrow

Florida Lobsters. ​Lobster enthusiasts should gas up their boats. Lobster miniseason begins tomorrow. Or tonight at 12:01 a.m. to be exact. The two-day lobster hunt is an opportunity for novice fishermen to be out on the water, drink, and, of course, catch lobsters.If this is your first time on th ... More >>

Oil Finally Stops Gushing Into Gulf, Says BP

​It took those fucktards at BP nearly three months, but they've finally stopped the leakage of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. So they say. The company says all valves have been shut on a new cap, thus stopping the flow at exactly 2:25 p.m. today. Gee, and only 4,200,000 gallons of oil managed to spi ... More >>

High Chance Oil Spill in Gulf Of Mexico Will Affect South Florida

NOAA​Scientists predicted today that the BP oil spill has a 61-80 percent chance of reaching South Florida. Unlike the west coast, which is likely to not be affected at all, the Florida Keys, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami have "a greater probability due to the potential influence of the Loop Current," ... More >>

Spain’s One-Armed Bard

Spain’s One-Armed Bard

Oil Spilling Bad Guys Charged With Polluting The Ocean (Nope, Not BP, Sadly)

One leaky oil boat down! One gushing, horribly out of control well to go.They wantonly spilled oil into the ocean, lied to federal regulators and bent the rules, prosecutors say. Now they're looking at serious prison time for their crimes against the environment.Yay! Justice at last for the BP spill ... More >>

Photo: Hands Across the Sand South Beach Protest From the Sky

Photo by Alissa Christine​This past Saturday, about 1,500 people held hands on South Beach, spanning ten blocks, to protest offshore drilling. Partially a response to the BP oil spill devastating the Gulf Coast, the protesters also promoted a clean energy future. We just got this awesome aerial ph ... More >>

Naked on bikes for the BP spill

"Naked" Bike Ride a Symbol of Community Activism

Photo by Justin Namon/WorldRedEye.comProtesters talk with the local media.​Click here to view photos from this event.Saturday afternoon about 100 people gathered outside the BP gas station on NE 10th Street and Biscayne Boulevard. For one hour, a horde of social activists, students, artists, cycli ... More >>

Alex Sink Recruits BP Critic, Clinton Consultant James Carville For Governor Race

Alex Sink is pulling out the big guns for her flailing gubernatorial campaign: swampthing James Carville. Sink campaign e-mail​While her campaign has seesawed from bad  to "who's that?" since it kicked off, things have recently taken a turn for the worse. In this month's Quinnipiac poll, she ... More >>

Around Town: World Cup Parties, Naked Bike Rides, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Passion Pit

It's all about balls this weekend.​Thanks to our proximity to South America, Miami cares a little bit more about the World Cup than most U.S. cities. Still, it's no England, where half of all workers bees are expected play hooky from their day jobs to watch a little footie at the pub. On the other ... More >>

Scientists: Oil Could Reach East Coast in Weeks

​BP has yet to cap the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and as millions of more gallons of oil rush into the waters as new National Center for Atmospheric Research predicts that spill could start affecting the Atlantic Coast in a matter of weeks with Miami's shores some of the first hit.Six powerfu ... More >>

BP Protest in Downtown Miami Looked to Bring Awareness

Protester at the BP station at NE 10th Street and Biscayne Boulevard.​I wanted to organize a lil' protest against BP and offshore drilling. It had been exactly one month since the oil spill began. One month of non-stop poison continuously flowing into the Gulf, making its way toward the Loop Curre ... More >>

More Oil Spill Reactions From Miami Seafood Chefs and a Fisherman

via http://www.flickr.com/photos/18773952@N00/292143657Dead fish.​Now that the BP Oil Spill has hit the Mississippi Delta and toxic seas lap at unprotected marsh, Miami's eyes are on the slick with greater fear for our coastline than even before.We spoke to more local chefs, a restaurant owner, an ... More >>

Oil Spill Reactions From Miami Seafood Chefs and Owners

via U.S. Coast Guard​A shark can smell a single drop of blood in one million drops of water.Twenty-nine days later, and oil continues to flow from a hole 5,000 feet below the ocean's surface. BP's actions continue to threaten the Gulf and maybe the Atlantic's commercial fishing industry. Today, th ... More >>

Don't Panic! (Yet) Those Tar Balls In Key West Didn't Come From The BP Oil Spill

As you can see above, a pretty solid freak-out hit Duval Street yesterday when upwards of 50 tar balls turned up in the ocean and on beaches around Key West. But not to worry! Turns out these floating blobs of disgusting petroleum didn't come from the massive BP gusher in the Gulf. Which is, we gu ... More >>

Area 31's Menu Unaffected by Gulf Oil Spill... For Now

Area 31 not yet feeling the effects of the oil spill.​Wondering whether that ungodly oil slick off the coast of Louisiana is going to spoil your next seafood feast at Area 31 Restaurant, located on the 16th floor of the Epic Hotel. Well rest assured, BP's big mess shouldn't stop you from enjoying ... More >>

Pitchfork Captures Surfer Blood Playing "Floating Vibes" in a Sunoco Station

Surfer Blood's "Floating Vibes" clip, filmed by Pitchfork and currently streaming here, could be an official video judging by its multiple camera angles and gratuitous product placement. No pajama shots like their last one, though. Read a liveblog of the thrilling action in the garage (did Weezer ev ... More >>

Europa Cafe, Upscale Coffee Shop Stashed in a Gas Station on Biscayne Blvd

Jacob KatelShot from Southeast corner of Biscayne and 61st street.​ Quickfast breakfast options from the Biscayne corridor south through Buena Vista, Little Haiti, Wynwood, and Omni are severely limited. The offerings open up around downtown, but other than that the market is wide open for a cheap ... More >>

Patty King's Gas Station Jamaican Patty

Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

Crazy Homeless Guy With A Rock Gets the Drop on Miami PD

Can You Canoe?

Fun With Headlines

Texaco Transformation

Texaco Transformation

Shell Game

The Last Service Station, Part 2

As Big Oil forces out the last independent gas station dealers, the era of truly giant oil begins

The Last Service Station

Why did the big oil companies want to put Ron Gregory and other independent operators out of business? That's right, to pad their profits.

Elian Nation

Scenes from a splintered city

A Skid Row Sleepover

Wherein our intrepid writer attempts to pierce the veil of sleaze on Miami's main street

A War of Addition

A legal battle between developer Ron Bloomberg and Beach officials over the fate of the city's cultural campus has both sides fuming

News of the Weird

Life Sentences

Forget Hiaasen, Balmaseda, and Steinback -- the Herald's weird, wacky "Police Report" is the prose by the pros

News of the Weird