Gulf oil

Another Friday means another whirlwind business week is coming to an end and another microscopic look into the renewable energy universe is forthcoming.

Strap your helmets on because we are about to tour the cleantech and renewable energy worlds at light speed.

Breaking up BP plc (NYSE: BP), whether by takeover, bankruptcy, or merger, would be hard to do, but the possibility has been grist for weeks for the world’s leading financial media (The Economist, New York Times, Business Week). 

EDITOR'S UDPATE (Tues. June 29th):  You can now try your hand at stopping the Gulf oil leak by playing XBox's new Crisis in the Gulf video game.

Just hit play and the live feed starts.

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In spite of the fact that he is sponsoring the most comprehensive energy reform bill in American history [pdf], Senator John Kerry said at an event on Wednesday that ending offshore oil drilling was simply not possible.

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British Petroleum's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has garnered extraordinary media attention over the past two weeks.  The oil spill has penetrated multiple sectors of society as its implications on the environment, economy, government, and the energy industry continue to grow.

There has been no news story as big as British Petroleum's offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  For over a week the world's current events have been fixated on the evolving details of the story.

The spill could well be the worst ever, and this disaster is affecting multiple industries, in particular the renewable energy sector.