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Japan: Following the Fukushima accident…

Friday, March 18th, 2011

In yesterday’s post, we took a look at some of the early disclosures that companies have made since the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan March 11. But what about the nuclear angle? Well, we’re starting to see disclosures about that, too. One of the first documents filed with the SEC was this 8-K filed by [...]

BP Oil Spill’s Effects Spread to Other Companies… (Part 2)

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

As the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to spread and affects both commerce and the environment, we’ve been taking a look at the disclosures companies are making. This morning we looked at concerns disclosed by companies (other than BP) within the oil sector.  In this post, we’ll include some of the [...]

BP Oil Spill’s Effects Spread to Other Companies… (Part 1)

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

It has been nearly a month since the Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, killing 11 workers and unleashing a torrent of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC (BP) – which has a 65% interest in the exploration well called Mississippi Canyon 252 – continues to lose millions [...]

Few hints of trouble in Massey Energy’s filings …

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

It’s becoming clear that Massey Energy (MEE), which owns the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia where 25 miners died after an explosion this week, has had a spotty regulatory history. By one count, the Upper Big Branch alone had 3,007 violations over the last 15 years (that’s nearly three a week) and more [...]

A lump of coal in the filings…

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Peabody Energy (BTU) filed an interesting 8K yesterday with this presentation that it plans to give at the Credit Suisse Energy Summit which is taking place in Vail today. One of the slides that jumped out at me was on pg. 13, which touted how coal-friendly the Obama Administration is. With pictures and quotes from [...]