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Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion off Louisiana coast
A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough...
Posted on 9/2/10 at 4:39 PM
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Trouble in the Gulf Part 3: Regaining Paradise
As you read this, the first of perhaps 10 million waterfowl that winter in Louisiana's coastal wetlands are flying south. Each year, fewer acres of marsh and barrier-island habitat await them. This ye...
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ELCA presiding bishop calls oil spill in Gulf 'heartbreaking and infuriating'
According to a press release from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: "The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is 'heartbreaking and infuriating,' wrote the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presidin...
Posted on 6/28/10 at 5:33 AM
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New questions arise on dispersant use in oil spill

NEW ORLEANS — The Environmental Protection Agency says BP cut its use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after being ordered to do so.

By By H. Josef Hebert, The Associated Press , August 01, 2010

Signs emerge of oil spill recovery entering new phase

BILOXI, Miss. — BP's new boss says it's time for a “scaleback” in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen.

By By The Associated Press , July 30, 2010

Hayward boosted BP's bottom line, but not safety

July 26, 2010

Oil cap holds steady as BP works on permanent plug

July 18, 2010

BP begins slowly choking off oil flow

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a potentially pivotal moment in the Gulf crisis, BP planned to begin closing valves Tuesday in a slow and methodical process that could finally choke off the geyser of crude at the bottom of the sea after three gloomy months and up to 180 million gallons spilled.

July 13, 2010

New offshore oil moratorium not focused on depth

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is issuing a new moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling and it's no longer based on water depth.

By The Associated Press , July 12, 2010

Officials say BP spill now hitting all Gulf states

Tar balls from the Gulf oil spill found on a Texas beach were confirmed Monday as the first evidence that gushing crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has reached all the Gulf states.

July 06, 2010

Oil skimmer heads to Gulf; hurricane churns coastal water

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With hurricane-whipped waves pushing more oil onto the Gulf of Mexico's once-white beaches, the government pinned its latest cleanup hopes Wednesday on a huge new piece of equipment: the world's largest oil-skimming vessel.

June 30, 2010

Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near shore

Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish congregate by the thousands off an Alabama pier. Birds covered in oil are crawling deep into marshes, never to be seen again.

June 17, 2010

Congress frees cleanup money for Gulf oil spill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is making more money available to the Coast Guard to pay for its response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

June 10, 2010

Anger grows as oil reaches Fla. beaches

The smell of oil hangs heavy in the sea air. Children with plastic shovels scoop up clumps of goo in the waves. Beachcombers collect tarballs as if they were seashells.

By By Melissa Nelson and Holbrook Mohr, The Associated Press , June 05, 2010

BP faces another setback; oil slick threatens Fla.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The BP oil slick drifted perilously close to the Florida Panhandle's famous sugar-white beaches Wednesday as a risky gambit to contain the leak by shearing off the well pipe ran into trouble a mile under the sea when the diamond-tipped saw became stuck.

June 03, 2010

BP will likely survive spill, but worth much less

BP is probably sturdy enough to survive the worst oil spill in U.S. history. But investors are shaving billions of dollars off its value with every day that crude gushes into the Gulf of Mexico.

June 02, 2010

Deepwater mystery: Oil loose in the Gulf

May 31, 2010

BP says attempt to plug Gulf well going as planned

BP’s chief operating officer says the attempt to plug the gushing Gulf oil well is going basically according to plan.

May 28, 2010

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