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Pensions weigh options from BP spill
NEW ORLEANS — The exasperation with BP felt by residents of the Gulf states is spreading to shareholders — and some are taking the oil giant to court.
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Tarballs wash up on Texas coast
Texas authorities have traced a small number of tar balls found near Galveston to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Coast Guard and state officials said Monday.
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First relief well could be complete by end of July
BP and the federal government are offering a ray of hope in a summer of setbacks for crews trying to stopthe gulf oil spill: The first of two relief wells could be done by the end of this month, weeks ahead of schedule.
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Tests confirm tar balls on Texas beaches are from Gulf oil spill
HOUSTON (AP) — Test results confirmed Tuesday that all the tar balls found over the weekend on beaches along the Texas Gulf Coast are from the Gulf oil spill, officials said. Officials first announced Monday that five gallons of tar balls had been found Saturday on the Bolivar Peninsula — the first evidence that the gushing crude from the Deepwater Horizon well had reached all of the Gulf …
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Beach cleaners only skimming oil off surface sand
GULF SHORES, Ala. — A problem lurks under the sand on the Gulf Coast, but some argue the best thing to do is — nothing. Walk to a seemingly pristine patch of sand, plop down in a chair and start digging with your bare feet and chances are you’ll walk away with gooey tar between your toes. So far, workers hired by BP to clean oil off beaches have skimmed only the surface, using shovels or …
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Government Launches RestoreTheGulf Web Site
(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) – The federal government just launched a new website, RestoreTheGulf.gov , to help keep Americans apprised of the situation with the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf spill: Giant oil skimmer still needs OK from EPA
NEW ORLEANS – Gulf of Mexico cleanup crews working to block millions of gallons of oil from reaching land may soon have a giant on their side, if a weekend test of a new skimmer goes well.
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Allen: Relief well timing depends on oil’s spread
A relief well being drilled deep into the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico to shut down the gushing well could be completed ahead of a long-set deadline of mid-August only if conditions are ideal, government and BP officials said Thursday.
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Commander: Timing of Gulf relief well’s success depends on location of gushing oil in well
THEODORE, Ala. – A relief well being drilled deep into the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico to shut down the gushing well could be completed ahead of a long-set deadline of mid-August only if conditions are ideal, government and BP officials said Thursday.
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