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The Ella G 0
The Ella G is a supply vessel that has been reconfigured with the latest skimmer and centrifuge technology into a flexible oil spill response platform
Gulf of Mexico response
LWF Commission Overturns Decision to Allow Recreational Catch and Release Fishing in Closed Areas 0
Is BP tapping ‘partners’ to fund Gulf oil clean-up? 0
Is BP tapping ‘partners’ to fund Gulf oil clean-up?
DUBAI – BP’s embattled CEO flew to Abu Dhabi and met with the wealthy emirate’s influential crown prince amid speculation the oil giant is looking to raise cash as costs mount to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.Chief…
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Environmental Lawyers Weigh BP’s Liability in Gulf 0
Fifty days into the Gulf oil spill, officials still don’t have a firm answer on how much oil is escaping from the damaged well or how long it could continue. Jim Lehrer talks to environmental law professors Tracy Hester of the University of Houston and Noah Hall, of Wayne State University, about the legal ramifications of the spill for BP.
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Obama administration fights to keep deepwater drill 0
Obama administration fights to keep deepwater drill
Reuters – The oil drilling industry goes head-to-head with the Obama administration in court on Thursday over the White House effort to suspend deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico for six months in the wake of the catastrophic BP Plc well blowout.
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Letter from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen to BP Chief Managing Director Bob Dudley 0
Mayor: Few tar balls in Galveston 0
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Mayor: Few tar balls in Galveston
GALVESTON – Mayor Joe Jaworski wants visitors to know that “all 32 miles of Galveston’s beaches are clean, safe, open and awaiting summer tourists.”
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Media Advisory: MZ-3A (Navy blimp) Will Arrive at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans 1
Buffett hopes to boost Gulf spirits with concert 0
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Buffett hopes to boost Gulf spirits with concert
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) – Jimmy Buffett says Gulf Coast residents have every right to be mad about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but he’s hoping a free beach concert will help lift spirits.
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