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Big waves in the gulf sideline oil skimmers again
Boats are idled off Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. And resort cities try to lure tourists even as some beaches are closed to swimmers. High seas once again idled oil-skimming boats across much of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, as some coastal communities improvised ways to woo tourists despite the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which forced the closure of their waters to swimmers over the holiday …
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BP agrees to inform US ahead of transactions
LONDON (AFP) – BP has agreed to inform the United States government of major transactions that may affect the future shape of the company in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, a British paper reported Wednesday.
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Oil comes ashore in Texas as BP dismisses money fears
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – Clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill extended to Texas and Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, as BP dismissed reports of deeper financial woes.
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Gulf Oil Spill Tar Balls Hit Texas Beaches
BP Says Tar Balls Probably Brought in on Hulls of Ships That Came Through Oily Water in the Gulf
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Alternate habitats for migrating birds considered
Additional habitat for migrating birds will be created in the coming weeks and months north of the Gulf of Mexico coastline to lure birds into stopping there instead of areas oiled from the Deepwater Horizon rig gusher, federal and state wildlife officials say.
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Gulf oil spill reaches into Louisiana’s inland waters
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An oil spill that was previously a problem for coastal Louisiana was trickling deeper inland Tuesday and toward the shores of New Orleans.
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BBB Warns that Scams Emerge in the Wake of the BP Oil Spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to threaten the environmental and economic health of the Gulf Coast. In the wake of the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history, a coordinated effort is underway to clean up the spill and provide aid to affected families.
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