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Health risks to oil exposure largely unknownBRADENTON HERALD EDITORIAL | Clean-up job hunters should also be wary of …
With Manatee County’s 11.5 percent unemployment rate and a tight job market, any work that pays more than an hour will attract a major response.
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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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Bad weather hampers oil spill clean-up
Bad weather has delayed a third ship being hooked up to a system capturing leaking oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill.
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BP test giant skimmer as oil clean-up attempts continue
A ship described by its owners as the largest oil skimmer in the world was tested in the Gulf of Mexico at the weekend – and represents the latest hope for relief workers trying to clean up the mess from BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil well, which has now been spewing crude into the ocean for 76 days. Related Stories ’24 killed in Chinese bus blaze’ Tanker blast survivors treated Ex-eating champ …
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Tropical storm threatens oil cleanup
A tropical Storm speeding toward the Gulf of Mexico is causing concern amid massive cleanup efforts.
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BP bills Anadarko for its part of spill cleanup
As BP PLC’s costs for the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill climb to just over billion, the British oil giant is billing partners Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Japan’s Mitsui for their shares of the cleanup.
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Cleanup crews testing giant skimmer in Gulf
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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US oil spill clean-up resumes after storm
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – Clean-up work gathered speed in some areas of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Sunday, but heavy swells kept many boats docked, halting efforts to fight the ecological disaster.
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Oil industry reaps subsidies as it fights cleanup tax
When the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform set off the worst oil spill in American history, it was flying the flag of the Marshall Islands. Registering there allowed the rig’s owner to significantly reduce its American taxes.
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Rough seas hamper US spill clean-up
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – Cleanup work resumed in some areas of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but heavy swells kept many boats docked, halting efforts to fight the ecological disaster.
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