Oil invades more wetlands as surf pounds Gulf coast 0
Oil invades more wetlands as surf pounds Gulf coast
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Tropical storm Alex slowed oil spill clean-up and containment work in the Gulf of Mexico and drove more petroleum into fragile Gulf wetlands and beaches on Thursday, with any permanent fix to BP Plc’s ruptured deep-sea well still several weeks away.
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Gov. Jindal Calls on Feds to Stop Obstructing, Join the War to Protect Louisiana?s Coast 0
NOAA Models Long-Term Oil Threat to Gulf and East Coast Shoreline 0
Vice President Biden’s Visit to the Gulf Coast 0
On Tuesday, Vice President Biden traveled to the Gulf Coast to assess the ongoing efforts to counter the BP oil spill. During the trip, the Vice President visited New Orleans, Louisiana, and Pensacola, Florida, to survey the response efforts, visit with gulf residents impacted by the spill, and meet with area officials.
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Speak out for an oil-free N.C. coast 0
Speak out for an oil-free N.C. coast
It’s been more than a year since the April 2009 hearing at which the federal Minerals Management Service took public comments on expanding petroleum exploration off the East Coast.
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Coast Guard establishes 20-meter safety zone around all Deepwater Horizon protective boom; operations 1
Gulf Coast tourism officials want $500M for campaign 0
Gulf Coast tourism officials want 0M for campaign
Tourism officials say a 0-million marketing campaign will be necessary to combat public perceptions about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that could ripple for years.
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Admiral Allen Officially Retires from the Coast Guard 0
Will Remain as National Incident Commander for the BP Oil Spill Response
Recent Updates for Unified Command for the BP Oil Spill | Deepwater Horizon Response

