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Attempt to plug BP oil well fails
(CNN) — BP’s “top kill” attempt to stop the flow of oil from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico failed, the company’s chief operating officer said Saturday.
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BP creates environmental disaster and is failing to take lead in cleanup. But our federal government is also failing.

The chief executive of BP, the petroleum firm, will face a grilling over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, when he meets US government officials in Washington DC on Wednesday. Tony Hayward has been on a charm offensive, saying his company will pay for the massive clean-up operation that’s underway. Rob Reynolds took a flight over the slick, which is still being by fed by the leaking well-head.
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“Booming” is a method by which oil spills are contained through the use of booms. More info at : www.mass.gov Boom Deployment Each oil spill presents different challenges depending on the type of oil spilled, the location, weather, time of day, the manpower available and the equipment at hand. It is important to plan a practical strategy to protect sensitive resources utilizing the resources available and keeping safety in mind at all times. The effective and timely deployment of the oil spill boom can lessen both cleanup time and money. There are three types of boom deployment: Containment Deflection Exclusion 11 days before this “accident” Halliburton purchased a major oil well emergency control company, Boots & Coots International well control. Amazing that the common denominator in this disaster seems to be former Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney. Blogger Connects Dots and Finds Arrow Pointing to ex-VP Story here: wakeupfromyourslumber.com Blogger connects dots and finds arrow pointing to ex-VP (Newser) The scope of the Gulf oil spill is far from clear, but the finger-pointing is already under way, and a lot of fingers ought to be aiming at Dick Cheney (former Halliburton CEO), Alex Pareene blogs for Salon. Connecting the dots that begin with a Wall Street Journal exposé, we learn that Cheney’s highly classified energy task force was responsible for the fact “that the oil well didn’t have a remote-control shut-off switch,” Pareene writes, “a thing that it seems every …

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BP’s first attempt to divert Gulf oil leak fails
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – As a massive oil leak spit thousands of gallons more crude into the Gulf of Mexico, a big box that BP hoped would be its savior sat idle hundreds of feet away, encased in ice crystals.

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BP’s Openness Fails to Quell Sea Drilling Backlash in Congress
Florida Democrat Bill Nelson said the first time he received a visit from a top BP Plc executive in his decade as a U.S. senator was May 4, when Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward came to discuss the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Attempt to Use Dome to Contain Gulf Oil Spill Fails, Potential for Worse-Case … Newsinferno.com … crude oil have poured into the Gulf since the April blast. If it continues unabated, the spill will surpass the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster next month. … Oil Sands Stand to Gain from Deepwater Horizon DisasterTriple Pundit BP Bites the Bullet: Analyzing the Full Cost of the Gulf Oil SpillMoney Morning Gulf oil spill news: Sandbags aimed at blocking oil blobs in LouisianaThe News-Press Times-Standard –Examiner.com –Care2.com (blog) all 5,607 news articles »

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BP's first attempt to divert Gulf oil leak fails The Associated Press As of Sunday, some 3.5 million gallons had poured into the sea, or about a third of the 11 million gallons spilled in the Exxon Valdez disaster. … Your mail: Gulf oil rigs must be made saferAlexandria Town Talk Let's learn from oil disasterDaily Inter Lake Methane gas bubble triggered Gulf oil rig blast that killed 11Daily Mail News & Observer –Bradenton Herald –Sky News all 3,049 news articles »

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BP Oil Leak May Soar 12-Fold If Dome-Cap Plan Fails (Update2)
Oil leaking from a BP Plc well in the Gulf of Mexico could surge to 60,000 barrels a day if plans to cap it with a containment dome fail, Representative Edward Markey said yesterday after a meeting with industry executives.

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