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BP disaster may now be worst spill in Gulf history
(AP:NEW ORLEANS) Many fishing boats signed up to skim oil sit idle in marinas. Some captains and deckhands say they have been just waiting around for instructions while drawing checks from BP of more than ,000 a day per vessel. Read more on INO News
They can build an i-pad for every household…but they can’t fix an oil leak??…BP!!!….Bull Prank…British Petroleum…this oil spill looks like a setup on the anniversary of EARTH DAY to keep the USA from oil drilling…and causing more restrictions on the US…..keep rolling out those lies boys 🙁 Video Rating: 4 / 5
Edward F. Blizzard: Scope of BP Disaster Reevaluated, Worst in History
As reports surface that BP’s most recent attempt to plug the leak at its Deepwater Horizon well has been successful, the public is taking a… Read more on The Huffington Post
Following up on his press conference discussing the BP oil spill, the President travelled to the Gulf Coast to get another first-hand look at the progress and to be briefed by those on the ground. At the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grande Isle, Louisiana, the President spoke to the frustration those in the local community and across America feel watching the BP oil leak:
Understandably, the feelings of frustration and anger, the sense that any response is inadequate — we expect that frustration and anger to continue until we actually solve this problem. But in the meantime, we’ve got to make sure that everybody is working in concert, that everybody is moving in the same direction. And I want everybody to know that everybody here — at every level — is working night and day to end this crisis. We’re considering every single idea out there, especially from folks who know these communities best.
The President commended those in the area who have “rolled up their sleeves” to help with the clean up, saying that “we’re in this together.” He warned that as frustrating as it is now, the clean-up will be a monumental and lengthy process, but he pledged to ensure that BP compensates those whose livelihoods have suffered and directed small business owners and others in need of help to the resources here at WhiteHouse.gov.
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He spoke extensively of what he saw touring the tragedy this morning:
Gulf oil spill is worst in U.S. history, estimates suggest
(CNN) — The Gulf of Mexico undersea gusher is the largest oil spill in United States history — possibly already more than twice as big as the Exxon Valdez spill, government estimates suggested Thursday. Read more on KAJ Flathead
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