Fifty days into the Gulf oil spill, officials still don’t have a firm answer on how much oil is escaping from the damaged well or how long it could continue. Jim Lehrer talks to environmental law professors Tracy Hester of the University of Houston and Noah Hall, of Wayne State University, about the legal ramifications of the spill for BP. Video Rating: 4 / 5
BP shares jump as analysts weigh takeover scenario
Shares in BP PLC are up more than 9 percent in London, a day after an industry analyst stirred talk of a possible takeover of the British oil company. Read more on FOX 12 Idaho
Dividend worries weigh on BP shares
Shares in BP PLC are falling further amid fears the British oil company will bow to U.S. political pressure to cut dividends to help pay for the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance
Rick Perry, Bill White weigh in on rig disaster Bizjournals.com It didn't take long for the gulf oil disaster to get political in Texas. On May 3, Gov. Rick Perry mentioned occasional, unavoidable "acts of God" and then … Perry stands by 'act of God' remark about spillHouston Chronicle Rick Perry warns against 'knee-jerk' reaction to gulf oil spillDallas Morning News Oil, God, and the GovernorBeliefnet.com (blog) Houston Press (blog) –Austin American-Statesman (blog) –Raw Story all 384 news articles »
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