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Gulf oil spill: Props, poetry mark congressional presentations
GreenspaceTelevised congressional hearings on BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill have featured several props and a bit of poetic license. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.) brought the permit for the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) held...... -
U.S. tax breaks favor oil industry
The SwampResidents of Grand Isle, La. express their frustration with BP Monday. (EPA/Bevil Knapp) by Kim Geiger and Tom Hamburger It was close to 2 a.m. when Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and others on a House-Senate conference committee saw......Tags: Edward J Markey, Disasters, Heads of State, Bill Nelson, Energy Saving
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Foreign registration of BP rig factored in explosion
The Swampby Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger The Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico was built in South Korea. It was operated by a Swiss company under contract to a British oil firm. Primary responsibility for......Tags: Marshall Islands, James L Oberstar, Disasters, Companies and Corporations, BP Plc
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Gulf oil spill: More equipment needed at BP spill site
GreenspaceBP won’t have the capacity to capture most of the oil now thought to be flowing from the busted gulf oil well for several more weeks, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Friday. A containment cap is now funneling a...... -
A quiet OK for peaks' removal
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON -- With the election of President Obama, environmentalists had expected to see the end of the "Appalachian apocalypse," their name for exposing coal deposits by blowing the tops off whole mountains. But in recent weeks, the administration...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Ohio, Science, Defense, John McCain
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Former U.S. senator says attack on Iraq would be 'immoral'
Associated PressBAGHDAD, Iraq - It would be immoral for America to attack Iraq without provocation, a former U.S. senator said here yesterday. James Abourezk, who used to represent South Dakota in the Senate, was speaking to reporters after he, Democratic West...Tags: George W. Bush, Health, Baghdad (Iraq), Heads of State, Personal Weapon Control
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