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Obama: 'trust' oil execs, but 'verify'
The SwampPresident Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar address the media following a meeting with Cabinet members and administration officials. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) By Christi Parsons and Jim Tankersley Angrily condemning "finger pointing" by oil...Tags: Ken Salazar, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Land Resources, Politics, Energy Resources
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Expert: Oil leaking faster than reported
The SwampAn image of the broken underwater pipe taken by BP earlier this week. (EPA/BP PLC) by James Oliphant A mechanical engineering professor says that oil is flowing out of the Deepwater Rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico at......Tags: Disasters, Water Pollution, Purdue University, Los Angeles Times, Education
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Gulf oil gusher - today's view from orbit
Maryland WeatherHere's the latest NASA photo from orbit of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon leak. It was taken just after noon today (Monday 5/17) by the Terra Earth-Observing Satellite.The oil slick appears dull gray, stretching from the tip of the Mississippi River......Tags: Water Pollution, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, NASA, Space Programs
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Feds condemn BP spill response
The Swampby Ashley Powers and Richard Fausset The public-private response to the Gulf of Mexico oil leak showed more signs of strain Sunday as members of the Obama administration bashed BP's progress even as they acknowledged they had to rely on......Tags: Bobby Jindal, Executive Branch, Ken Salazar, Edward J Markey, Washington (U.S. state)
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Palin: Obama too close to BP
The Swampby Lisa Mascaro Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate who helped popularize "Drill, baby, drill" as a slogan, suggested Sunday that President Obama's campaign ties to the oil industry were impeding cleanup of the BP spill in the.....Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Gulf of Mexico, Petroleum Industry, Sarah Palin
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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: Disasters, Texas, Washington (U.S. state), Politics, Energy Resources
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Gulf oil slick + hurricane = ??
Maryland WeatherJeff Masters, at WeatherUnderground, has posted a detailed discussion of what might happen when a hurricane boils up over the Gulf of Mexico this summer and barrels through the big BP oil slick. It's not a pretty picture:"One of the more......Tags: Hurricanes, Disasters, Water Pollution, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricane Damage
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BP: Warning signs before rig blast
The SwampA hand-lettered sign marks the closed beach on Elmer's Island in Grand Isle, La. (AP/Gerald Hebert) by Richard Simon and Jill Leovy There were warning signs of a valve leak nearly five hours before the deadly gulf oil rig......Tags: Disasters, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Bart Stupak, Natural Disasters
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'Top Kill' stops oil leak--for now
The Swampby Jim Tankersley HOUMA, La.--Engineers have at least temporarily stopped the flow of oil and gas into the Gulf of Mexico from a gushing BP well, the federal government's top oil-spill commander, U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, said Thursday......Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Energy Resources, U.S. Coast Guard, Petroleum Industry
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Spill wrapup: Obama defends actions
The SwampPresident Obama, in Chicago for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, waves Friday morning as he boards Air Force One to depart to Louisiana. (AP/Evan Vucci) by Ashley Powers, Jim Tankersley and Bettina Boxall As BP continued its effort to......Tags: University of South Florida, Disasters, Ken Salazar, Health and Safety at Work, Technology
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Gas Prices Drop Ahead of Holiday
KickingTiresI saw the strangest thing this morning: $2.99. That was the price for a gallon of unleaded at my local gas station. I haven???t seen sub-$3 gas in a long time. Nationally, gas is down 7 cents in a week;......Tags: Trips and Vacations, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Travel, AAA
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Adm. Allen: At the center of the spill
The SwampCoast Guard Adm. Thad Allen addresses the media Tuesday in New Orleans. (AP/Cheryl Gerber) by Jim Tankersley Response Day 37 began at 6 a.m. with a weather report, then an accounting of boats, burns and recon flights. Inside a......Tags: Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Politics, Natural Disasters, CNN (tv network)
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