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Post-BP spill: Drill... maybe? Drill?
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley From the moment oil began gushing from the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico late last month, it was clear that America's ever-evolving energy debate was in for another......Tags: Elections, Emergency Incidents, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry, Republican Party
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What a mess ... Nature's ash, BP's oil from space
Maryland WeatherBetween the leaking BP oil well and the ash-spewing Eyjafjalljokull volcano in Iceland, there is plenty of crud in the air and water to catch the eye of high-flying satellites.NASA today released new images of both events. The shot of......Tags: Iceland, Water Pollution, NASA, BP Plc, Science and Technology
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Blame game starts in spill hearings
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley The blood, er, oil is already flying this morning in Senate hearings into the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil spill - and the oil company executives haven't even testified yet. Democrats and Republicans alike on the Senate......Tags: Jeff Sessions, Companies and Corporations, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Emergency Incidents, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Salazar: Break up drilling agency
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will propose splitting the troubled agency that regulates offshore drilling in half, in a bid to improve safety regulation in response to the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an Interior......Tags: Dining and Drinking, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Companies and Corporations, Alcoholic Beverages, Emergency Incidents
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Analog response for Drilling 2.0
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley The federal agency charged with regulating oil and gas drilling offshore has failed to keep up, my colleague Julie Cart and I wrote in Tribune Newspapers this weekend, as offshore exploration raced into a bold new world......Tags: Companies and Corporations, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Emergency Incidents, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry
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Climate bill to be unveiled--finally
The Swampby Jim Tankersley After months of negotiations and weeks of delay, Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will unveil their plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions and spur clean energy growth Wednesday -- and the biggest challenge......Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Energy, Weather, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Mary L. Landrieu
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Palm Beach County representative joins call for special sesison on oil spill
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsState Rep. Mary Brandenburg, D-West Palm Beach, said Tuesday she'd like to see a special session of the Florida Legislature to consider a constitutional amendment that would ban drilling off of Florida???s coasts. Her statement: ???I have voted against...Tags: Water Pollution, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Disasters, Emergency Incidents, Palm Beach County
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Are You Less Likely to Fill Up at BP?
KickingTiresWe have a simple question for you: After the BP oil spill, which is quickly becoming one of the worst environmental catastrophes in U.S. history, are you less likely to fill your tank at a BP gas station? Recent evidence......Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Issues, Disasters, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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Oil spill: A 'butt-naked' cleanup emperor
The SwampWorkers check for tar balls and other signs of the oil spill on Dauphin Island in Alabama Friday (EPA/Larry W. Smith) by Kim Geiger In light of the news today that BP and Coast Guard officials may have seriously......Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Emergency Incidents, Petroleum Industry, Water Pollution, Education
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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: White House, Companies and Corporations, Heads of State, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry
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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: Education, Water Pollution, Disasters, Emergency Incidents, BP Plc
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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, NASA, BP Plc, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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