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UC expert questions BP management's role in gulf oil spill
An expert witness for those suing BP over the nation’s worst environmental disaster criticized the company’s investigation of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as the civil trial entered its second day. UC Berkeley engineering professor...
Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Government, Environmental Pollution, Purim, Witnesses
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No central agency oversees, inspects cruise ships
MIAMI (AP) — A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety record of the ship they're about to...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Computing and Information Technology Industry, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Carnival Cruise Lines, Maritime (music group)
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Carnival Triumph cruise ship adrift; long lines for toilets, food
Passengers stranded on a cruise ship adrift in the Gulf of Mexico say they must stand in long lines to use working bathrooms and to get hot meals. The messages from passengers on the Carnival Triumph, drifting in the Gulf of Mexico after an engine...
Tags: Cruises, Arts and Culture, Mexico, Tour Operations Industry, Travel
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BP says gulf states are seeking more than $34 billion in claims
Oil giant BP said it is confronting more than $34 billion in damage claims related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico and the nation's biggest offshore oil spill. Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida presented their claims...Tags: Mexico, BP Plc, Federal Aviation Administration, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Explosions
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Ushering 2013 with romance in Florida
There's nothing like new beginnings to fan the flame of romance. Perhaps 2013 is your year to pop the question, tie the knot, or go all out to celebrate Valentine's Day with your sweetie. Here are some Florida getaways arranged by destination to...
Tags: Lake Buena Vista, Atlantic Ocean, Polynesia, Islamorada, Lifestyle and Leisure
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BP pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2010 gulf oil spill
A federal judge in New Orleans accepted an agreement for BP to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record fine in connection with the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which ranks as one of the nation’s worst environmental...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Environmental Pollution, Trials, Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice
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Florida travel calendar for January
Check out festivals and events in January across the state.
View events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Jan. 26, Feb. 2: Just for Kids. SeaWorld Orlando. SeaWorld Orlando kicks off its...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Key West, Emily Dickinson, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Thomas Edison
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Holiday activities in South Walton
Postcards from FloridaSouth Walton, on Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast, is offering an array of events to take advantage of mild weather and the stunning white sands and turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Here's a partial list of the family-oriented holiday events:... -
Beyond sand and surf, it's the local touches that define Florida beaches
There's more to a beach vacation than sand and surf.
Distilled to those basic elements, every Florida beach getaway might seem the same. Yet there are also infinite variables that imprint distinct personalities to stretches of the state's 1,250 miles...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Fred Howard, Fishing, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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Thanks to Isaac, Florida State bracing for wet week indoors
Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando SentinelCurrently a Tropical Storm, but expected to reach Category 2 hurricane strength before it makes landfall on the Gulf Coast, the weather system known as Isaac has already proven to be a major headache for Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher and his staff this... -
Iowa releases plan to cut runoff in Gulf of Mexico
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Wastewater treatment and industrial plants would be asked to make costly upgrades to cut pollution while farmers would do so voluntarily under a long-awaited strategy released Monday to reduce harmful nutrients in Iowa waterways and...Tags: Water Supply, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Joe Bolkcom, Environmental Pollution
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BP is not a criminal -- but its executives might be
The Justice Department has entered into the largest criminal settlement in U.S. history with the giant oil company BP, in connection with the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people and caused the worst oil spill in American history....Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Federal Election Commission, Halliburton Company, U.S. House of Representatives, Environmental Pollution
Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
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Feb 12, 2013
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Feb 5, 2013
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Jan 31, 2013
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Jan 29, 2013
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Jan 21, 2013
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Nov 21, 2012
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Oct 1, 2012
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Aug 27, 2012
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Nov 23, 2012
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Nov 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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