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Tropical storm threatens Gulf oil cleanup
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – US Vice President Joe Biden heads to the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, as a tropical storm — forecast to reach hurricane strength — was likely to hamper oil spill cleanup efforts.
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Storm to hurt Gulf cleanup and NY Fed checks on BP risk
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A gathering storm was set to delay efforts to capture more oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, even as BP Plc said on Monday a relief well being drilled to end the leak for good was within 20 feet (6 metres) of the blown-out well.
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Cleanup Jobs Are Hard To Find In The Gulf
Despite the sheer size of the Gulf oil spill, cleanup jobs are hard to come by. Job-seekers in New Orleans say they have gotten the runaround from BP and the Louisiana Workforce Commission when inquiring about work.
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Local firm aids Gulf cleanup
F.X. Browne Inc., an environmental engineering consultant firm based in Lansdale, has discovered the cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is right up its alley.
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Oil Companies Spend Little on Cleanup Technology
Research Costs Into Improved Deep-Sea Spill Response a Drop in the Bucket Compared to Billions Spent to Drill Deeper
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Storm could be latest problem in Gulf oil spill cleanup
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tropical storm churning in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued by setbacks for more than two months.
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Storm could be latest problem in spill cleanup
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A tropical storm churning in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued by setbacks for more than two months.
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Storm Could Be Latest Problem in Gulf Spill Cleanup
A tropical storm churning in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued by setbacks for more than two months.
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HILLSBOROUGH: HHS alum leads Coast Guard ship in oil cleanup work
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s moments before dawn Monday, and a voice over the speaker system announces the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Alligator is heading home.
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