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Gov’t to bill BP M for oil spill cleanup so far
Associated Press – June 3, 2010 3:05 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says the federal government is sending BP a million bill Thursday for costs so far in its response to the Gulf…
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Recent Updates for Deepwater Horizon Response.

May 20 (Bloomberg) — William Hogarth, dean of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, talks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker about the BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Hogarth says the oil spill has reached the loop current that flows from the north central Gulf of Mexico and passes between Florida and Cuba to join the Gulf Stream and could threaten the Florida Keys and the Atlantic Ocean. (Source: Bloomberg)
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New York Times (blog)

Does The Bill Pass Muster? National Journal (blog) By Bill Snape In the midst of what appears to be the worst offshore oil disaster in American history, US Senators John Kerry (D-Mass. … Gulf oil spill a grim backdrop for climate billBusiness Times (subscription) Change Shouldn't Be This HardNatural Resources Defense Council (blog) Kerry unveiling climate billUptrend SEO Company (blog) Washington Post (blog) –Huffington Post (blog) all 1,555 news articles »

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AFP

Sen. Bill Nelson loses out on bid to increase damages cap Tampabay.com Bill Nelson's hard-charging reaction to the gulf oil disaster ran into a wall Thursday, a reminder of how influential the industry remains. … After Saying Senate Should Prepare For Other Spills, Murkowski Votes Against …Think Progress Senator Murkowski Blocks Big Oil Bailout Prevention ActeNews Park Forest Sen. Lisa Murkowski: How Do You Manage To Keep Shocking Us?unEARTHED, from Earthjustice (blog) Politico –Los Angeles Times –Juice (blog) all 82 news articles »

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U.S. Climate Bill Would Expand Oil Drilling, Cut CO2 (Update1)
May 12 (Bloomberg) — Two U.S. senators plan to unveil legislation today to expand offshore oil and natural-gas production and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 17 percent this decade from 2005 levels.

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The Guardian (blog)

New Senate Climate Bill Touched By Gulf Oil Spill NPR (blog) The legislation was tweaked since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to deal with concerns raised by the continuing Deepwater Horizon disaster. Where things stand on the Kerry-Lieberman billGrist Magazine Gulf Spill Influences Public's Desire for Clean Energy Legislation – PollSustainableBusiness.com Change Shouldn't Be This HardNatural Resources Defense Council (blog) The Guardian –Politico all 256 news articles »

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Reuters UK

BP likely to pay most of the bill for gulf oil spill Oil & Gas Journal Since Cameron is “one of the premier oil service companies,” they said, the disaster will not do long-lasting damage to the company's reputation. … Transocean examines blowout preventer problems as it seeks answers for Gulf …al.com (blog) Lessons From the Gulf BlowoutTown Hall all 28 news articles »

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Artur Davis introduces bill to up BP’s liability for Gulf oil spill; measure would raise cap
WASHINGTON — Rep. Artur Davis, D-Birmingham, is among 5 House Democrats introducing legislation today that would dramatically increase oil companies’ potential liability for offshore spills.

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