BP will drill the safest well in the Gulf Houston Chronicle (blog) Today, government regulators approved BP's plan to drill its first deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico's since last year's Macondo disaster, which killed 11 crew members aboard the Deepwater Horizon. The plan allows BP to immediately begin drilling at … BSEE issues work safety rule guidancePetroleum News Hearing On Gulf Coast RecoveryKDRV BP returns to the GulfLondon Review of Books (subscription) (blog) KPLC-TV all 15 news articles »
BP Sneaks Back Into The Gulf Of Mexico Care2.com (blog) Although many Gulf Coast residents say they are still waiting for BP to make good on its promise to refund money lost during the oil spill disaster of 2010, the White House claims the company has met all of the enhanced safety regulations put in place … EU to extend coastal pollution fines to 200 nautical milesAFP Hearing On Gulf Coast RecoveryKDRV BSEE issues work safety rule guidancePetroleum News Houston Chronicle (blog) –London Review of Books (subscription) (blog) all 19 news articles »
Update: Southerland says more work to be done with oil spill payouts Tallahassee Democrat (blog) WASHINGTON — The system used to compensate people and businesses for lost income from last year's BP oil spill has been slow and inconsistent, Gulf Coast lawmakers told the man who in charge of those payments Thursday. Rep. … Oil spill claims czar: Shrimpers' pain continuesBusinessWeek Gulf oil spill claim payouts reach .5 billionLos Angeles Times Oil spill fund chief says he welcomes oversightKansas City Star The Daily Iberian –Boston.com all 262 news articles »
Update: Southerland says more work to be done with oil spill payouts Tallahassee Democrat (blog) WASHINGTON — The system used to compensate people and businesses for lost income from last year's BP oil spill has been slow and inconsistent, Gulf Coast lawmakers told the man who in charge of those payments Thursday. Rep. … Oil spill claims czar: Shrimpers' pain continuesBusinessWeek Gulf oil spill claim payouts reach .5 billionLos Angeles Times Oil spill fund chief says he welcomes oversightKansas City Star The Daily Iberian –Boston.com all 262 news articles »
Rove Revives Myth That Obama Was "Uninvolved" In Response To BP Oil Spill Media Matters for America (blog) From today's America Live: ROVE: Take a look at BP, for example, the oil spill in the gulf. It took him 55 days from the oil spill until he finally sat down with — met with an expert who knew what the heck was going on in the Gulf of Mexico. …
Gulf oil spill claims czar to issue new rules for shrimpers to make payments … Washington Post (blog) The administrator of the billion fund set up to compensate individuals and businesses hurt by last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill says new rules are being formulated to make payouts more generous for hard-hit shrimpers. … Feinberg to increase payments to Gulf shrimpers hit hard by oil spillThe Hill (blog) Lawmakers Receive an Update on BP Oil FundC-SPAN
Gulf Shores visitors getting holiday greeting to thank them for returning in 2011 Press-Register – al.com (blog) GULF SHORES, Alabama — About 75000 families who came to Gulf Shores in 2011 will get a holiday card in upcoming weeks as part of a 000 city project to thank people for coming back to the beach after last year's oil spill. The card shows a Christmas … USA: Gulf Shores Applies for Five GrantsDredging Today
Gulf Shores seeks NRDA money for beach access, property purchases, wetlands … al.com (blog) The money was supplied by BP PLC for environmental projects following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to project reports. Proposed Gulf Shores projects include buying about 65 acres between Little Lagoon and Oyster Bay, improved parking … Gulf Shores seeks grants for improvementsBizjournals.com
Disaster in the Gulf: So What Are We Doing About It? Huffington Post (blog) Perhaps it took the largest oil spill in history to wake people up to the fact that the Gulf — while resilient — is not invincible to constant man-made assaults. So the question remains, will we use this oil disaster as an opportunity to heal and … Gulf Killifish Shows Adverse Effects Due to BP Oil Spill DisasterFishChannel.com Groups Praise Momentum on Gulf Restoration as House Introduces Bill and Task …PR Newswire (press release) Gulf state lawmakers work to bring oil spill money homeMiamiHerald.com WKRG-TV –NOLA.com –al.com (blog) all 346 news articles »
US government puts BP step closer to being allowed to drill up to 4 wells in … Washington Post (blog) The project would be the first new one drilled by BP in the Gulf since last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the worst offshore oil spill in US history. The company has a 46 percent stake in a well already approved … BP step closer to drilling new Gulf wellsThe Associated Press