Groups launch effort to change campaign money law
Two groups that have long advocated public financing of elections plan to spend at least million this year to prod Congress to vote on proposed legislation aimed at reducing the influence of big donations in politics. Read more on Seattle Times
Recovery Effort Falls Short of BP’s Promises
Washington Post: In March Report to Regulators, Oil Co. Overstated Its Cleanup Capabilities in Event of Major Spill Read more on CBS News
Three days after BP said its latest attempt to stop oil gushing out into the Gulf of Mexico had failed, the company is turning to another risky procedure. BP plans to use robot submarines to cut away the riser pipe and place a containment valve over the blowout preventer. However, it’s likely to temporarily cause 20 per cent more oil (some 100000 gallons) to add to the spill daily.
Long Cleanup Effort Ahead as Oil Slick Spreads along Gulf Coast
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) – Nearly seven weeks after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, the ruptured well beneath it has spilled roughly 23 million to 50 million gallons of oil into the Gulf. That oil is now fouling a growing stretch of beaches and marshes along the Gulf Coast. Read more on WDIO Duluth
BP CEO concedes that latest effort to contain Gulf oil spill is risky….
BP CEO concedes that latest effort to contain Gulf oil spill is risky. Read more on San Diego Union-Tribune
Three days after BP said its latest attempt to stop oil gushing out into the Gulf of Mexico had failed, the company is turning to another risky procedure. BP plans to use robot submarines to cut away the riser pipe and place a containment valve over the blowout preventer. However, it’s likely to temporarily cause 20 per cent more oil (some 100000 gallons) to add to the spill daily. Join The Illuminati (Msg Me). SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL. Copyright: www.youtube.com Video Rating: 0 / 5