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Frustration grows over oil spill claims process WLOX Everyone knows the financial difficulties these people have endured since the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What folks may not realize is the mental … BP Claims Process Moves Forward, But Not Without GrumblingWall Street Journal (blog) Oil spill claims continue to be filed at Pascagoula's Gulf Coast Claims FacilityMississippi Press (blog) 'Under Review' and in LimboThe Washington Independent al.com (blog) –Daily Comet –BBC News all 16 news articles »
Gap grows between rich and poor…Gulf oil spill leads to more depression cases NECN (AP) — A new survey suggests the Gulf oil spill has had a lasting effect on the psyche of some residents in the region. A Gallup survey released today … Spill panel presses BP on response planWashington Post Gulf Oil Spill Point Man Calls for Changes to Law for Future ResponseVoice of America At Oil Spill Hearing, Calls For New Response PlanNPR The Guardian –Los Angeles Times –The Associated Press all 2,113 news articles »
BP shares plunge as estimate of leaking oil grows
Investors dumped shares of BP Wednesday, as estimates of the amount of oil flowing from its blown-out well grew, along with concerns about its ability to pay for the spill in the Gulf. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News
Community Draws Closer to Faith as Oil Spill Grows
BOOTHVILLE, La. (AP) – The reality that the Gulf oil leak could keep flowing for months was setting in for some somber churchgoers in Louisiana. In Plaquemines Parish near the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Rev. Theodore Turner said Sunday some of his congregants are getting desperate because BP has been unable to stop the leak. Turner, of Mount Oliver Baptist Church in Boothville, says … Read more on KATC 3 Lafayette
FULL tinyurl.com UNCENSORED SINKING OIL RIG officials are mobilizing for a cleanup functioning in case a large oil spill occurs, in what has become one of the worst industry disasters in decades.later listing for most of Wednesday, the 0 million platform 41 miles off the Seacoast of Louisiana sunk in 5000 feet of irrigate at some 10 am Thursday. Seventeen people were injured, and 11 are even missing from the explosion. The rest of the crew of 126 filed into lifeboats or jumped nearly 100 feet from the weapons platform before being pulled from the weewee by Glide Guard saving crews. As the intense fire burned the spewing oil off on Wednesday, early indications were that the tackle fire didn’t present significant danger to the coastal ecosystem. But with the semi now sunk and the fire out, concerns are now growing that the berth could mirror a deep-H2O spill caused by a fire on the West Atlas rig off Australia last year, which environmentalists likened to a “disaster movie.” Video Rating: 2 / 5
Concern grows over chemicals used on spill
Published: Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 12:27 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 12:27 p.m. HOUMA — Chemicals being used to break up the Gulf oil slick are being closely monitored by marine scientists, federal officials said Wednesday.
Political patience wanes as Gulf oil spill grows The Associated Press Several wore black painted spots near their eyes to symbolize tear drops made from oil. The spreading disaster in the Gulf intensified the political … The Gulf Oil Disaster Blame GameNightly Business Report What the Gulf oil disaster tells usCANOE Gulf oil keeps on flowingVictoria Times Colonist Corporate Counsel –Fort Worth Star Telegram –TIME all 20,155 news articles »
As oil spill grows in the Gulf, Floridians wait — and worry
PENSACOLA BEACH — The battle to fend off a huge oil spill is mostly drawn now, with Florida having had 19 days to arm itself with volunteers, floating booms and heavy equipment, while the slick in the Gulf of Mexico has been reinforced each week with more than a million gallons of crude.