June 14, Day 55 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
A summary of events on Monday, June 14, Day 55 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of cleanup and containment. The blast killed 11 workers. Since then, oil has been pouring into the Gulf from a blown-out undersea well. OBAMA Struggling to show … Read more on KATC 3 Lafayette
Obama tours Gulf of Mexico before showndown with BP
&$ &$U.S. President Barack Obama walks with National Incident Commander U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen at Gulfport Airport in Gulfport, Mississippi June 14, 2010. Obama toured the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, two days ahead of a crucial showdown with top BP executives over the oil spill that caused the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$ &$ &$ Read more on People’s Daily
May 26 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Eric Coleman reports on BP Plc’s efforts to stem the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil began flowing into the Gulf after an April 20 explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which London-based BP leased from Transocean Ltd. BP shares have dropped 25 percent since then. Copyright Bloomberg 2010 BP top kill oil spill gulf of mexico deepwater horizon drilling rig transocean rig Louisiana wetlands florida keys Mississippi delta Video Rating: 5 / 5
www.SpillFighters.com – The Texas Land Office and Texas Water Commission successfully used ‘oil eating’ microbes to clean up large oil spills in just weeks. Microbes hunt down and eat the toxic oil and leave only a biodegradable waste that is non-toxic to humans and marine life. Marshland and beaches were pristine again in just weeks—not years like the Exxon Valdez spill. This is the answer to save the seafood industry and all the precious creatures we are about to kill. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Hilarious Video Oil Spill Lousiana Gulf Mexico BP Obama Palin Created by Richard Wagner and Wayne Butts Cameraman & Editor: Bob Nielsen Actors & Actresses(In order of Appearance) Keith Bossier Molinee Martilini Video Rating: 5 / 5
Sand berm construction set to begin to block oil from Gulf of Mexico spill
Some would prefer to see resources used to rebuild barrier islands Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune