Fla. Tourism Industry Sees Modest Growth in 2011 ABC News The billion industry experienced modest growth this year, and officials expect a similar bump in 2012 as the nation's economy continues to improve and the BP oil spill that fouled the shores of Gulf Coast states last year becomes a more distant … 84% of Florida Voters Support Bill to Spend BP Fines on Gulf RestorationSacramento Bee 84% of Florida Voters Support Bill to Spend BP Fines on Gulf RestorationPR Newswire (press release) Tea partiers and liberals agree: BP fines should go to Gulf recoveryOrlando Sentinel (blog)
Fla. tourism industry sees modest growth in 2011 Fox News The billion industry experienced modest growth this year, and officials expect a similar bump in 2012 as the nation's economy continues to improve and the BP oil spill that fouled the shores of Gulf Coast states last year becomes a more distant … 84% of Florida Voters Support Bill to Spend BP Fines on Gulf RestorationSacramento Bee 84% of Florida Voters Support Bill to Spend BP Fines on Gulf RestorationPR Newswire (press release) Tea partiers and liberals agree: BP fines should go to Gulf recoveryOrlando Sentinel (blog)
The chief executive of BP has told Sky News he believes the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will end up having only a “very, very modest” environmental impact. Experts had feared the Deepwater Horizon disaster could have led to one of the worst environmental catastrophes in US history. But the British oil giant has risked outrage along the Gulf Coast by predicting a far smaller impact. Dr Tony Hayward said: “I think the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest. “It is impossible to say and we will mount, as part of the aftermath, a very detailed environmental assessment but everything we can see at the moment suggests that the overall environmental impact will be very, very modest.” BP has begun capturing some of the leaking oil after inserting a suction tube into the fractured riser pipe on the seabed. BP image shows the main leak at the Deepwater Horizon site (Pic: BP plc) It is gathering up an estimated one fifth of the oil pumping out of the fractured well. Dr Hayward said: “Over the last 36 hours we have made a lot of progress on containment on the seabed. “We have a piece of technology engineering which we have developed and which is now allowing us to produce oil from the leak to the surface.” The BP chief spoke to Sky News after completing a visit to Florida where he handed over m (£17m) to pay for an advertising campaign for the state’s tourism industry. He appeared upbeat as he met teams at BP’s vast crisis control … Video Rating: 3 / 5
Video created May 25, 2010. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, April 2010. Animals from Louisiana and Mississippi, May 2010. Credit to ABC, CBS, CNN, Al Jazeera, and independent photographers & filmmakers. Music: Yakety Sax Tom Lehrer – “Pollution”
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NEW DRILLING REGULATIONS; CHIEF REGULATOR RESIGNS Today President Obama is announcing new drilling regulations hours after Elizabeth Birnbaum resigned under pressure as head of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), the lead agency overseeing US oil and gas drilling. The MMS has come under fire for lax inspections of the Deepwater Horizon rig prior to its April 20 explosion and an Inspector General’s report that identified inappropriate behavior and industry relationships by agency officials.
BP Reports Modest Success In Slowing Oil Gusher
Officials said Monday they’ve started capturing some of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico — marking the first time in more than three weeks that any of the company’s strategies have worked to slow the flow. Read more on NPR
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