Hernando sheriff flies over oil spill, calls for more local preparations 0
Hernando sheriff flies over oil spill, calls for more local preparations
The sheriff’s aerial tour from Pinellas to the Panhandle offers a new perspective.
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Federal On-Scene Coordinator Rear Admiral James Watson Gives BP 48 Hour Deadline to Devise More Aggressive Plan to Contain Leaking Oil 0
More Than 6,000 Lawsuits Filed Against BP 0
More Than 6,000 Lawsuits Filed Against BP
About 6,000 claims in total have been filed against BP since its massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Crisis point man tells BP to say more about claims 0
Crisis point man tells BP to say more about claims
WASHINGTON (AP) – Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen has written to BP demanding more specific information on how the company is handling damage claims stemming from the Gulf oil spill.
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BP say capturing more oil from blown-out well 0
BP say capturing more oil from blown-out well
By Kristen Hays
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BP says more oil being captured as Obama fights back against criticisms 0
BP says more oil being captured as Obama fights back against criticisms
WASHINGTON – As the White House struggled to regain the American public’s trust as oil continues to gush from a BP well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, the oil giant said its containment cap _ its latest effort to plug the leak _ was beginning to capture greater amounts of crude.
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We Are Worth More Than BP’s Bottom Line 3
New Deepwater Horizon images:
We Are Worth More Than BP’s Bottom Line
Image by Infrogmation
Aerial view of ongoing cleanup efforts
Image by Deepwater Horizon Response
Feds ban fishing in more Gulf of Mexico waters because of creeping oil slick 0
More skimmer boats deployed to fight oil spill; many more on standby 0
More skimmer boats deployed to fight oil spill; many more on standby
Dozens more private boats were deployed in Alabama waters Friday to search for and skim oil, and many more were on standby as their crews awaited hazardous-materials training.
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