P.M. Top news story: Federal officials pressure BP to pay victims of Gulf oil spill
AFP/Getty ImagesU.S. President Barack Obama (left) talks to Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, National Incident Commander, during a meeting with his Cabinet to discuss the administration’s response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Monday. BP has come under… Read more on The Star-Ledger
Gulf oil spill numbers tell a grim story: Paul Flemming The News-Press The spill represents one part oil to 127 million parts the rest of the Gulf's volume. Fine. But what does Deepwater Horizon mean relative to other disasters… Gulf Oil Rig Disaster: Perspectives from in the air and on the groundNatural Resources Defense Council (blog) The Gulf Oil Disaster Blame GameNightly Business Report Gulf oil spill: firms ignored warning signs before blast, inquiry hearsThe Guardian Fort Worth Star Telegram –Beliefnet.com (blog) –PR Newswire (press release) all 1,104 news articles »
Goldman Sachs, the banking giant admitted today that it made “a substantial financial bet against the Gulf of Mexico” one day before the sinking of an oil rig in that body of water..