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The Guardian

BP concedes Gulf oil spill is bigger than estimate The Associated Press "What you see are real-time images of a real-world disaster unfolding 5000 feet below the surface of the Gulf," said US Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. … Latest updates and pictures from the Gulf oil spillExaminer.com Photo Gallery: Gulf oil spillCNN (blog) Louisiana senator proposes split of Gulf oil revenueAFP WWMT –Huffington Post (blog) –Washington Post all 5,257 news articles »

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Even Fewer Deepwater Horizon Inspections Than MMS Claimed Earlier
Ooh, this gets uglier and uglier the harder one looks at this. From the Associated Press via ABC (hat tip reader Glenn Stehle): The federal agency responsible for ensuring that an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was operating safely before it exploded last month fell well short of its own policy that inspections be […]
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Gulf oil spill news links: Alabama resident says it’s worse than BP admits
In a video posted on the website YouTube, Alabama resident John Wathen talks about his impressions of flying out over the Gulf of Mexico to view the oil spill caused by the demise of the Deepwater Horizon oil well. Watch the video and view a host of news and resource links related to the oil spill.

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Reuters

Gulf oil leak rate much higher than reported, professor says Los Angeles Times "I am concerned that an underestimation of the oil spill's flow may be impeding the ability to solve the leak and handle the management of the disaster," … White House Wants $10 Million to Fight Oil-Spill LitigationWall Street Journal $10 million for the Gulf oil disasterSeven Sided Cube Latest updates and pictures from the Gulf Coast oil spillExaminer.com Federal News Service (subscription) –Christian Science Monitor –Detroit Free Press (blog) all 5,428 news articles »

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Controlled burning destroys more oil at Deepwater Horizon site than skimming
Well owner BP PLC reported burning about 9,000 barrels — about 378,000 gallons — of oil during burns on Thursday.

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Gulf Oil Spill: Dispersants Have Potential to Cause More Harm Than Good PR Newswire (press release) That is the warning of toxicology experts, led by Dr. William Sawyer, addressing the Gulf Oil Disaster Recovery Group, a group of lawyers working to protect … Gulf oil spill: Are chemical dispersants a threat?Los Angeles Times (blog) EPA Approves Corexit for Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup, But Nobody Knows What It's …Fast Company Effects of dispersants unclear, EPA official saysDallas Morning News all 76 news articles »

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More than 2-million gallons of oil-water mix collected
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) – The Coast Guard says about 2.1 million gallons of an oil-water mix has been collected since a spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC chief operating officer Doug Suttles has said the mix collected is about 10 percent oil and the rest water.

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More than 2M gallons of oil-water mix collected
The Coast Guard says about 2.1 million gallons of an oil-water mix has been collected since a spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico – Coast Guard – Gallon – Environment – Oil spill

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Kansas City Star

Is Gulf oil rig disaster far worse than we're being told? Natural News.com (NaturalNews) Reports about the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill have been largely underestimated, according to … Methane sparked Gulf disasterNew York Post 2010 Oil Rig Explosion Caused by Bubble of Gas (Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico Update)CNM News Network Oil Rig Disaster: They blew itSavannah Morning News The Guardian all 410 news articles »

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BP Falls More Than 5% in London on Concern Spill Costs to Rise
May 4 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc fell as much as 5.1 percent, hitting a seven month low in London trading, on concern the costs of stopping and cleaning up an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will escalate.

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