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Oil Falls a Second Day on Europe Debt Concerns, U.S. Jobs Data
June 7 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil dropped for a second day on concern the government debt crisis in Europe will widen and after the U.S. added fewer jobs than forecast last month, suggesting energy demand may be slow to recover.
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Gulf Oil Spill Likely to Hit U.S. Atlantic Coast This Summer
An image from the NCAR computer model of the flow of Deepwater Horizon oil. (Image courtesy NCAR)
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GULF OF MEXICO – Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kurt Stricklen and crew, members of a Coast Guard Special Monitoring of Applied Response Technologies (SMART) team, collect oiled water samples in the Gulf of Mexico, May 27, 2010. The team of specialists in oil-spill and hazardous substance monitoring, use state-of-the-art technology to gather samples and field data, which help environmental scientists determine the effectiveness of dispersants used to break down oil in the water. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Pinneo
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U.S. Stocks Drop, Sending Benchmark Indexes to Four-Month Lows
June 5 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell this week, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average below 10,000, as lower-than- estimated jobs growth and a worsening government debt crisis in Europe fueled concern the global economic recovery will slow.
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U.S. Opens Criminal Investigation Of Gulf Oil Spill
Attorney General Eric Holder announced that federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. He confirmed the investigation after meeting with attorneys general from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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U.S. Has Launched Criminal Probe Into BP Spill
NEW ORLEANS, June 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has launched a widely expected criminal and civil investigation into BP Plc’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday, ratcheting up the pressure on the beleaguered British oil company.
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U.S. opens investigation of BP spill
The Obama administration responded Tuesday to criticism that it hasn’t been forceful enough in its response to the largest oil spill in U.S. history, announcing a civil and criminal investigation into the deadly explosion.
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Transocean Bonds Fall Most on Record as U.S. Investigates Spill
June 2 (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. bonds fell the most on record as the U.S. Justice Department opened investigations into the BP Plc oil spill and President Barack Obama extended a moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling.
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Nigeria’s Agony Dwarfs The Gulf Oil Spill. The U.S. And Europe Ignore It.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decades.
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U.S. Gulf demands BP and government do more to halt oil spill
VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) – U.S. Gulf Coast residents and authorities clamoured on Sunday for BP and the federal government to do more to save their coast from oil pollution after the energy giant failed in a deepwater bid to halt the worst ever U.S. oil spill.
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