US energy policy: Two very different disasters will have profound effects Financial Times US energy policy for the coming decade will be shaped by two disasters less than a year apart: the Deepwater Horizon explosion and blow-out in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, and the Sendai earthquake and tsunami less than a year later. … Coast Guard checking for possible oil slick in Gulf of MexicoMarketWatch Five-mile wide suspected oil slick spotted just north of Deepwater Horizon…Daily Mail Area counties still scramble for BP oil spill fundsSarasota Herald-Tribune NOLA.com –allvoices –The Republic all 311 news articles »
VIEWPOINTS: Still very much work to do to clean and restore the Gulf of Mexico … The Birmingham News – al.com (blog) Although it has been more than three months since oil stopped flowing from the BP Deepwater Horizon well, our work to clean and restore … Anadarko CEO: Still Believes BP Is Liable For Gulf Spill Despite New InformationWall Street Journal Dead coral near BP spill shows need for more researchSun-Sentinel Drilling challenges slowly reshape oil explorationMarketWatch Bloomberg –The San Francisco Appeal –Houston Chronicle all 195 news articles »
While executives from BP, Halliburton, and Transocean were pulled into Congressional hearings today where they formed a circular firing squad, no one seemed to mention the man who was truly responsible for making sure that the oil industry was able to operate without regulations – Dick Cheney. Mike Papantonio appears on MSNBC’s Hardball to tell us why he believes we might actually be able to prosecute Dick Cheney for his cozy relationship with Halliburton that led to this disaster.
This video speaks of the actual chemicals that are being released from deep below the earth and how toxic they are to all living beings. The winds will blow these chemicals into the main land and kill many. The Government is NOT WARNING anyone!!! Pass on this video as a viral to all your friends that live on the east coast as it WILL AFFECT THEIR LIVES!!!
Why BP’s commitment to pay billion in Gulf spill is only a drop in very large bucket
NEW YORK — BP holds enough oil in its reserves to single-handedly supply the United States for two years. Read more on Red Deer Advocate
Tony Hayward: “Let Me Be Very Clear: I Fully Grasp The Terrible Reality”
Chairman Stupak, Ranking Member Burgess, members of the Subcommittee. I am Tony Hayward, Chief Executive of BP plc. The explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon and the resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico never should have happened ─ and I am deeply sorry that they did. Read more on Business Insider
Oil has entered the fast flowing Perdido Pass, AL Image by BP America
Why BP’s commitment to pay billion in Gulf spill is only a drop in a very large bucket
NEW YORK – BP holds enough oil in its reserves to single-handedly supply the United States for two years. It has little debt for a company of its size and makes more money than Apple and Google combined. Read more on Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
billion is just a drop in BP’s very large bucket
NEW YORK—BP holds enough oil in its reserves to single-handedly supply the United States for two years. It has little debt for a company of its size and makes more money than Apple and Google combined. Read more on Texarkana Gazette
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.
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