West Palm Beach foundation sends disaster team to Japan after earthquake Palm Beach Post Their résumés read like a list of disaster headlines: gulf oil spill, Haitian earthquake, Hurricane Katrina. One of their primary duties is coordinating the distribution of meals to survivors. In Haiti they managed the distribution of more than 4 … West Palm Beach Volunteer Group Leaves for JapanWPTV
High Court to rule on legality of deepwater drilling west of Shetland Shetland Times Online It follows claims by environmental group Greenpeace that energy minister Chris Huhne failed to carry out an “appropriate assessment” of the risks of deepwater drilling in UK waters after the Deepwater Horizon disaster which killed 11 workers and caused … High Court green-lights legal challenge to coalition oil drilling planLeft Foot Forward U.K. to Hear Challenge to Deepwater DrillingWall Street Journal Shetland deep drilling to be challenged in courtBBC News Aberdeen Press and Journal all 11 news articles »
High Court to rule on legality of deepwater drilling west of Shetland Shetland Times Online It follows claims by environmental group Greenpeace that energy minister Chris Huhne failed to carry out an “appropriate assessment” of the risks of deepwater drilling in UK waters after the Deepwater Horizon disaster which killed 11 workers and caused … High Court green-lights legal challenge to coalition oil drilling planLeft Foot Forward U.K. to Hear Challenge to Deepwater DrillingWall Street Journal Shetland deep drilling to be challenged in courtBBC News Aberdeen Press and Journal all 11 news articles »
NOAA opens 5600 square miles of Gulf fishing west of Mississippi River Delta NOLA.com … has been reopening segments of offshore Gulf waters in stages since July, starting with areas farthest away from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. … Gulf oil spill: research voyage to search for oil can't find anyChristian Science Monitor NOAA opens more Gulf waters to fishing after spillReuters Africa BP Begins Program to "Dispel Myths About Dispersants, Subsurface Oil" in …Treehugger Examiner.com –WFN: World Fishing Network –Mississippi Press (blog) all 35 news articles »
Oil rig explosion: 1 injured, rig explodes west of BP oil spill site Examiner.com The rig exploded west of the BP oil spill site and is owned by Mariner Energy. Recent reports indicate that an oil sheen is spreading in the Gulf Word of … BP (BP) Updates on the Gulf Oil Spill; Says Total Costs are Around B CurrentlyStreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog) Oil Rig Explosion Updates: Vermilion Oil Rig 380 Exploded in Gulf of MexicoKeen Observers Mariner may be facing BP-style crisismsnbc.com All247News (blog) –CNM News Network –Marketing all 6,302 news articles »
Welcome to a special Gulf Coast episode of West Wing Week. We spent this week traveling through communities on America’s Gulf Coast to give you a special behind the scenes look at the federal government’s historic and unprecedented effort to contain and clean up after the BP oil spill.
Join responders as they skim sheen off the ocean and respond to oiled wildlife. Stop by a town hall with Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, as he hears the concerns of locals. Join engineers as they pump mud into the well itself, creating a more permanent seal and much more.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Updates on the ongoing administration-wide response to the BP Spill from August 2
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
For more information on what’s happening in the Gulf, check out RestoreTheGulf.gov
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Goverment scientists release report saying, "74% of oil in BP Spill either contained or mitigated"
Arun Chaudhary is the official White House videographer
Thanks for checking out the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Walk step by step with the President as he speaks about job growth at K. Neal Trucks, makes his third visit to the Gulf Coast, announces his new Director of Intelligence, meets with Cabinet Secretaries about the BP oil spill, delivers the commencement address at Kalamazoo High School,holds a live tele-town hall with seniors about health care and much more.
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Friday, June 4, 2010
The President and Vice President tour K. Neal International Trucks
The President’s 3rd trip to the Gulf Coast
Saturday, June 5, 2010
The President announces new Director of National Intelligence
Monday, June 7, 2010
The President’s BP Cabinet Meeting
The President’s Kalamazoo Commencement Address
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The President’s Health Care Tele-Town Hall with Seniors
White House Congressional Picnic
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
The President meets with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority
The President speaks about the United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran
Thursday, June 10, 2010
The President meets with Bipartisan Congressional Leaders
Arun Chaudhary is the official White House videographer
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