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What a mess ... Nature's ash, BP's oil from space
Maryland WeatherBetween the leaking BP oil well and the ash-spewing Eyjafjalljokull volcano in Iceland, there is plenty of crud in the air and water to catch the eye of high-flying satellites.NASA today released new images of both events. The shot of......Tags: NASA, Water Pollution, Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Eruption (2010), Environmental Pollution, Space Programs
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Blame game starts in spill hearings
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley The blood, er, oil is already flying this morning in Senate hearings into the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil spill - and the oil company executives haven't even testified yet. Democrats and Republicans alike on the Senate......Tags: Gulf of Mexico, Emergency Incidents, Water Pollution, Jeff Sessions, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Analog response for Drilling 2.0
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley The federal agency charged with regulating oil and gas drilling offshore has failed to keep up, my colleague Julie Cart and I wrote in Tribune Newspapers this weekend, as offshore exploration raced into a bold new world......Tags: Emergency Incidents, Water Pollution, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, Halliburton Company
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Climate bill to be unveiled--finally
The Swampby Jim Tankersley After months of negotiations and weeks of delay, Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will unveil their plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions and spur clean energy growth Wednesday -- and the biggest challenge......Tags: Energy Saving, Emergency Incidents, Water Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Are You Less Likely to Fill Up at BP?
KickingTiresWe have a simple question for you: After the BP oil spill, which is quickly becoming one of the worst environmental catastrophes in U.S. history, are you less likely to fill your tank at a BP gas station? Recent evidence......Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Emergency Incidents, Water Pollution, Disasters and Accidents, Environmental Issues
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Oil spill: A 'butt-naked' cleanup emperor
The SwampWorkers check for tar balls and other signs of the oil spill on Dauphin Island in Alabama Friday (EPA/Larry W. Smith) by Kim Geiger In light of the news today that BP and Coast Guard officials may have seriously......Tags: Emergency Incidents, Water Pollution, Disasters, Education, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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Obama: 'trust' oil execs, but 'verify'
The SwampPresident Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar address the media following a meeting with Cabinet members and administration officials. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) By Christi Parsons and Jim Tankersley Angrily condemning "finger pointing" by oil...Tags: Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Halliburton Company, Corruption, Heads of State
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Expert: Oil leaking faster than reported
The SwampAn image of the broken underwater pipe taken by BP earlier this week. (EPA/BP PLC) by James Oliphant A mechanical engineering professor says that oil is flowing out of the Deepwater Rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico at......Tags: Emergency Incidents, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Disasters, Purdue University
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Gulf oil gusher - today's view from orbit
Maryland WeatherHere's the latest NASA photo from orbit of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon leak. It was taken just after noon today (Monday 5/17) by the Terra Earth-Observing Satellite.The oil slick appears dull gray, stretching from the tip of the Mississippi River......Tags: NASA, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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Feds condemn BP spill response
The Swampby Ashley Powers and Richard Fausset The public-private response to the Gulf of Mexico oil leak showed more signs of strain Sunday as members of the Obama administration bashed BP's progress even as they acknowledged they had to rely on......Tags: Emergency Incidents, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Janet Napolitano, Regional Authority, Companies and Corporations
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Palin: Obama too close to BP
The Swampby Lisa Mascaro Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate who helped popularize "Drill, baby, drill" as a slogan, suggested Sunday that President Obama's campaign ties to the oil industry were impeding cleanup of the BP spill in the.....Tags: Gulf of Mexico, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Republican National Conventions, Fox Broadcasting Company, Republican Party
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U.S. tax breaks favor oil industry
The SwampResidents of Grand Isle, La. express their frustration with BP Monday. (EPA/Bevil Knapp) by Kim Geiger and Tom Hamburger It was close to 2 a.m. when Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and others on a House-Senate conference committee saw......Tags: Energy Saving, Emergency Incidents, Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Disasters
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