The well has been capped 5,000 feet down. The surface oil is disappearing. Is it really time to roll up the cleanup? (via Ecocentric)
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Raw Ocean Footage: The Oil Arrives in Mississippi
The video says it all: A tideline of tar balls, off Horn Island Pass south of Pascagoula, Mississippi – blobs stretching as far as the eye can see.
Hurricane Alex Spotlights Delicacy of the Oil Spill Operation
The storm may be moving west of the oil spill in the Gulf, but the momentary panic revealed just how fragile a situation the ongoing recovery remains.
Quotes: Rob Hudson, on the BP Boycotts
“”I wish I could afford some outrage, that must be a good feeling.”
— ROB HUDSON, a 33-year-old unemployed construction worker, when asked about the push to boycott BP gas stations. He was filling up at a Santa Monica BP …
Imported Shrimp? Louisiana Cafe Opts Instead to Close Its Doors
This last week might have marked the end of the road for Debbie’s Cafe in Gheens, Louisiana, as seafood distributors stopped citing prices for locally caught shrimp and instead presented the owner with only one option: Imported …
The Oil Spill Hurricane? All Eyes Monitor Possible Tropical Storm
Out in the Caribbean Sea, forecasters are already watching a vast stretch of unstable weather – weather that now has a 40 percent chance of a coalescing into a tropical cyclone by Friday. (via NOAA)
The Man in Charge: Tony Hayward Ditches Gulf For Yacht Race
The storyline Friday was that Hayward was handing over oil spill oversight to other members of the BP team. But on Saturday, the company raced to reassert that Hayward was indeed the man in charge in the Gulf – right around the …
Could the Gulf Oil Spill Continue for Two Years?
That was the startling number tossed around late Friday by experts, after listening to Tony Hayward’s congressional testimony about the size of the Gulf well. (via The Guardian)
After Joe Barton’s Gaffe, Dems Turn to Facebook Fundraising
A host of both Republicans and Democrats disliked the Texas Congressman’s apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward. Now, Democratic fundraisers have turned to Facebook, ready to cash in on the outrage.
Was Obama’s Oil Speech Too Smart for the ‘Small People?’
That’s the curious conclusion of a language analyst who says the President’s comments Tuesday night, written to a 9.8 grade level, went way over the head of most viewers. (via CNN)
Quotes: Tony Hayward Before Congress
“I’m not stonewalling. I simply was not involved in the decision making process.”
— BP CEO Tony Hayward after being grilled by House Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Waxman on the failure of preventative measures of the Deepwater …
Buy Your Own Slice of the Oil Spill – For Just $25!
Various groups have moved into action in the wake of the Gulf oil spill (see our photo gallery) to aid newly unemployed fisherman and deck hands. But one coalition has a novel fundraising idea: Auction off some of that skimmed, …