“There is a tremendous sense of urgency.”
— THAD ALLEN, Oil Spill National Incident Commander, on the testing of a new cap over the leak in the Gulf of Mexico (Via the Associated Press)
“There is a tremendous sense of urgency.”
— THAD ALLEN, Oil Spill National Incident Commander, on the testing of a new cap over the leak in the Gulf of Mexico (Via the Associated Press)
This is certainly one way to speak out against BP — and really annoy a museum’s cleaning staff.
Could the Gulf of Mexico oil spill finally end weeks ahead of the time BP officials say they expect to end it?
That’s BP’s aim, at least.
Wonder how that whole oil-spill cleanup thing is going? Turns out, not well.
It’s been nearly 11 weeks since the Deepwater Horizon disaster first began in the Gulf back in late April. And as we crossed day 75 over the weekend, NewsFeed thought what better time to go back through some of the most striking …
A small number of tar balls washed onto a Texas beach, which means the spill has affected every single Gulf state.
At this point, BP’s oil spill PR nightmare can’t even be called ‘damage control.’ In fact, it’s a better idea to call it ‘damage management’ because they are going to be handling it for years. But that makes it a good idea to …
It’s 10 stories high and more than three football fields long. It’s called “A Whale,” it’s been called the world’s largest oil-skimming vessel, and BP hopes it can clean up the spill in the Gulf.
Millions of dollars spent in conservation efforts could seem like nothing compared to the punishment one New York man has planned for BP. Revenge is a dish best heard buzzing.
The storm is centered on the other end of the Gulf of Mexico, but the turbulent seas it will stir will certainly hamper the oil spill fight. (via LA Times)
Even the Gulf-of-Mexico mess can’t bite the taxpayer dust.