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.
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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 …
Will Tropical Storm Alex Hit the Oil Spill?
Well before dawn Sunday morning, tropical storm Alex made landfall over Mexico. Now forecasters are trying to predict what will happen when the storm re-enters the Gulf of Mexico in a couple hours. (via NOAA)
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 Week in Web Trends: Earthquakes, Asian Carp and Internet Kill Switches
It was a bizarre week. Earthquakes were rattling cities like Milwaukee, Detroit and New York. Voracious Asian Carp were advancing on the Great Lakes. Joe Lieberman was talking about Internet Kill Switches. We make sense of the insanity.
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)
BP Removes Busted Cap from Oil Spill Site
Mo’ problems, mo’ oil.
BP’s In-House Magazine: Oil Spill Has a Silver Lining!
Add it to the ever-lengthening list of BP PR gaffes.
Tony Hayward Cancels a Keynote Appearance
Perhaps the message would be somewhat mixed.
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)
Is Tony Hayward Off Oil-Spill Duty?
The BP CEO may be on his way to getting his life back.