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BP Building 'Containment Dome' to Slow Spill

'Giant iron funnel' will pump oil to surface

(Newser) - The firm at the center of the Gulf Coast spill is building a giant dome to slow the spread of oil. BP is constructing a 4-story, 70-ton contraption to lower over one of the leaks. The BBC likens the device to a "giant iron funnel" that "resembles a...

Spill leaves energy bill in trouble - Jeanne Cummings and Manu Raju - POLITICO.com


 Oil Spill Dooms 
 Climate Bill 
OH, THE IRONY
May 4, 2010 8:21 AM CDT

Oil Spill Dooms Climate Bill

Expanded drilling suddenly unpalatable for Dems

(Newser) - Energy reform advocates scrambled yesterday to rescue the bill that's been slogging its way through the Senate, but the Gulf oil spill appears to be the final, ironic nail in its coffin, Politico reports. Republicans will only vote for the bill if it includes an expansion of oil drilling, something...

Bush's 'Brownie': Obama Wanted Spill to Spread

Anti-oil prez waited for disaster, says ex-FEMA chief

(Newser) - President Obama's doing a heckuva job in using the Gulf oil spill to further his anti-Big Oil agenda, according to former FEMA chief Michael Brown. Brown—whose handling of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath won praise from few apart from President Bush—says that Obama waited for the oil spill to worsen...

Jon Stewart Savages Oil Spill
 Jon Stewart Savages Oil Spill 
GOLDMAN SACHS DID IT
May 4, 2010 5:43 AM CDT

Jon Stewart Savages Oil Spill

Watch out BP, Mary Landrieu, the media

(Newser) - Jon Stewart tossed a match on the Gulf oil spill mess last night, lambasting everyone from BP (failure to take responsibility) to suddenly meek formerly-pro-drilling politicians (hello, Louisiana's Mary Landrieu!) to the media's crappy coverage (anyone heard the term "Obama's Katrina" much lately?). And he does so,...

Schwarzenegger Drops Support for Drilling

Gulf tragedy shakes him up

(Newser) - Disturbing images of the Gulf oil spill have caused California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to change his mind about allowing new drilling for oil off the California coast. The governor withdrew his support for a project expected to raise $100 million for the cash-strapped state, telling reporters: "If I have...

BP Promises to Pay for Oil Spill

But adds it 'wasn't our accident'; Transocean ran the rig

(Newser) - BP CEO Tony Hayward says his company will “absolutely be paying for the cleanup operation” in the wake of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “There's no doubt about that. It's our responsibility—we accept it fully,” he told NPR , promising to pay all...

Op-Ed Columnist - Oil Drilling, Disaster and Denial - NYTimes.com
Gulf Spill Will Make Us Care About the Planet Again
Paul Krugman
May 3, 2010 10:34 AM CDT

Gulf Spill Will Make Us Care About the Planet Again

Paul Krugman finds a silver lining in changing public opinion

(Newser) - We can't begin to guess the full devastation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but Paul Krugman finds an unexpected silver lining: Environmental destruction has become "photogenic again." Just as Earth Day was born four decades ago of an America sickened by images of Santa Barbara beaches coated in...

Gulf Coast Dreads Oil's Creep to Shore

Scope of disaster could be epic

(Newser) - President Obama headed for the Gulf Coast today, where all eyes are focused on the massive oil slick threatening to swallow the environment and economy of American shores from Louisiana to Florida. With tourist beaches, fragile marshes, marine life, and lush fishing grounds at stake, experts tried in vain to...

Chemicals Used on Oil Spill Pose New Hazards

Less oil reaches shore, but toxins remain in the water

(Newser) - BP has begun using huge amounts of chemical dispersants to contain the oil slick that has tripled in only a day and is now the size of Puerto Rico. (AP has more on the growing size here .) And while those chemicals—being used above and below the surface—will...

Limbaugh Hits New Low With Oil-Spill Conspiracy

He suggests the rig's explosion is an inside job

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh thinks the timing of the oil rig explosion is a little fishy: "What better way to head off more oil drilling, nuclear plants, than by blowing up a rig?" he asked on his last show. Which prompts Ezra Klein to dub him an "oil-spill truther" and...

BP Deemed Spill 'Unlikely,' Didn't Prepare

Plan filed with feds predicted 'no significant adverse impacts'

(Newser) - The worst US oil spill in decades reached into precious shoreline habitat along the Gulf Coast as documents emerged showing British Petroleum downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident. In a plan filed with the federal Minerals Management Service, BP conceded a spill would impact beaches, wildlife refuges, and wilderness...

Obama Will Head to Gulf
 Obama Will Head to Gulf 
May 1, 2010 7:09 AM CDT

Obama Will Head to Gulf

President's response to oil spill could be as vital as Bush's to Katrina

(Newser) - President Obama will head to the Gulf of Mexico within the next 48 hours to get an update on efforts to contain the massive spill from an offshore drilling rig. A senior administration official says details of the trip are still being worked out, and Obama will likely travel with...

Oil Spill Sends Foul Smell to New Orleans

Strong winds complicating cleanup efforts

(Newser) - The oil spill oozing ashore in Louisiana is making life miserable for residents of New Orleans because of the stench. Complaints are jamming city phone lines, and officials say they can only assume the odor is coming from the Gulf, reports the Times-Picayune . Andrew Sullivan, meanwhile, posts this from a...

Gulf Oil Spill Reaches Land
 Gulf Oil Spill Reaches Land 
Apr 29, 2010 11:52 PM CDT

Gulf Oil Spill Reaches Land

Spill could become worst US environmental disaster in decades

(Newser) - Crews scrambled to protect wetlands and fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp as oil began to wash ashore on the Gulf Coast last night. Officials warn that the spill from a BP rig—which is five times bigger than had been believed—could be America's worst environmental disaster in decades....

Agency Regulating Oil Rigs Has 'Spotty' Record

Interior Department's MMS doesn't inspire confidence

(Newser) - As the oil spill off Louisiana threatens to become one of the biggest in US history, Pro Publica would like to remind everyone that the federal agency charged with preventing such accidents "has had a spotty record over the past few years." That would be the Department of...

10 Animals Most at Risk in Oil Spill

Conservationists worried about ill-timed disaster

(Newser) - Biologists are panicking over the oil spill spreading across the Gulf of Mexico, which couldn't possibly have come at a worse time. It's peak spawning and nesting season in the wetlands, estuaries, and national fisheries of Louisiana, and there's never been an oil spill this close to those fragile areas,...

Oil Spill Endangers Obama's Drilling Plans

Growing slick expected to reach land tomorrow

(Newser) - The feds are ramping up efforts to contain the widening oil spill near Louisiana, with Janet Napolitano designating it an event of "national significance." For President Obama, it's also an event of political significance. With oil pouring into the Gulf, the environmental mess is already causing trouble for...

Oil Spill 5 Times Worse Than Thought

New leak found at Gulf oil rig explosion site

(Newser) - A new leak has been discovered at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, and oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico at 5 times earlier estimates, according to the Coast Guard. Some 5,000 barrels of oil a day are now believed to be pouring into...

Top 10 Worst Oil Spills
 Top 10 Worst Oil Spills 
Apr 28, 2010 6:59 PM CDT

Top 10 Worst Oil Spills

Current one is tiny in comparison

(Newser) - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill coming from the Deepwater Horizon platform that exploded and collapsed is still a piker compared to some of the big spills. As of the end of today, it was only 1/50th the size of the Exxon Valdez spill, which doesn't come close to breaking...

La. Oil Spill Now the Size of Rhode Island

Crews won't know until today if they're able to stop the leak

(Newser) - The oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico has grown to more than 1,800 square miles—an area larger than Rhode Island—but crews using a robot sub have yet to be able to stop the two leaks, which sit 5,000 feet below the...

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