Monday, June 7, 2010

Dispersal of Oil Means Cleanup to Take Years, Official Says - New York Times


The Hindu


Dispersal of Oil Means Cleanup to Take Years, Official Says

New York Times


Although the Coast Guard had trained for the possibility of cleaning up a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it had never anticipated that oil would spread across such a broad area and break ...


Obama says oil spill 'will be contained'

Reuters


Obama says US will bounce back from oil crisis

The Associated Press


As cap slows leak, officials battle 'hundreds of thousands of patches of oil'

Los Angeles Times


New York Daily News -USA Today -Boston Globe


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Sunday, June 6, 2010

National Incident Commander on BP Oil Spill: 'It's an Insidious War' - ABC News


Globe and Mail


National Incident Commander on BP Oil Spill: 'It's an Insidious War'

ABC News


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Saturday, June 5, 2010

Belfast protest against Israel Rachel Corrie seizure - BBC News


National Post


Belfast protest against Israel Rachel Corrie seizure

BBC News


About 200 people have taken part in a protest in Belfast against the Israeli seizure of an Irish aid ship trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip. The protest began at the City H »


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Friday, June 4, 2010

Republicans hit Obama on weak jobs report - Reuters


Reuters


Republicans hit Obama on weak jobs report

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With an eye on November's elections, Republicans pounced on a weaker than expected jobs report on Friday to cast doubt on President Barack Obama's economic leadership and question if his policies would spur enough growth. ...


Private Sector Doesn't Measure Up In May Jobs Report

Forbes


Census lifts job count in May, jobless rate 9.7%

Bizjournals.com


Jobs numbers for May squelch some economic optimism

Christian Science Monitor


CBS News -Jacksonville Business Journal -New York News Today


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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Admiral Says Oil Pipe Is Cut, a Key Step in Halting Leak - New York Times


CBC.ca


Admiral Says Oil Pipe Is Cut, a Key Step in Halting Leak

New York Times


Oil continued to flow as technicians attempted a repair at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in this image taken from a BP live video feed on Tuesday. By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, JOSEPH BERGER and HENRY FOUNTAIN NEW ORLEANS ...


Why the Oil Spill Could Hurt the Chances for Energy Reform

The Atlantic


BP Cuts Riser From Leaking Oil Well, Prepares Cap

BusinessWeek


BP: Not prepared for Gulf oil spill; pipe successfully cut

USA Today


The Associated Press -MarketWatch -The News-Press


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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Latest Effort to Stop Oil Flow Hits a Snag - New York Times


Telegraph.co.uk


Latest Effort to Stop Oil Flow Hits a Snag

New York Times


HOUMA, La. -- The latest attempt to contain the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico hit a snag Wednesday, as federal officials said that a diamond-tipped saw operated by an underwater robot got stuck in the riser ...


BP hits another snag in latest Gulf well attempt

MarketWatch


Effort to contain Gulf oil st »


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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

BP lays out new, riskier move to cut oil flow - Reuters


The Hindu


BP lays out new, riskier move to cut oil flow

Reuters


HOUSTON (Reuters) - After abandoning its latest bid to plug its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP Plc on will start a new and risky attempt on Tuesday to place a cap over the leak to funnel oil to the surface. BP abandoned its "top kill" attempt ...


BP Tries Again to Divert Oil Leak With Dome

New York Times


Obama Vows Changes After Meeting Spill Panel

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