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16 May 2010 22:33

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U.S.: Gulf oil spill: OK, now they’re finally getting somewhere, sorta

  • yes BP managed to set up something
    to siphon some of the oil leaking
    into the Gulf right now.
  • but It’s still not getting all of the
    spillage, and a long-term solution
    could take weeks. source
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13 May 2010 22:02

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U.S.: Should we trust the numbers we’ve been hearing from the oil spill?

  • The government has a responsibility to get good numbers. If it’s beyond their technical capability, the whole world is ready to help them.
  • Florida State University oceanographer Ian R. MacDonald • Regarding the numbers the government has been using to explain the growth of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. MacDonald and others claim that the spill has spewed forth far more than 5,000 barrels a day (still very high), and suggest that the method that they used to measure the spill was not designed for spills the size of the uncontrollably-spewing Gulf spill. For its part, oil company BP suggested that the leak could spew as much as 60,000 barrels a day – in other words, an Exxon Valdez worth of oil every four days. Scared yet? source
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10 May 2010 20:38

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Biz, U.S.: BP’s oil-defeating costs getting higher, solutions getting dumber

  • $350
    million     the amount the Gulf spill has
    cost the oil company so far
  • golf
    balls (?!)     one of the devices BP is considering to stop the leak source
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08 May 2010 19:25

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U.S.: Was BP able to stop the massive oil leak in the Gulf yet?

  • NO the giant grease trap suffered
    a huge setback source
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03 May 2010 10:19

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Biz, U.S.: BP on massive oil spill: Yeah, we’ll pay for this huge mess

“It is indeed BP’s responsibility to deal with this and we’re dealing with it,” says CEO Tony Hayward on the massive cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico. Good to hear he agrees. source
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30 Apr 2010 09:01

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U.S.: The oil is coming ashore! The Gulf Coast is screwed, guys.

There are reports that oil has gotten ashore already from the massive oil spill. Louisiana has already declared a state of emergency. This could be very bad. source
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