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Several individuals have inquired in recent weeks asking if the oil in the Gulf of Mexico will impact the weather or hurricane development. More specifically will the oil change the albedo (amount of...
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Wyoming officials: oil and gas companies violated air rules

Wyoming’s environmental regulator has hit a handful of oil and gas operators with citations for air pollution, including one company previously singled out by some for its gas flaring practices.

By Adam Voge , March 09, 2013

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Judge OKs BP's $4B oil spill criminal settlement

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company’s role in the 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

By Michael Kunzelman , January 30, 2013

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Isaac washes BP spill oil ashore in Gulf

Isaac washes BP spill oil ashore in Gulf NEW ORLEANS — Laboratory tests show that globs of oil found on two Louisiana beaches after Hurricane Isaac came from the 2010 BP spill.

By Cain Burdeau , September 07, 2012

Board: BP missed the big hazard issues in Gulf spill

HOUSTON (AP) — BP and the drilling contractor that operated the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon were so focused on worker safety they didn’t do enough to prevent major hazards, such as the 2010 rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people, federal investigators said Tuesday.

By Ramit Plushnick-Masti , July 25, 2012

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BP oil spill effects on Minnesota loons under study

BP oil spill effects on Minnesota loons under study DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Many would argue that the spring return of the common loon is one of the best parts of living in the lakes area.

By Brian Basham , May 25, 2012

Higher prices boost Big Oil third quarter profits

Higher prices boost Big Oil third quarter profits Higher oil prices have masked a slowdown in production among the biggest oil companies.

By Chris Kahn , October 28, 2011

For Gulf tourism, problem is perception not oil

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — On the great yawning porch that once belonged to Confederate president Jefferson Davis, two women sit in rockers listening to the cicadas and looking out over Mississippi Sound as they wait for their tour to begin.

August 22, 2010

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Obama declares Gulf Coast ’open for business’

August 14, 2010

Gulf Coast expecting a glum Fourth of July

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Fireworks displays have been canceled. White-sand beaches that should be crowded with sunbathers are instead dotted with cleanup workers, booms and sand-sifting equipment. Normally packed hotels are trying to fill rooms ahead of what is a crucial weekend for beach businesses.

July 02, 2010

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US can get its mojo back

America needs to get her mojo back. When BP CEO Tony Hayward told Congress the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster shouldn’t have happened but insisted that

By Ann McFeatters , June 20, 2010

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Another problem in fixing spill

As a self-proclaimed “citizen of the world,” President Obama should have welcomed rather than spurned international assistance to prevent BP’s underwater oil geyser from wrecking the Gulf Coast.

By Deroy Murdock , June 19, 2010

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Obama disappoints environmentalists

I give President Barack Obama’s Gulf oil disaster responses this week an A for effort but a C for efficacy. He is doing too little and coming too late to the party

By Bonnie Erbe , June 19, 2010

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Oil containment operations resume after fire

HOUSTON (AP) — A drill ship resumed siphoning off oil gushing from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday after a bolt of lightning struck the ship and ignited a fire that halted containment efforts, the company said.

June 15, 2010

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Spill may advance clean-energy effort

If there was any doubt about it, the Gulf oil catastrophe demonstrates conclusively what would happen if the country got hit with another terrorist attack: Americans would start pointing fingers at one another, starting with the president.

By Morton Kondracke , June 15, 2010

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A great nation immobilized

I flew home from Washington Monday night, looking at live pictures on the BP website taken by an underwater robot of the greasy waters of the Gulf, and how’s that for a Metaphor of Our Times?

By Garrison Keillor , June 03, 2010

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