Tuesday, May 4, 2010

After the Gulf Spill, Judging Big Oil's Place at Senate Table - New York Times


The Guardian


After the Gulf Spill, Judging Big Oil's Place at Senate Table

New York Times


Authors of the Senate climate bill didn't hide their courtship of Big Oil when crafting an industry-friendly proposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. Sen. ...


Oil prices down after 4 days of gains; gas higher

CNNMoney


Oil slick brings boom to the boom business

Washington Post


BP Aims to Stop Gulf Well Leak by Inst »

Monday, May 3, 2010

Gulf Coast oil spill may take months to contain - Washington Post


National Geographic


Gulf Coast oil spill may take months to contain

Washington Post


Officials from the Obama administration and oil giant BP say it may take up to three months to to seal off a leaking oil well 5000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico that has created a massive ...


Gulf Coast Residents Send SOS to Obama

New York Times


Oil prices higher on Gulf spill, Greece hopes

CNNMoney


BP says it will pay for Gulf spill's cleanup

The Associated Press


BusinessWeek -Reuters -BBC News


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

'Very Lucky,' Mayor Says, After Bomb - New York Times


The Guardian


'Very Lucky,' Mayor Says, After Bomb

New York Times


A crude car bomb of propane, gasoline and fireworks was discovered in a smoking Nissan Pathfinder in the heart of Times Square on Saturday evening, prompting the evacuation of thousands of tourists and theatergoers ...


'Explosive Elements' Found in SUV Left in Times Square

ABC News


Time Square car bomb: Cops evacuate heart of NYC after 'potential terrorist ...

New York Daily News


Echoes of 2007 London attack in Times Square car bomb

Times Online


The Associated Press -Christian Science Monitor -The Guardian


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livejournal.com

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Wildlife rescue teams ready for US oil spill victims - Reuters


Reuters


Wildlife rescue teams ready for US oil spill victims

Reuters


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The first known wildlife casualty of the massive oil spill threatening the US Gulf Coast was a single Northern Gannet seabird, found alive but coated in the toxic grime creeping ashore along Louisiana's coast. ...


Obama to Visit Scene of Spill

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Friday, April 30, 2010

White House: No new drilling efforts until probe of explosion is done - Washington Post


Globe and Mail


White House: No new drilling efforts until probe of explosion is done

Washington Post


An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has left 11 workers missing and presumed dead, and oil is leaking into the water at a faster rate than earlier thought: up to 5000 barrels a day. By Michael D. Shear and Steven Mufson The White House ...


BP Seen Oversold As Gulf Oil Spill Threatens Shore

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livejournal.com

Thursday, April 29, 2010

US military joins Gulf of Mexico oil spill effort - BBC News


CBC.ca


US military joins Gulf of Mexico oil spill effort

BBC News


The US military has joined efforts to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico as fears rise about its scale. Five times as much oil as previously thought could be leaking from the well beneath where a rig exploded and sank last week, US officials said ...


BP Oil Well Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated

BusinessWeek


Oil spill burned in Gulf of Mexico, in hope of saving coast

Washington Post


Gulf Coast braces for an oily mess

CNN


The Guardian -The Associated Press -ABC News


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Greek crisis fears deepen - CNNMoney


The Hindu


Greek crisis fears deepen

CNNMoney


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The yield on Greek bonds soared to record levels again, a day after Standard & Poor's slashed its debt rating on the country to junk and amid reports that ...


Starting point key question on Greek deficit goal

Reuters


WORLD FOREX: Euro Bounces Back Against Dollar, Yen

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