BPfunded researcher Spill is no big deal for Gulf coast

Thank goodness, I was worried. Impact of Gulf spill 'quite small': expert says.
Louisiana's fragile marshes should recover from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in a matter of months and the environmental impact will be "quite small" said from geologist Ed Owens, a "world authority" on protecting shorelines from oil spills contracted by BP.

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/7/28/888348/-BP-funded-researcher:-Spill-is-no-big-deal-for-Gulf-coast

BPs Dubious July 27 Kill Date for Stopping the Leak

BP could cap the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico weeks earlier than expected, BP Gulf spill chief Bob Dudley tells The Wall Street Journal, calling a kill-date of July 20-27 "possible in a perfect world," while pointing out that hurricane season is the wild card.

What's really going on in the Gulf?

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http://theweek.com/article/briefing_blog/129/bps-dubious-july-27-kill-date

Happy Energy Independence Solar Recovery Day

With the economy and job-growth stagnant, oil still spewing from the BP well-head into the Gulf of Mexico as a toxic reminder of our addiction to fossil fuels, President Obama couldnt have picked a better time to announce a major solar power initiative than today, July 3rd � only hours away from Independence Day.

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http://thephoenixsun.com/archives/10430

Doing nothing might have been best for oil spill

It might have been better for the environment to have done nothing about the enormous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico except to keep the oil out at sea, British scientists said on Monday.

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http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE65R16720100628

World Ignores 2400 Uncleaned Oil Spills In Niger

While the world fixes its gaze on the plight of those affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, there are millions of people at the far side of the Atlantic suffering the same fate.

Experts say regulations are key.

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http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5724143,00.html

Five Myths of the Gulf Oil Spill

With oil spilling from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico for nearly two months now, it's not shocking that there's plenty of misinformation going around.

Here's some surprising science to set the record straight.

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http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/06/17/five-myths-of-the-gulf-oil-spill/

BBC News BP estimated higher oil amount from Gulf well l

An internal document reveals BP estimated 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10362346.stm

Fears of BP Oil Spill Reaching Irish Coast via Gulf Stream

Fears have been expressed that the BP oil spill will eventually make its way to the Irish coast because of being carried on the Gulf stream currents.
International oil experts say that the horrific contamination will eventually spread from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean.

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http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Fears-that-BP-oil-spill-may-reach-Irish-coastline--96365389.html

Oil Disaster Shows Need for Endangered Species Act Overhaul

Of the many regulatory problems that helped make the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster possible, the Endangered Species Acts shortcomings have received little attention � but fixing its flaws and loopholes could help prevent future catastrophes.

Oil companies never considered the impacts of a massive spill on the Gulfs sperm whales or .....

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http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/06/esa-overhaul/

Oil provides evidence that earth is young

The disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has revived the debate about alternatives to the extraction or use of fossil fuels.

But what most commentators do not realize is that the spill wouldn't be happening if the earth were 4.6 billion years old--because the oil wouldn't be under the tremendous pressure now causing it to spew out.

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http://www.examiner.com/x-35826-Creationism-Examiner~y2010m6d9-Oil-provides-evidence-that-earth-is-young

Jesus arrested trying to walk on water

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says a man has been arrested for swimming in waters shut down because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/man-arrested-for-swimming-in-grand-isle-waters-shut-down-because-of-the-oil-spill/story-e6freuyi-1225876897537

Lessons Learned From The Largest Oil Spill in History

As oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, comfort may come from an unusual direction: the largest oil spill in history.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/06/04/kuwait.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=C1

Should We Nuke the Broekn Oil Well in the Gulf

With BP seemingly running out of options to seal the broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, many are debating a dramatic last resort � a nuclear bomb.The Soviet Union successfully sealed up four leaking wells using nuclear warheads during the 1960s and 70s the nuclear option is emerging as a subject of serious debate.

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http://theweek.com/article/index/203645/nuke-the-oil-spill

Bobby Jindal Has Some Pictures Of Oil For Brit Hume to see

Hey, remember last weekend on Fox News Sunday when everyone was talking about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Good times were had by all, especially by Brit Hume, who was feeling pretty breezy about the whole disaster:

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/20/bobby-jindal-has-some-pic_n_583462.html

House Dem Demands BP Broadcast Live Video From Gushing Pipe

Rep.

Edward Markey (D-Mass.) on Wednesday lashed out at BP for hiding the true extent of its now four-week-old oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and demanded that the oil company and the Coast Guard make a live video feed from the source of the leak continuously available to the public.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/19/gulf-oil-spill-markey-dem_n_582444.html

US overhauls agency in charge of offshore drilling

The US agency that regulates offshore drilling was broken up into three separate agencies Wednesday as part of a move to end cozy industry relationships exposed by the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, officials said.

The shake-up came a day after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told lawmakers the Minerals Management Service, which issued lucrative...

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http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0519/overhauls-agency-charge-offshore-drilling/

Scientists find huge oil plumes deep in Gulf of Mexico

Scientists have discovered enormous plumes of oil in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, in an indication that the leak from an underwater well could be far worse than previously estimated, The New York Times reported late Saturday.

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http://www.physorg.com/news193193432.html

Crude Awakening Understanding Oil Spill Impact GRAPHIC

An infographic to help you understand the oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico and the incredible costs that will affect us all.

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http://infographicworld.com/infographics/crude-awakening.html

White House defends offshore drilling plan

The White House defended its offshore oil drilling plan on Thursday, in the wake of the disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and said any drilling plan would be assessed thoroughly to minimize risk before going ahead.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSWEN393120100429?type=marketsNews

Gulf Oil Spill From Space [pics]

The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being tracked from outer space, where the sea's ugly slick takes on a strange kind of beauty.

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http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/04/29/2289663.aspx