The Guardian | BP chief backs oil drilling in wake of US disaster BBC News BP's chief executive has said the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster should not mean the end of deep-water exploration. But Tony Hayward told the BBC's Today programme that significant changes to the oil industry should arise from what he c » |
Reuters | Congressman to launch inquiry on how much oil is gushing into Gulf CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A US congressman said he will launch a formal inquiry Friday into how much oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico after learning of independent estimates that are significantly higher than the amount BP officials have ... Oil Spill's 'Slow-Moving Hurricane' Leaves Gulf Coast Waiting Stylists running, with scissors, to the Gulf Coast's aid Dolphin, turtle deaths eyed for links to oil spill |
Telegraph.co.uk | The Paradox of Deep Water: Lots of Oil, Lots of Danger BusinessWeek The ability to extract oil in hard-to-reach places has zoomed ahead. Disaster preparation has not By Stanley Reed and Joe Carroll On May 7, in a darkened room c » |
Reuters | Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in Gulf Reuters WASHINGTON/PORT FOURCHON, La., May 12 (Reuters) - Top oil executives face a second day of grilling by US lawmakers on Wednesday over a deadly well rupture that unleashed a huge oil slick and the specter of ... Senators at hearing focus on well pressure Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too Support for oil drilling decreases |
Globe and Mail | Kagan's Legal Record Portrays a Cautious Liberal FOXNews With a record of nuanced stands on social issues and support for expansive presidential powers, Supreme Court nominee Kagan isn't a lightning rod for the right. Monday: Elena Kagan looks to President Obama as she speaks in the East Room of the White ... Kagan draws raves from U. of C. students, colleagues 'Don't ask, don't tell' a flash point on Kagan High court Kagan's girlhood dream |
Reuters | EU Details $957 Billion Rescue Package New York Times BRUSSELS รข€" European leaders agreed on Monday to provide a huge rescue package of nearly $1 trillion in a sweeping effort to combat the debt crisis that has engulfed Europe and threatened markets around the world. ... Euro rises, stocks r » |
Reuters | BP isn't giving up despite repair setback Houston Chronicle A 100-ton containment box meant to capture oil leaking from a well under the Gulf of Mexico sat about 650 feet away from its target Saturday, as BP engineers try to find a way to stop the formation of icelike gas and water crystals ... BP Oil-Collection Chamber Clogs, Removed From Leaking Gulf Well BP Suffers Setback on Containment |
