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“Inevitable” oil slick will hit U.S., Obama to visit
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 1st, 2010
Reuters: U.S. officials on Saturday conceded it is "inevitable" that oil from an uncontrolled leak in the Gulf of Mexico will hit the U.S. coast, threatening an environmental and economic catastrophe. "There's enough oil out there that it is logical to think it will hit the shoreline. It's just a question of where and when," said U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen. "Mother Nature gets a vote in this." President Barack Obama will visit the region on Sunday, ramping up efforts to control ...
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United States: As Gulf Oil Spill Spreads, Local Seafood Industry Hangs in the Balance
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 1st, 2010
Time Magazine: They call this city the End of the World, and for many shrimpers whose entire lives have been spent here in Louisiana's southernmost outpost, it suddenly feels like it. As officials continue to struggle to stem nearly 200,000 gallons of crude oil that has surged from the base of the Gulf of Mexico in what may be the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, Mississippi River delta residents are trying to make a buck as long as their fragile business survives. Early Saturday ...
Hair salons enlisted in eco-friendly approach to Gulf oil spill clean-up
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 1st, 2010
Mongabay: A "green" and low-cost approach to battling the worst oil spill the Gulf coast has seen in at least 30 years An environmental group is organizing collection of human hair from salons and barber shops across the country in an effort to soak up oil spilled in the aftermath of last month's accident involving the Deepwater Horizon rig, which has been leaking thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf daily since a deadly explosion on April 20. Matter of Trust, a California-based ...
Obama to visit scene of Gulf oil spill
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 1st, 2010
Reuters: President Barack Obama will visit the Gulf Coast this weekend to back efforts to avert a environmental disaster threatened by a huge, growing oil slick forecasters said was being driven ashore by winds. The visit, which White House officials said on Saturday would be within the next 48 hours, signaled Obama was anxious to be seen to be paying close attention to the cleanup and containment of one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. Swelled by oil gushing unchecked from a ...
Document: BP didn’t plan for major oil spill
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 1st, 2010
Associated Press: British Petroleum once downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at an offshore rig that exploded, causing the worst U.S. oil spill in decades along the Gulf Coast and endangering shoreline habitat. In its 2009 exploration plan and environmental impact analysis for the well, BP suggested it was unlikely, or virtually impossible, for an accident to occur that would lead to a giant crude oil spill and serious damage to beaches, fish and mammals. At least 1.6 million ...