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Oil Spill

  1. oil spill
    Louisiana Legislators Pray for the Oil Spill to Clean Itself Up“Thus far, efforts made by mortals have been to no avail.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  2. tony hayward
    BP CEO Tony Hayward Gets His Life Back With a Yacht RaceCertainly you can plug an oil spill remotely from a yacht race. Why not?
    By Mike Vilensky
  3. cleaning up
    Will the BP Spill Get Much, Much Worse?That’s what one seemingly knowledgeable but anonymous commenter says.
    By Dan Amira
  4. cable news
    Robert Gibbs Defends Obama, Takes Shot At Cable NewsSpeech garners fewer viewers than previous addresses did.
    By Josh Duboff
  5. early and often
    Heilemann: Why Obama’s Rhetoric Wasn’t the Point This TimeIt’s the follow-through, not the rhetoric, that counts this time.
    By John Heilemann
  6. cleaning up
    Once Again, Government Estimates Well Is Leaking Even More Oil Than Previously ThoughtNow it’s guessed to be about 2.5 million gallons a day, or the amount of the entire Exxon Valdez spill every four days.
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. america’s sweetheart
    So What Did Sarah Palin Think About Obama’s Speech?Obama is “using this crisis to increase the cost of energy,” she says.
    By Josh Duboff
  8. cleaning up
    Obama Pledges to Fight for ‘As Long As It Takes,’ Says BP Will Be Held ResponsiblePresident also advocates clean energy in Oval Office address.
    By Josh Duboff
  9. cleaning up
    Giving BP the BounceA naked bike ride this weekend provided another chance to take a swing at BP.
    By Chris Rovzar
  10. cleaning up
    Bloomberg: BP Exec ‘Didn’t Exactly Blow Up the Well’; Pelosi: ‘BP Is Not Paying’The president will address the oil spill in a televised statement on Tuesday.
    By Mike Vilensky
  11. england
    England and U.S. Face Off in an Oil-Related Phone Call and a World Cup Match TodayTensions are higher than usual with our neighbors across the pond.
    By Mike Vilensky
  12. barack obama
    Obama Notes That ‘Six Months Ago,’ Few Really Wanted Him to ‘Spend Money in Case of a Catastrophic Oil Spill’Put those pointing fingers down, Congress.
    By Mike Vilensky
  13. cleaning up
    Oil Leak Even Worse Than Initially EstimatedThe equivalent of one Exxon Valdez disaster occurred every eight to ten days.
    By Josh Duboff
  14. cleaning up
    Underwater Plumes of Oil Stretching 50 Miles From WellAn invisible danger!
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. first-world problems
    The Real Cost of the Gulf Oil SpillChristmas tables will be fishless, ladies will be left unimpressed.
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. cleaning up
    Oil-Spill Cleanup Effort Could Last ‘Well Into the Fall’Latest attempt has resulted in some progress.
    By Josh Duboff
  17. oil spill
    Slowly and Cautiously, the BP Cleanup Continues; Meanwhile, Pelican Life Is ThreatenedCNN points out that the ocean was even worse off in 1991.
    By Mike Vilensky
  18. cleaning up
    Spill Cap Has Started Collecting Some, But Not Much, OilThe cap is capturing only about 1,000 barrels of the 20,000 barrels the earth is ejecting each day.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. cleaning up
    U.S. Government Delivers $69 Million Bill to BPAnd this is just the first payment.
    By Josh Duboff
  20. cleaning up
    Oil-Spill Pipe Successfully SnippedThis is a “significant step” forward, according to the Coast Guard.
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. Here’s a Line We’d Hoped Never to Read in a News Story“Federal officials are hoping film director James Cameron can help them come up with ideas on how to stop the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. cleaning up
    White House Announces Criminal Probe Into BP Over Spill“If laws were broken, leading to death and destruction, my solemn pledge is, we will bring those responsible to justice.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. the post-racial world
    Bill Maher Thinks Obama Should Act Like a ‘Real Black President’Yikes.
    By Josh Duboff
  24. cleaning up
    ‘Top Kill’ Declared Failure, BP to Try Capping Plan NextOil could be leaking until August.
    By Josh Duboff
  25. cleaning up
    Hurricane Season Is Only Going to Cause More Problems for BPOil could result in “storm surge.”
    By Josh Duboff
  26. science
    Bill Nye the Science Guy Explains How the ‘Top Kill’ Is WorkingUsing cornstarch, of course.
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. cleaning up
    In Internal Memos, BP Valued a Human Life at About $10 MillionWhich, frankly, is more than we would have guessed.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. cleaning up
    Government Admits It Can’t Do Any Better Than BPLooks like we’re stuck.
    By Dan Amira
  29. cleaning up
    BP Official: Leak Could Be Stopped by Next WeekFirst the “junk shot,” now the “top kill.”
    By Josh Duboff
  30. attempts at transparency
    BP to Post Live Video Feed of Source of Oil LeakNow you can watch the disaster real-time from the comfort of your sofa.
    By Josh Duboff
  31. cleaning up
    Obama to Establish Panel to Investigate Oil SpillModeled after the one formed to look into Challenger shuttle explosion.
    By Josh Duboff
  32. cleaning up
    Something Finally Works in BP’s Cleanup EffortAn “important step” in the oil spill cleanup response.
    By Josh Duboff
  33. cleaning up
    This Is What 210,000 Gallons of Oil a Day Rocketing Out of an Undersea Geyser Looks LikeWe guess we didn’t know what to expect.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. cleaning up
    New Oil Spill Prevention Plan Involves Lots of Garbage“Junk shot” is BP’s latest approach.
    By Josh Duboff
  35. cleaning up
    BP’s Containment-Dome Plan Is a BustYep, it’s still gushing.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  36. cleaning up
    Oil Slick Reaches Islands Off LouisianaThe Freemason Island! Coincidence? We think not.
    By Chris Rovzar
  37. oil spill
    Obama Has to ‘Answer For’ Donations From BPFor … what?
    By Dan Amira
  38. well why not
    Man Attempts to Stop Oil Spill Through Visualization, Meditation“I’m very known for fixing things and making things work,” he says.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. Gibbs Lashes Out at Fox News When Asked If Oil Spill Is ‘Obama’s Katrina’Press secretary responds to Michael Brown’s assertion that Obama wanted the oil spill to happen.
    By Josh Duboff
  40. cleaning up
    Will Anyone Dare Vote Against the ‘Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act’?You have to love that name.
    By Dan Amira
  41. cleaning up
    The Oil Spill Is Doing Bad Things to Our EconomyLike making another recession more likely.
    By Dan Amira
  42. cleaning up
    Obama Visits Louisiana, Pledges to Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Address CrisisSpill described as a “massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster.”
    By Josh Duboff
  43. cleaning up
    Who Deserves the Blame for Massive Oil Spill?Pretty much everyone involved.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. photo op
    Here’s That Photo You Were Expecting of a Bird Covered in OilThe rescue crew gave it Pepto-Bismol.
    By Dan Amira
  45. cleaning up
    Oil Spill Reportedly Hits American ShoresWe were afraid of this.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. cleaning up
    Administration’s Role in Oil-Spill Cleanup Heightened“Gag-inducing” smell overwhelms New Orleans.
    By Josh Duboff
  47. misestimations
    Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Could Become Worst in U.S. HistoryOil may be leaking at five times the rate initially estimated.
    By Josh Duboff