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Louisiana beach closure from oil spill gives momentum to tourism fears
Posted: May 21, 2010 Environmental

Today beaches on Grand Isle, Louisiana, were closed until further notice as oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has washed ashore. Government officials closed the beaches at noon, and are working with the state Wildlife and Fisheries Department to

Oil spill hearings continue, failures revealed, blame game intensifies
Posted: May 12, 2010 Environmental

Executives from BP, Transocean, Halliburton, and other corporations tied to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today trying to explain why their “failproof” systems failed, creating an unprecedented threat to the wildlife, industries

BP seeks Houston judge and courtroom for oil spill lawsuits
Posted: May 11, 2010 Environmental

With Texas Governor Rick Perry claiming that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have been “just an act of God” that nobody could have prevented, and with so many of our country’s biggest oil companies and former leaders firmly rooted

Plan to cap oil leak fails; BP scrambles for other options
Posted: May 10, 2010 Environmental

Oil industry experts and BP officials had hoped a 100-ton dome would contain the massive amounts of oil currently gushing into the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. Since the platform sank

Tourism in Gulf Coast states already taking a hit from oil spill
Posted: May 7, 2010 Environmental

As the Deepwater Horizon oil slick looms in the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles south of the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Northwest Florida coasts, the area’s tourism industry has already felt an enormous impact. Except for parts of Louisiana

BP's 'willfull misconduct' key to full compensation for oil spill damages
Posted: May 6, 2010 Environmental

BP CEO Tony Hayward has said that his company will pay for all “legitimate” damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but those expenses are impossible to calculate as the site continues to spew more than 200,000 gallons of