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June 18, 2010

BP captures more oil, but methane makes things worse

VIDEO - The natural gas mixed in with the crude oil in especially high concentrations could deplete oxygen levels, suffocate…
June 18, 2010

BP: Hayward to be relieved of day-to-day duties

LONDON (AP) - The announcement comes a day after BP chief executive Tony Hayward's grilling by a House committee...
June 18, 2010

GOP candidate hints White House ‘wanted’ leak

VIDEO - Yet another BP conspiracy theory has leaked -- this time from Bill Randall, a Republican candidate competing in…
June 18, 2010

Will Obama finally break our oil addiction?

OPINION - Words are one thing, but the terrifying reality is that to break our oil addiction, as with any…
June 18, 2010

GOP rep apologizes for apologizing to BP exec

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton apologized for his "$20 billion shakedown" comment and said his remarks had been "misconstrued."...
June 17, 2010

‘Shame on you’: BP exec excoriated by lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The verbal onslaught had been anticipated for days and unfolded at a nearly relentless pace...
June 17, 2010

GOP rep apologizes to BP for Obama ‘shakedown’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton's criticism of the White House isn't likely to provide solace to BP's Tony Hayward...
June 16, 2010

Obama: BP will pay $100M compensation to rig workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP is also suspending its dividends to shareholders to help pay for the costs, said chairman Carl-Henric…
June 16, 2010

BP agrees to create $20 billion fund for spill victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP also says it has begun burning oil siphoned from the ruptured well to more than triple…
June 16, 2010

Obama heads into White House showdown with BP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama lays down the law for BP leaders, brandishing the full powers of his office to demand…
June 15, 2010

Obama’s oil spill address may have been too little, too late

OPINION - If the residents of the Gulf region and the people of this country do not see action, Obama's…
June 15, 2010

Obama bids to curb political damage from spill

PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) - President Obama's spokesman said Tuesday that the president is poised to seize the handling of damage…
June 15, 2010

Oil rig widow to Obama: ‘Where does the blame lie?’

theGRIO Q & A - Sheila Clark, who tragically lost her husband of 20 years in the April 20th explosion…
June 14, 2010

Obama: BP preparing for multibillion damage fund

GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) - The administration had said earlier -- uncertain that BP would voluntarily establish the damage fund --…
June 14, 2010

Obama flies South, takes fourth tour of Gulf

WASHINGTON (AP) - When he returns to Washington on Tuesday evening Obama will use his first Oval Office speech as…
June 10, 2010

Feds: BP agrees to expedite oil spill payments

GRAND ISLE, Louisiana (AP) - Fishermen, property owners and businesspeople are complaining delays and skimpy payments from BP for damage…
June 10, 2010

Why the BP oil spill is not another Katrina

OPINION - Any attempt at equating the oil spill with Katrina is another far-right effort to attack Obama and undermine…
June 10, 2010

Will BP go bankrupt? Shares plunge on spill fallout

LONDON (AP) - The share price falls in London and New York have wiped out around half the company's market…
June 10, 2010

Obama to meet families of 11 killed in oil spill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama also wants to hear the families' thoughts on changes the government can…
June 9, 2010

Democrats try to seize initiative on oil spill

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and congressional Democrats are trying to prevent a political disaster along with the environmental one…