Offshore Drilling

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June 22, 2010

Judge overturns Obama’s offshore drilling moratorium

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The White House said the administration would appeal. It had halted approval of any new permits…
June 22, 2010

Gulf rig owner criticizes Obama’s drilling halt

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge in New Orleans is considering whether to lift the moratorium, imposed after the…
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 3, 2010

Feds send BP $69M bill as Obama plans return to Gulf

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP has until July 1 to pay back what the government says is 75 percent of costs…
May 27, 2010

Obama: ‘I take responsibility’ for oil spill crisis

VIDEO - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama insists that his administration, not oil giant BP, was calling the shots in…
May 13, 2010

Poll: Good marks for Obama on spill, more drilling

WASHINGTON (AP) - According to a recent survey more people said they approved of President Barack Obama's handling of the…
May 4, 2010

Oil spill puts people of color on slippery slope

OPINION - People of color in the U.S. and around the world have the most to lose with climate change...