ROBERT, La. (AP) — BP says it expects to be using a mile-long tube to siphon crude from a gushing well beneath the Gulf of Mexico by Saturday night. The company said it had a setback but is working again to insert it…. View full post on AP Top Headlines At 3:17 p.m. EDT
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In Gulf oil spill, how helpful – or damaging – are dispersants? – Christian Science Monitor
May 15th, 2010 
Globe and Mail In Gulf oil spill, how helpful – or damaging – are dispersants?Christian Science MonitorThe one BP is using to break up the Gulf oil spill has been approved by the EPA. But it's an older mixture that contains toxic ingredients, and it's not among the top tier of recommended dispersants. Members of [...]
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No Comments »BP tries tube to siphon spewing Gulf oil to tanker
May 14th, 2010 Undersea robots tried to thread a small tube into the jagged pipe that is pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico early Friday in BP’s latest attempt to cut down on the spill from a blown-out well that has pumped out more than 4 million gallons of crude…. View full post on AP Top Headlines [...]
BP hopes tube will siphon Gulf oil to tanker – The Associated Press
May 14th, 2010 Reuters BP hopes tube will siphon Gulf oil to tankerThe Associated PressUndersea robots tried to thread a small tube into the jagged pipe that is pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico early Friday in BP's latest attempt to cut down on the spill from a blown-out well that has pumped out more than 4 [...]
BP hopes tube will siphon Gulf oil to tanker
May 14th, 2010 Undersea robots tried to thread a small tube into the jagged pipe that is pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico early Friday in BP’s latest attempt to cut down on the spill from a blown-out well that has pumped out more than 4 million gallons of crude…. View full post on AP Top Headlines [...]
Oil Spill’s ‘Slow-Moving Hurricane’ Leaves Gulf Coast Waiting – BusinessWeek
May 14th, 2010 Telegraph.co.uk Oil Spill's 'Slow-Moving Hurricane' Leaves Gulf Coast WaitingBusinessWeekMay 14 (Bloomberg) — For Tammy Wolfer of Louisiana, the worst part about the oil slick looming off the Gulf of Mexico coast isn't that it cut her income from working at a marina and ruined plans to buy a house this year. …Pressure mounts on BP [...]
Posted in Front Page Tags: 'SlowMoving, Businessweek, Coast, Gulf, Hurricane, Leaves, Spill's, waiting No Comments »Size of Oil Spill in Gulf Underestimated, Scientists Say – New York Times
May 13th, 2010 Telegraph.co.uk Size of Oil Spill in Gulf Underestimated, Scientists SayNew York TimesTwo weeks ago, the government put out a round estimate of the size of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico: 5000 barrels a day. Repeated endlessly in news reports, it has become conventional wisdom. But scientists and environmental …Dolphin, turtle deaths eyed [...]
