Telegraph.co.uk | Latest oil spill developments CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat from Louisiana, said Saturday night that BP should immediately invest $1 billion to protect marshes, wetlands and estuaries. An independent contractor supplying workers to clean up an oil spill on ... As oil spill damages Gulf, will US change energy use? Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill 'Top Kill' Fails to Stop Leak |
Sydney Morning Herald | BP Resumes Efforts to Plug Oil Leak Voice of America Photo: AP The US Coast Guard says the energy company BP has resumed pumping mud-like fluids into a well to plug the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The pumping operations resumed late Thursday after BP had suspended the process to restock the ... Obama: US 'in charge' of oil spill response BP: 'Top kill' fails to stop flow so far Obama Defends Oil Spill Response, Cites Mistakes |
The Hindu | Developments in the Gulf oil spill CNN By the CNN Wire Staff BP began a top kill procedure Wednesday afternoon, pumping 50000 pounds of thick, viscous fluid twice the density of water into the pipe that is leaking in its latest attempt to stop the flow of oil. If the procedure does not work ... Some oil spill events from Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Gulf oil spill: 'Top kill' mission to halt gush under way Glossary of terms related to Gulf Coast oil spill |
National Geographic | Officials Back to Gulf as Frustration on Spill Spreads New York Times A sign warned the public away from the beach on Sunday at Grand Isle, Louisiana. By BRIAN KNOWLTON WASHINGTON รข€" Under increasing criticism for not moving more aggressively to halt the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, President Barack Obama sent three ... As spill grows, oil soaks delicate marshes, birds UC scientist floats idea on calculating gulf oil slick's size BP: Oil captured from Gulf spill down to 1360 bpd |
CBC.ca | Federal Agency Chief Admits Lapses in Gulf Oil Spill New York Times Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, facing Congress for the first time since the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico last month, said Tuesday that weaknesses at his agency's Minerals Management Service ... Oil Drillers' 'Ire' Raised by Tougher Oversight Lawmakers give Salazar grilling over oil drilling U.S. expands no-fishing zone around oil spill |
CNN International | Child may be lone survivor in Libya plane crash CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Dutch child is believed to be the only survivor of a passenger plane crash in Libya Wednesday that may have killed more than 100 people, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said. The plane was carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew ... Libya plane crash - 'at least one Briton on board' Libya plane crash: Dutch child is sole survivor At least one Briton in Libyan plane crash |
Telegraph.co.uk | NY bomb suspect talking, probe shifts to foreign ties Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani-American who prosecutors say admitted driving a car bomb into New York's Times Square waived his right to an initial court appearance on Wednesday to keep talking to investigators, sources said. ... Times Square Bomb Suspect Met With No. 3 Pakistani Taliban Leader US analyzes glitches in Times Square car bomb manhunt Suspect Waives Rapid Court Hearing |
