Jun 21 Monday: Safety Lapses Found on Oil Rig; Israel Approves New Gaza Policy Smoke rises from controlled oil burns on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Two reports out Monday show critical safety lapses on the Deepwater Horizon before it exploded on April… Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch Reporters Explore Possible Causes for Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Oil Leak New reports suggest that BP cut corners on safety in the design of the blown-out oil well in the Gulf. Gwen Ifill talks to two reporters about what investigations are revealing about the oil giant's actions before the rig exploded… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Reports Suggest BP Cut Corners on Safety, Design of Gulf Rig As the Gulf oil disaster continues, new reports alleged that BP cut corners on safety measures and understated the oil leakage rate. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Jun 21 Hurricane Season Could Bring More Misery to Haiti, Gulf Coast By Talea Miller The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is projecting a busy 2010 hurricane season, with as many as seven major hurricanes possible. Continue reading
Jun 18 Barton on the Hot Seat: Looking Back at His Carbon Comments By Judy Woodruff A controversial comment by veteran Texas Rep. Joe Barton, the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reminded us of an interview we did with him earlier this year. On Thursday, Barton startled many in… Continue reading
Jun 18 Uncertainty Abounds as the Gulf Leak Meter Ticks Higher By Chris Amico Last week, we noted that a federal panel raised the estimate of how much oil has been leaking out of the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico: Working together, U.S. government and independent scientists estimate that… Continue reading
Jun 18 Gwen’s Take: Covering the Oil Disaster By Gwen Ifill As President Obama struggled to assert control over what seems to be an uncontrollable situation, I had the chance to assess the unspooling oil disaster dilemma this week by talking to folks living with it, and folks watching from afar. Continue reading
Jun 18 Friday: Hayward, Barton Suffer Fallout; Obama Readies for G-20 Summit A day after BP chief executive Tony Hayward appeared before a congressional hearing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, reaction to his testimony has been unsurprisingly critical -- he "mastered the art of saying very little… Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Oil Leak Renews Debate Over Green Energy’s Future In his address to the nation Tuesday night, President Obama urged Americans that "the time to embrace a clean energy future is now." Jeffrey Brown sits down with guests Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress and Kenneth Green… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Oil Containment Effort Improves; BP’s Hayward to Hand Over Some Duties BP said it was making progress drilling relief wells as cleanup of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico showed signs of improving. Jeffrey Brown recaps the latest developments in the Gulf oil disaster. Continue watching