May 19 Watch BP Official: Leaking Gulf Oil Well to Be Shut ‘Hopefully Within a Week’ In a newsmaker interview, Jeffrey Brown talks to BP Managing Director Robert Dudley about the gulf oil leak, as lawmakers point blame at the company, nearly a month after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue watching
May 19 Watch U.S. in Talks with Cuba Over Containing Oil Leak The State Department engaged in rare talks with the Cuban government, amid fears that strong currents could carry the spreading oil slick eastward. Jeffrey Brown reports on the ongoing attempts to capture oil flowing from the sunken rig. Continue watching
May 18 Watch Fisheries Hit by Spreading Oil Contamination Closures in Gulf Federal officials nearly doubled the no-fishing zone in the Gulf of Mexico, as administration officials faced sharp criticism from lawmakers. Ray Suarez reports on the ongoing fallout from the gulf oil spill. Continue watching
May 18 Watch Tar Balls Raise Concerns for Florida Coastline, Atlantic Ocean Marine Scientists said sections of the giant Gulf oil spill are nearing the loop current, which could carry the contamination around the tip of Florida and deeper into the Atlantic Ocean. Ray Suarez talks to a Wall Street Journal reporter… Continue watching
May 17 How Much Difference Do 2,000 Barrels a Day Make for Containment Efforts? By Chris Amico With BP reporting some success in siphoning off oil leaking out of the Deepwater Horizon well, we've updated our Gulf Leak Meter to reflect a slightly slowed rate of leakage. Updated May 18, 4:30 p.m. | BP… Continue reading
May 17 Monday: BP Begins Siphoning Oil From Leak; Iran Strikes Deal to Ship Uranium BP took a significant step forward Sunday in the effort to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, connecting a mile-long tube from a ship to the damaged pipeline some 5,000 feet below water. Speaking on… Continue reading
May 17 Watch BP Makes Headway in Capturing Leaking Oil BP officials said the company is using a new siphoning strategy and capturing more than 1,000 barrels of the oil that would have otherwise leaked into the Gulf of Mexico, but scientists are voicing new worries about the leak's environmental… Continue watching
May 17 Watch NOAA’s Lubchenco: Understanding Oil Leak’s Consequences in ‘Early Stages’ Researchers working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have reported finding gigantic sub-surface plumes of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Gwen Ifill talks to Jane Lubchenco, head of the NOAA, about the the growing environmental concerns from… Continue watching
May 14 Extent of Oil Spill Remains Unclear By Lea Winerman Nearly a month after BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, one question remains unanswered: Exactly how much oil is spilling into the Gulf from the unchecked leak? A 30-second video released Wednesday… Continue reading
May 14 Obama Rips Oil Industry Executives for ‘Ridiculous Spectacle’ on Capitol Hill By News Desk _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f9dqe9c',482,304,""); President Obama on Friday castigated oil industry executives for failing to take responsibility for the Gulf Coast oil spill, blasting officials for pointing fingers of blame during Congressional hearings into the accident this week. "I did not… Continue reading