Jun 14 Watch BP Unveils New Strategy to Capture More of Gulf Oil Spill BP has unveiled a new plan to capture more oil from its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico as President Obama starts a two-day visit to the region. Ray Suarez has the on the latest developments on the environmental… Continue watching
Jun 11 Conversation: Jean-Michel Cousteau By Tom LeGro Jean-Michel Cousteau recently went to the Gulf of Mexico with a team of divers to examine the damage being caused by the BP oil spill disaster. He's the son of the late Jacques Cousteau and the author of a new… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Oil Leak’s Impact on U.S.-British Relations, Economics Examined Lawmakers continue to hold U.K.-based BP's feet to the fire over the ongoing oil leak, sparking some tensions between the U.S. and Britain. Judy Woodruff gets two points of view about the company's future, the billions of dollars at stake… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama’s Shifting Oil Leak Rhetoric, Responsibility Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the White House's response to the oil spill and special-interest spending this election season. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch BP Oil Leak Rate Estimate Doubled New estimates suggest BP's ruptured well may have spewed twice as much oil into the Gulf of Mexico before it was capped than previously thought, raising new questions about cleanup and restoration efforts. Judy Woodruff has an update on the… Continue watching
Jun 11 Health Concerns Heighten as Oil Spill Spreads By Talea Miller The sobering images of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are widely known: oil covered birds and sludge-choked coastal grasses. But ecosystems may not be the only ones to see negative effects -- what about the spill's possible health impact… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch Amid Oil Leak, Business Leaders Urge Energy Sector Investment, Research President Obama met Thursday with families of workers killed in the Gulf rig explosion, but he also met with business leaders to discuss energy issues facing the U.S. Judy Woodruff speaks with two of those executives, venture capitalist John Doerr… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Heavy Oil Breaches Alabama, Florida Coastlines Heavy oil fouled more coastline near the Alabama-Florida border, as lawmakers stepped up pressure on BP to expedite its response to claims filed against the company for leak-related damages. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Lawmakers: Effects of Oil Spill Could Linger for Years Along Gulf Coast Obama administration officials were grilled during five separate congressional hearings over the consequences of the oil spill and the ongoing cleanup efforts. Jim Lehrer gets two points of view, from Florida's Sen. Bill Nelson and Wyoming's Sen. John Barrasso. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch BP Increases Estimate of Oil Captured From Leaking Well BP said it has pumped another 630,000 gallons of oil from the damaged well, as the U.S. government prepares to release new estimates of the amount of oil flowing into the in the Gulf of Mexico. Jim Lehrer reports on… Continue watching