Jun 03 Watch BP’s ‘Cut and Cap’ Attempt Moves Forward BP made new progress on the Gulf oil spill Thursday as undersea robots managed to cut the main pipe on a damaged wellhead, which may allow engineers to cap the gusher. Judy Woodruff reports on what lies ahead for crews… Continue watching
Jun 02 Relief Wells Will Work, Experts Say, but Will Take Time, Trial and Error By Lea Winerman Graphic depiction of progress in drilling two relief wells, May 30, 2010. Credit: BP Most of the public's attention has focused this week on BP's latest attempt to contain the oil leak in the Gulf… Continue reading
Jun 02 Jean-Michel Cousteau: Use of Oil Dispersants in Gulf ‘A Mistake’ By Hari Sreenivasan _pap_embed_custom('news01s4026qed4',482,304,""); The Rundown caught up with ocean explorer and occasional PBS host Jean-Michel Cousteau to chat about what his team discovered on dives last week into the Gulf of Mexico oil leak. Cousteau, founder of… Continue reading
Jun 02 Wednesday: Oil Spill Nearing Florida Coast; Japan’s Prime Minister Resigns In this May 31 photo from NASA, the oil slick is seen off the coast of Louisiana with a portion flowing south from the accident site. Photo by NASA via Getty Images. As BP presses ahead Wednesday with its… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Louisiana’s Oyster Industry Crippled by Oil Spill As part of continuing coverage of the oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, Spencer Michels reports on how one Louisiana parish is coping with the oil spill and the growing threat to its oyster industry. Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch BP Setbacks Mount as Cut and Cap Attempt Stalls in Gulf BP's latest attempt to contain the Gulf oil leak stalled Wednesday when a saw became stuck in a pipe on the damaged well. Gwen Ifill talks Jane Lubchenco, the head of NOAA, about what the setbacks mean for stopping the… Continue watching
Jun 01 Holder: Federal Criminal, Civil Probes Launched Over Oil Leak, Rig Blast By Jason Breslow Federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the massive Gulf Coast oil leak and the deadly rig explosion that caused it, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday afternoon. Holder announced the probes in New Orleans… Continue reading
Jun 01 How Economics Affects the Oil Spill Blame Game Paul Solman: The underwater gusher in the Gulf has critics pointing fingers every which way. British Petroleum is the obvious first choice, but the Obama administration is another easy target: It happened on their watch. Or you can blame the… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch BP Faces Big Losses as Gulf Oil Disaster Worsens BP's stock value sunk Tuesday, following the failure of the "top kill" procedure to halt the oil leak over the weekend. Jim Lehrer talks to an energy consultant and management expert about BP's financial prospects as the crisis drags on. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Along Gulf Coast, BP’s Latest Oil Spill Efforts Do Little to Calm Anger Spencer Michels reports from the Gulf Coast with the latest on BP's efforts to cap the gushing oil well, amid growing anger from local residents and business owners over the problems wrought by the spill. Continue watching