Jun 18 Watch Shields and Brooks on Barton’s Apology, Obama’s Pressure on BP Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the political uproar over Rep. Joe Barton's apology to BP and whether President Obama strongarmed the company into creating a $20 billion escrow fund… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Feinberg: BP ‘Trying to Do the Right Thing’ But Claims Need Expedited Kenneth Feinberg, who was named by President Obama to independently manage the $20 billion Gulf disaster compensation fund, tells Jeffrey Brown that "time is the enemy" for people who need their claims processed. He also said his independence cannot be… 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
Jun 17 Liveblogging the Tony Hayward Hearing By News Desk The Rundown is covering Thursday's congressional subcommittee hearing on the oil leak (View complete coverage.), featuring testimony by BP CEO Tony Hayward. We'll offer updates (all times ET) and insights from the NewsHour news desk, as well… Continue reading
Jun 17 BP Begins ‘Flaring’ Oil in the Gulf By Chris Amico BP has started flaring, or burning, some of the oil it siphons out of the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico, the company reported this week. Energy giant BP PLC said it had burned 52,500 gallons… Continue reading
Jun 17 Blueprint America: Dubuque’s Move From Gambling to Green Lab The Blueprint America series on infrastructure -- a collaboration with WNET -- has taken us to several places around the country over the last several months: Chicago, San Francisco, and Detroit to name a few. On Thursday's… Continue reading
Jun 17 Thursday: BP CEO to Appear Before Congress; Israel Eases Access to Gaza BP CEO Tony Hayward and other company executives leave the White House following Wednesday's meeting with President Barack Obama. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. A day after meeting with President Obama at the White House and agreeing to… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch BP CEO’s Testimony Draws Upbraiding by Many on House Energy Panel BP CEO Tony Hayward faced criticism Thursday from both parties at a U.S. House hearing over his company's Gulf disaster response and business practices. Jim Lehrer recaps the developments on Capitol Hill as oil continues to leak into the Gulf… Continue watching
Jun 16 Amid Calls for New Fuel Sources, Wind Energy Proves to Be Complex Endeavor By Maureen Hoch One of the things President Obama called for Tuesday night in his address to the nation on the Gulf oil crisis was an end to the country’s addiction to fossil fuels. On Wednesday’s NewsHour, we have a report… Continue reading
Jun 16 BP, Obama Agree on $20 Billion Fund for Oil Leak Claims By News Desk President Obama and BP agreed Wednesday on a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the oil leak damaging the Gulf Coast's environment and economies. BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg apologized to Americans for the worst spill in U.S. history… Continue reading