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Jul 28
2010
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect Gulf’s Whales and TurtlesPosted by: Administrator in Oil Spill Tagged in: off shore drilling
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Interior Department Failed to Analyze Oil-Spill Risk
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Jul 13
2010
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US official defends new deepwater oil drilling banPosted by: Administrator in Oil Spill Tagged in: off shore drilling
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By Ayesha Rascoe
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 13 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. agency charged with regulating offshore oil drilling on Tuesday defended the new deepwater drilling moratorium, saying the risk of another disaster remains too high as the government battles to deal with the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Jul 11
2010
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16 Burning Questions About Gulf Oil Spill …Posted by: Administrator in Oil Spill Tagged in: off shore drilling
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The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a national nightmare that seems to have no ending.
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Jul 01
2010
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New Heroes in the Fight Against Big OilPosted by: Administrator in Environmental Heroes Tagged in: off shore drilling
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Catastrophes like the spill in the Gulf expose the destructive side of industries and their environmental impacts. They also create unexpected heroes, ordinary people like Lois Gibbs, propelled into the political arena when industrial waste exposed her community in Love Canal, New York, to cancer-causing chemicals. Three decades after her story forced America to grapple with industries’ toxic legacy, the tar balls that are washing onto Florida’s beaches are galvanizing a new movement, started by Dave Rauschkolb, a surfer and pizza bar owner.
