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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP Spin Recent Energy Stats
NPR
Then weeks before the 2010 Gulf oil spill, Obama said he would consider expanding drilling off the Virginia coast and Alaska, only to scrap or delay those plans after the spill. And just last week the Interior Department, after completing a preliminary ...

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Environmentalists Alarmed at 7-Year Oil Leak in the Gulf
Courthouse News Service
They say the leaked oil is sufficient to produce "a visible sheen" on the Gulf of Mexico. The complaint states: "During the over 7 years the well(s) has been leaking, estimates of daily spill volumes range up to more than 4000 gallons of oil.
Groups sue to halt 7-year oil spill in Gulf of MexicoSummit County Citizens Voice

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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats
San Francisco Chronicle
Then weeks before the 2010 Gulf oil spill, Obama said he would consider expanding drilling off the Virginia coast and Alaska, only to scrap or delay those plans after the spill. Partly to respond to Republican criticism and higher gasoline prices, ...

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FuelFix (blog)
Gulf Coast business still suffering from offshore drilling slowdown, group says
FuelFix (blog)
A Louisiana economic development group says federal permitting for deep-water drilling continues to fall well below levels prior to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, causing area businesses to lay off workers and relocate away from the Gulf Coast.
Gulf Coast businesses struggling amidst drilling slow downBizjournals.com
A. Schmelz: No support for drillingLewiston Sun Journal

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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats
Boston.com
Then weeks before the 2010 Gulf oil spill, Obama said he would consider expanding drilling off the Virginia coast and Alaska, only to scrap or delay those plans after the spill. Partly to respond to Republican criticism and higher gasoline prices, ...

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The Epoch Times
Groups sue to halt 7-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
Summit County Citizens Voice
The lawsuit claims that the damaged operation has been leaking several hundred gallons per day into the Gulf of Mexico. Click to visit the Gulf oil spill tracker online. “The plaintiffs filed suit to stop the spill and lift the veil of secrecy ...
Florida Researchers Plan for Cuba Oil Spill ThreatThe Epoch Times
New Cuban Crisis Threatens Florida's CoastsEnergy Collective

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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats
The Associated Press
Then weeks before the 2010 Gulf oil spill, Obama said he would consider expanding drilling off the Virginia coast and Alaska, only to scrap or delay those plans after the spill. Partly to respond to Republican criticism and higher gasoline prices, ...

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The Epoch Times
Florida Researchers Plan for Cuba Oil Spill Threat
The Epoch Times
With Cuba's increased oil exploration and drilling in the Gulf, researchers in Florida are calling for contingency plans to be developed for coastal areas in case of an oil spill. (Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images) As the China-built, Cuba-operated ...

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Settlement possible in BP oil spill case
UPI.com
5 (UPI) -- Legal experts say there is still a chance a settlement can be reached before the epic trial over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill begins in New Orleans. The massive case is scheduled to begin Feb. 27 in US District Court; however, ...

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NOLA.com
Gulf oil spill blame is focus of New Orleans court case
NOLA.com
It's the day the massive trial over liability in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is scheduled to begin in the courtroom of US District Judge Carl Barbier. Enlarge Michael DeMocker, The Times-Picayune MICHAEL DeMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE An oil slick ...
BP to raise dividend amid recovery from Gulf oil spillScotsman (blog)
Steffy: When BP keeps secrets, its time to worryFuelFix (blog)
Putting a Freeze on Arctic Ocean DrillingCenter For American Progress
Summit County Citizens Voice -Gainesville Sun -eNews Park Forest
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Gulf oil spill's 'trial of the century' could end before it begins
NOLA.com
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune Some leading analysts and legal observers believe the highly anticipated "trial of the century" over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, set to begin in three weeks, will end before it starts.
Settlement possible in BP oil spill caseUPI.com
Editorial: Pass the RESTORE Act nowPensacola News Journal
Congress must pass RESTORE Act before BP settlement talks endSunHerald.com

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Scotsman (blog)
BP to raise dividend amid recovery from Gulf oil spill
Scotsman (blog)
OIL giant BP is expected to announce its first dividend increase since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill when it unveils fourth-quarter figures on Tuesday. Shares are just 2 per cent lower than a year ago and have recovered 31 per cent since the 2011 low in ...
Steffy: When BP keeps secrets, its time to worryFuelFix (blog)
Report: More safeguards needed for Arctic oil drillingSummit County Citizens Voice
Putting a Freeze on Arctic Ocean DrillingCenter For American Progress
Gainesville Sun -eNews Park Forest
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The Epoch Times
New Cuban Crisis Threatens Florida's Coasts
Energy Collective
It's no secret that having Cuba drill for oil is itself a hugely political issue-- exiles and many others outraged at Cuba potentially developing significant oil resources. Add to that the fact that a spill in the area would seriously endanger one of ...
Florida Researchers Plan for Cuba Oil Spill ThreatThe Epoch Times

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Congress must pass RESTORE Act before BP settlement talks end
SunHerald.com
Reuters recently reported that BP is likely to agree to pay $20 billion-$25 billion to settle with the Justice Department on all charges related to BP's unprecedented Gulf oil spill before the scheduled start of legal hearings in New Orleans on Feb.

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Tracking a potential Cuba oil spill
Tampabay.com
By Robert H. Weisberg, Special to the Times Numerous articles continue to be written about oil exploration off the coast of Cuba. Some federal officials, while discussing potential spill mitigation, claim that the swift currents of the Gulf Stream will ...
New Cuban Crisis Threatens Florida's CoastsNatural Resources Defense Council (blog)

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Oil and banking giants' results due
The Press Association
Hopes have been raised that BP's fourth-quarter results on Tuesday will include its first dividend increase since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Shares are just 2% lower than a year ago and have recovered 31% since the 2011-low in September as oil ...

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msnbc.com (blog) (subscription)
Secret Oil Spill Has Been Poisoning The Gulf For 7 Years
Care2.com (blog)
by Beth Buczynski The BP oil spill happened suddenly, and its devastation was palpable: quickly spreading sheens of toxic oil that poisoned birds, fish and marine mammals, and trashed Gulf Coast beaches. But the BP spill wasn't the first major oil ...
Lawsuit Seeks Info, Damages In 7-Year Oil SpillManufacturing.net
Gulf oil spill still leaking after 7 years subject of lawsuitmsnbc.com (blog) (subscription)
Rights groups sue Gulf oil companyExaminer.com

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Gulf Oil Spill-Litigation
KTBS
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge will allow a Halliburton cement specialist at the heart of decisions that led to the blowout of a BP-owned well in 2010 to testify -- against the wishes of BP. Jesse Gagliano, who worked on the well's cementing job, ...
Judge allows Halliburton cement specialist to testify in BP caseFOX 8 News WVUE-TV

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UC Irvine Law Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources Presents ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Richard Lazarus on the gulf oil spill. WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, 3:00 to 4:30 pm, with reception to follow. WHAT: In his lecture, “The 2010 Gulf Oil Spill: Investigating its Root Causes at the Request of the President,” Lazarus will reflect on his ...

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UC Irvine Law Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources Presents ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Richard Lazarus on the gulf oil spill. WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, 3:00 to 4:30 pm, with reception to follow. WHAT: In his lecture, "The 2010 Gulf Oil Spill: Investigating its Root Causes at the Request of the President," Lazarus will reflect on his ...

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