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On Earth Day, Oil Cleanup Continues in the Gulf [PHOTOS]

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Science May Be Murky in the Gulf for Years

Oil is still in a few places in the Gulf, but for the most part it looks pristine. Anecdotal evidence indicates a rapidly recovering area -- escaped crude oil itself is scarce, and regular tests by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have yet to reveal any tainted seafood. But the Gulf of Mexico and its...

BP Is Looking Strong a Year After Gulf Oil Spill

NEW ORLEANS -- It's hard to tell that just a year ago BP was reeling from financial havoc and an American public out for blood. The oil giant at the center of one of the world's biggest environmental crises is making strong profits again, its stock has largely rebounded, and it is paying dividends to shareholders once...

Scientists: Gulf Health Nearly Back to Pre-Spill Level

BAY JIMMY, La. -- Scientists judge the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal one year after the BP oil spill, but with glaring blemishes that restrain their optimism about nature's resiliency, an Associated Press survey of researchers shows. More than three dozen scientists grade the Gulf's big...

Along Gulf, Spill Still Defines State of Mind

ALONG THE GULF COAST -- In the small brick church just across the road from the chocolate waters of Bayou Lafourche, the Rev. Joseph Anthony Pereira unbuttons his collar as the last parishioners pull out of the lot. Tonight, nearly a year after the BP oil spill began, he's asked his congregation of shrimpers and oil...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles

Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP's catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Truth May Snare BP Executives In Gulf Oil Spill Cover-Up

On April 25, 2010, three days after the Deepwater Horizon rig sank in the Gulf of Mexico, Doug Suttles, a senior BP executive , told reporters the company's deep-sea well was leaking about 1,000 barrels of oil a day, a fraction of its maximum output.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Court Weighs New Gulf Drilling Plans

Environmental groups urged an appeals court on Wednesday to block Shell from drilling 10 new deep-water wells off Alabama's coast, arguing that federal regulators haven't properly reviewed the risks of undersea drilling in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - MUSIC

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Dr. John and Soul Fire for the Gulf

By the time the Soul Fire For the Gulf participants arrived in New Orleans, they had spent days in ceremony at the banks of the the Gulf of Mexico.

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Two years after BP spill Gulf seafood has disgusting deformities

It's been two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig suffered explosions and sank , leading to about 206 million gallons of crude spilling out of the BP well and into the water, marshes and beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf News From the Web

05/29/12 Lecture focus on Gulf ports Source: Gulf Times A visiting historian spoke on the economic, political and ecological reasons that might have caused the Gulf ports to either flourish or decline at the Monthly Dialogue session organised by the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q).
05/29/12 Pilot's body recovered in Gulf chopper crash Source: CBS - KNOE 8 - Monroe LA NEW ORLEANS, La., Authorities say they have now recovered the body of the pilot in that chopper crash in the Gulf. The Coast Guard says that divers from the Ocean Inspector vessel recovered the pilot's body from the cockpit of the downed helicopter.
05/29/12 Gulf markets slip amid low volumes Source: Gulf Times Most Gulf markets edged down yesterday with investors cutting risk as new worries emerged in Europe after Spain's borrowing costs shot up, but low trading volumes limited losses.
05/29/12 Gulf firms cement future as building picks up Source: Gulf News Dubai Cement companies in the Gulf witnessed a 24.3 per cent increase in revenues in the first quarter, touching $1.26 billion (Dh4.62 billion) as construction picked up in certain parts of the region.
05/29/12 'Mild' Hurricane Season Won't Hurt Oil Source: FOX - KTTV 2 - Detroit MI The official Hurricane season kicks off Friday amid low expectations it will disrupt oil and gas markets.

Background on Gulf

The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

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