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1 hr ago | American Reporter

An Ar ExclusiveCRIST Gets 'Cold Feet' on Offshore Drilling Ban

Fla. State Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, a high-ranking two-term Sarasota Democrat, told the Federation of Manatee County Community Associations Tuesday night that judging from comments Crist made Tuesday afternoon, Republican House speaker-designate Dean Cannon of Orlando appears to be near success in persuading the newly-re-registered governor to ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, Offshore Drilling, Sarasota, FL, Manatee County, FL, Charlie Crist, US Governors

5 hrs ago | The Independent

Investment View: Reputations are at stake, but Shell is a better bet than BP

If allegations are correct, an average of A 2,000 can be added to our petrol bills over the last decade Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

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9 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

This May, 14, 1942, U. S. Army Air Corps photograph, provided by the National Archives, College Park, Md., shows the burning tanker Potrero del Llano, a Mexican ship heading to New York that was sunk on May 14, 1942 by a German U-boat, about 15 miles southeast of Miami's Biscayne Bay.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, College Park, MD

11 hrs ago | Environmental Leader

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Sequester Costs; BP Wants UK-US Talks

Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives.

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16 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

SLCL's Westfall Series Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Steve Coll, 6/3

The St. Louis County Library Foundation's 'Buzz' Westfall Favorite Author Series is pleased to present Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling non-fiction author Steve Coll for a discussion and signing of his book "Private Empire: ExxonMobile and American Power." The event will take place at Library Headquarters on Monday, June 3, at 7:00 ... (more)

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Related Topix: Journalism, New York

Sun May 19, 2013

The Daily Irrelevant

BP to seek Cameron's help as oil spill costs escalate

BP wants Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating cost of compensating US companies for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster in 2010"BP is so worried by the potential magnitude of alleged undeserved payments it is making to companies that it is planning to ask the UK prime minister and chancellor for help in persuading the US ... (more)

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Big News Network.com

Large oil firms being sued by Texas

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.

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The Standard

BP files to stop 'fictitious' claims from oil spill

BP is seeking to stop paying millions of dollars in what it calls spurious compensation claims stemming from the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Bradenton.com

Business Briefs: Scott signs manufacturing tax break into law

Scott on Friday signed a bill that creates a tax break for the state's manufacturers.

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Jerusalem Post

Texas joins flood of states suing BP over 2010 Gulf spill

Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in US history.

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Related Topix: Beaumont, TX, Israel, World News, Middle East

KeysNews.com

BP $$ group meets in Keys

Representatives from the 23 Florida Gulf counties the federal Restore Act deemed affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill met Friday in Key Largo for their monthly session.

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Related Topix: Key Largo, FL

Lincoln Daily News

Transocean shareholders oust chairman

Transocean Ltd. shareholders have voted out the oil drilling company's chairman and backed one of Carl Icahn's director nominees.

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Related Topix: Transocean, Oil & Gas

Scoop

Media watcher gives NZ press nil score card for China oil spill coverage

China is a major trading partner of New Zealand but some critics believe media 'marginalised' coverage of last month's Dalian oil spillage crisis.

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Related Topix: Afghanistan, World News, Journalism

NOLA.com

Environment bills in the 2013 Louisiana legislative session: Where are they now?

The Assumption Parish sinkhole is the focus of two pieces of legislation facing Louisiana lawmakers during the 2013 legislative session.

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Related Topix: Baton Rouge, LA, Jeanerette, LA, Pierre Part, LA

Fri May 17, 2013

This Is Money

'Fictitious' oil spill claims could ruin us, BP says as it asks...

BP has asked the Government to help it battle a wave of 'fictitious' claims for billions in compensation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial

A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Related Topix: Katy, TX

KLFY-TV Lafayette

OSHA impersonator gets 57 months in oil spill scam

A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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The Miami Herald

Texas sues BP for damages related to oil spill

Texas on Friday became the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

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Related Topix: Texas, Explosion

KYTX-TV News

Texas files suit against BP for damages caused by 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill

AUSTIN The State of Texas today filed a lawsuit against BP America and other defendants for their role in the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill.

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Phoenix New Times

$200,000 of BP Oil Spill Recovery Funds Will Pay for Top Chef to Come to New Orleans

After the BP oil spill in 2010, the company created a $300 million fund to promote Louisiana tourism.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Top Chef, Television, New Orleans, LA