Allen retires from Coast Guard, remains on oil spill
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
Reuters – Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen retired on Wednesday from his military position but will remain incident commander overseeing the government’s response to the BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Alex threatens Mexico, Texas coasts
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – The first Atlantic hurricane of the year grew to a powerful Category 2 storm as it neared Mexico’s Gulf coast and south Texas on Wednesday, whipping up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and delivering tar balls and globs of crude onto already soiled beaches.
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World’s largest oil skimmer heads to Gulf spill
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – With hurricane-whipped waves pushing more oil onto the Gulf of Mexico’s once-white beaches, the government pinned its latest cleanup hopes Wednesday on a huge new piece of equipment: the world’s largest oil-skimming vessel.
Senate panels advance oil spill bill
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – Congress began advancing legislation Wednesday that imposes new safeguards on offshore oil drilling in hopes of preventing a repeat of the devastating spill that has brought environmental and economic havoc to the Gulf coast.
BP continues oil collection despite rough seas
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
Reuters – BP Plc kept oil-capture and relief-well drilling operations going at its Gulf of Mexico deep-sea leak on Wednesday despite rough seas and high winds spawned by Hurricane Alex.
Senate bill restricts Interior moves to industry
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – A bill endorsed by a Senate panel would slow the revolving door between the Interior Department and the oil and gas industry.
Some oil spill events from Wednesday, June 30
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – A summary of events Wednesday, June 30, Day 71 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of cleanup and containment. The blast killed 11 workers. Since then, oil has been pouring into the Gulf from a blown-out undersea well.
SD Gov. Rounds critical of EPA delay on ethanol
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – Gov. Mike Rounds criticized the federal government for delaying a decision on allowing a 15 percent ethanol blend in gasoline during a conference Wednesday on using technology and research to expand South Dakota’s agriculture economy.
Some 70,000 turtle eggs to be whisked far from oil
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – An effort to scoop thousands of turtle eggs from their nests to save them from death in the oily Gulf of Mexico will begin in the coming weeks in a desperate attempt to keep an entire generation of threatened species from vanishing.
LDK Solar adds $12.6M to 4Q ‘doubtful recoveries’
June 30, 2010 by John McRae · Leave a Comment
AP – LDK Solar Co., which makes wafers for solar cells, said Wednesday it will need to account another $12.6 million for “doubtful recoveries,” in the fourth quarter of 2009, that is, money it may not receive.
