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Mainers back oil spill fund boost
With the estimated cost of the BP oil spill in the billions of dollars, members of Maine’s congressional delegation support increasing the reserves in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund …
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Opponents of deepwater drilling moratorium find allies on presidential oil spill commission
‘It’s not clear for me why it should take so long,’ co-chairman says
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Senate Panel Moves to Lift Cap on Oil Spill Damages
BP Plc would have unlimited financial liability for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill under a measure approved today by a Senate panel to scrap a $75 million limit under a 20-year-old law.
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Essence Fest helps sustain New Orleans amid spill
For all the talk of the BP oil spill scaring tourists away from Louisiana and the beaches of Mississippi, Alabama and western Florida, one city in the region has stayed full of visitors since the crisis began.
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Senate panels advance oil spill bill
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.
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Oil spill notebook: Gov. Bob Riley to meet with claims administrator
After the meeting, the two will hold a news conference to discuss the status of the claims process, a spokesman for Riley said Wednesday.
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SBA declines 70 percent of Louisiana businesses applying for oil spill loans, state complains
State asks SBA to follow precedent it used in Exxon Valdez spill
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U.S. Senators call for Barack Obama to bring in Navy to battle oil spill
Two senators wrote a letter to President Barack Obama on Sunday arguing it’s time to bring in the Navy to attack the two-month-old Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Susan Poag / The Times-Picayune archiveRep. Anh ‘Joseph’ Cao, R-New Orleans, proposed a…
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-23 21:08 U.S. House Democrats drafting oil spill legislation
By Richard Cowan
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In wake of BP oil spill, Dept. of Energy encourages early adoption of electric cars
With all of the news coverage about the Gulf Coast oil spill, it is an opportune time for the U.S. Department of Energy and electric car manufacturers to address early tech adopters about the future of electric vehicles.
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