News Update: A Look Back at Hurricane Katrina

The President explained that the government is preparing for the future, building fortified levees to block floodwaters from ever overwhelming the city again. The project should be finished by the end of this year. The New Orleans public school system will receive $1.8 billion dollars from the federal government and will use the money to repair schools. The White House will also work to expedite c… ...

August 30th, 2010 by polina 

No Oil in Louisiana Seafood Samples

After receiving a shipment of Louisiana seafood samples collected by a reporter with “Good Morning America,” researchers at Texas Tech Univ. found no evidence of petroleum hydrocarbons. Though these samples were clean, the sample size was small and more research is necessary before the full picture can be seen, says Ron Kendall, director of The Institute of Environmental and Human Health...

August 17th, 2010 by polina 
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Oil Well Ruptures In Louisiana, Closing Highway

From: August 12, 2010 Officials say a newly dug oil well has exploded, shutting down a highway.FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 USC section 107 of the US Copyright Law…. divorce
August 15th, 2010 by polina 
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Oil well blowout in Louisiana

CENSORED TV 1260.org… California
August 14th, 2010 by polina 
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Day 109: Flight Over Gulf Oil Spill: Outer Islands of Terrebonne Bay and Barataria Bay, Louisiana

Drew Wheelan of the American Birding Association flies with Southwings Aviation and the Achafalaya and Lower MIssissippi Riverkeepers over the affected coastline from the Deepwater Horizon Oilspill in Louisiana. The flight takes them from Raccoon Island all of the way to the Mississippi River delta. On the outer islands they find oil on nearly every island and marsh, and see little evidence of any… ...

August 12th, 2010 by polina 
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NGN Daily: Spilled Oil, Biofuel, and Music

netgreennews.com Gulf Spill Capped? BP is reporting for the first time in months that the oil has stopped flowing from the ruptured pipe in the Gulf of Mexico. The company lowered a capping stack onto the area a few days ago. Pressure testing in the area was conducted both yesterday and earlier today to ensure that the cap wouldn’t cause another portion of the pipe to explode. And for now the...

August 10th, 2010 by polina 
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Crude Oil Bubbles Up Like Beverly Hillbillys on Louisiana Barrier Island

75% gone? A federal report being released Wednesday indicated that only about a quarter of the spilled oil remains in the Gulf and is degrading quickly, with the rest having been contained, cleaned up or otherwise disappeared. President Barack Obama, while noting that people’s lives “have been turned upside down,” declared in Washington that the operation was “finally close...

August 4th, 2010 by polina 
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It’s Bubbling Oil Out of the Ground in Louisiana (MIRROR)

original post from NOLINKNEWS A slew of media reports last week asked, “Where is the oil?” angering many along the Gulf Coast, particularly those still seeing oil all over the place. BP, the oil giant that’s been trying to stem the flow of oil from its busted well in the Gulf, seized upon the rash of hopeful-sounding reports about disappearing oil to announce a “scaleback”...

August 4th, 2010 by polina 
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BP Grand Isle Birds, Drew Wheelan

100 days after the gulf coast oil spill, we take a boat ride near Grand Isle, Louisiana with bird expert Drew Wheelan…. henry
August 1st, 2010 by polina 
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Sandra Bullock pulls her e-Penis out of the “BE THE ONE” campaign

clicktotweet.com Here is their Sponsor list: A representative of Sandra Bullock\’s has told the website ThinkProgress that the actress has asked that her participation in the \”Be the One\” public service campaign be removed until she can determine the extent of corporate influence — specifically oil companies — in the effort. Bullock was responding to allegations on...

August 1st, 2010 by polina 
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