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Obama vs. Romney 101: 7 ways they differ on energy issues
Both President Obama and Mitt Romney claim to want to expand America’s access to conventional fuels and green energy. But their energy plans have very different flavors.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/20
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In Pictures: Gulf oil spill one year later
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/01
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Pollution
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At Gulf oil spill hearing, plenty of blame, not many answers
Senators grilling executives from the companies at the center of the Gulf oil spill tried to discern why fail-safe systems failed and why the spill has gotten out of hand. They got few answers.
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Blame game ensues as executives testify on cause of BP oil spill
Blowout preventer. Cementing operations. Design flaws. Top executives from BP America, Halliburton, and Transocean testified Tuesday about possible causes of the BP oil spill.
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Obama to sever ties between drilling cops and Big Oil
As oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration moves to break up the agency tasked with both collecting royalties and policing Big Oil.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/11
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Golf balls, new containment dome on deck to stop Gulf oil spill
BP is open to suggestions from the public on how to plug the well gushing thousands of gallons of oil per day 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.
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BP shareholder sues company executives over Gulf oil spill
A BP shareholder from the United States is suing company executives over ignoring safety issues prior to the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent Gulf oil spill.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/09
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Gas prices rising nationwide, but maybe not for long
Gas prices are up an average of four cents a gallon nationwide during the past week – and 78 cents a gallon from last year. But signs of gas prices easing are emerging.
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Gulf oil spill no closer to being contained as tar hits land
The large container meant to cap the leak that has caused a massive Gulf oil spill did not succeed this weekend. Meanwhile tar has begun washing ashore in Alabama.
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Vietnamese, Cambodian fishermen among hardest hit by BP oil spill
Many Vietnamese and Cambodia fishermen are without work now because of the BP oil spill, and some still feel the effects of Hurricane Katrina. BP is trying to help, but there's a language barrier.
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Is the US ready for a 24-hour coastal oil spill response corps?
Neither BP nor the Coast Guard was ready for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Having booms, boats, aircraft, and local responders in place is expensive, but experts say teams should be ready to go.
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BP oil spill manages to mess up NASA's Space Shuttle launch
The massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is preventing NASA from transporting a Space Shuttle fuel tank from Louisiana to Florida.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/07
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Tricky maneuver: Will containment cap stop the BP oil spill?
Crews are lowering a steel and concrete containment cap over the underwater source of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It's a tricky maneuver, and there's no guarantee it will work.
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BP oil spill halts US drilling permits, for now
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that no new drilling permits would be released until a safety review ordered by Obama is released later this month. The BP oil spill has increased calls by environmentalists for a permanent ban on offshore drilling.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/06
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Gulf oil spill: Did Big Oil run roughshod over regulators?
Why didn't the US Minerals Management Service require that Big Oil install secondary blowout preventers on oil rigs, as other countries have? Congress is investigating this and other issues.
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Arctic drilling opponents gain momentum from Gulf oil spill
Exploratory drilling is scheduled for July in the waters off Alaska's northern shore. Environmental groups, reeling from the Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill, are fighting to put those plans on hold.
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How to help BP oil spill cleanup? Stay home. Let locals do it.
The drive for volunteers to help with the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is focusing almost exclusively on local residents. They need the work (which is sometimes paid) and housing people from other parts of the country is complicated and expensive for relief groups.
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Containment dome to arrive at Gulf oil spill location today
The huge containment dome, designed to capture crude oil coming up from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, is scheduled to arrive at the oil spill location today.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/05
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Citing BP oil spill, Schwarzenegger drops offshore drilling plan
Citing the BP oil spill, Schwarzenegger said Monday he could no longer back a California offshore drilling initiative. He also vetoed a bill that sought to ban smoking at state parks and beaches.
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One place in Louisiana people are praising BP
BP has been roundly criticized by federal and state officials for its oil spill cleanup efforts. But one local official points to signs of progress and cooperation.
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How to stop the BP oil spill: What else can be tried now?
BP has failed to manually shut the blowout preventer, and it could take three months to drill a relief well. Before then, BP will try to put a giant hood over the leaking wellhead, or perhaps even install a second preventer. But no short-term options have a proven track record to stop an oil spill.
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BP oil spill 2010: How much will it cost?
The BP oil spill will cost an estimated $12.5 billion or more. BP announced Monday it will pay for all cleanup costs in the Gulf of Mexico.
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