Kenneth R. Feinberg, appointed by President Barack Obama as the Independent Administrator of the Gulf Claims Facility for the $20 billion BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill compensation fund, on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, announced emergency protocols for claims against the fund. Feinberg is seen here speaking at the Economics Club in Washington, Monday, July 19, 2010. … Read ahead
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Today scientists revealed the results of an investigation into the severity of the Deepwater oil spill. The plume of petroleum hydrocarbon chemicals measures a staggering 22 miles long & has settled in a deep underwater layer. They were able to study … 
Inhabitants of the Gulf coast have endured some of the most catastrophic tragedies in recent history. Exacerbating those tragedies was the spectacularly poor leadership of two men: BP’s bumbling CEO Tony Hayward, and the deposed head of FEMA, Michael Brown (the former of oil spill infamy, and the latter widely detested for his bungled response to Hurricane Katrina). Since there can be only one King of the Gulf Gaffe, we pitted the two against each another in a five-round battle royale using their own quotes as ammunition. May the worst-spoken win. … 
COLLEGE STATION, Aug. 5, 2010 – Reports saying that 75 percent of the gulf oil spill has either been cleaned up or broken down by natural forces are likely incorrect, and there are still big problems lurking beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, … 
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is overshadowing another catastrophe that’s also unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico this summer: The oxygen dissolved in the Gulf waters is disappearing. In some places, the oxygen is getting so scarce that fish and other … 
Extensive damage to Michigan waterways shows the risk of transporting tar sands oil Up to a million gallons of oil spilled from a ruptured pipeline into the waterways of southwestern Michigan last week in what the federal government is calling the most destructive oil spill in Midwestern history. Owned by Enbridge, the pipeline was likely carrying controversial tar sands oil, industry analysts and environmental groups tell … 
Reporting from Buras, La. â Some 200 shrimping boats normally unload their succulent catch and repair their wing-like nets at this steamy bayou port, but only 15 or so tied up to the docks this week. “Everyone is working on the oil spill now,” said … 
On Sunday evening, Michigan Messenger was initially denied access — again — to a key oil spill site after attempting to record video of the Kalamazoo River where it crosses under 15 Mile Rd, the same site where we recorded video on Tuesday showing dramatic ribbons of oil and heavy sheen on the surface of the river as it passed under the bridge. &media…