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THE FLENSBURGER FILES Thanks for telling us how to drive, (....)!
It is a site that none of us wanted to see after 2008, the year of the economic collapse. At about this time last year, we were dealing with $4 a gallon gas in a time span between Easter and Labor Day...
Posted on 4/21/11 at 5:36 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND AP fact checks Obama speech
AP's breakdown of last night's speech: By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Writer – Wed Jun 16, 6:19 am ET WASHINGTON – In assuring A...
Posted on 6/16/10 at 5:59 AM
STORM TRACKER Oil Changing Albedo
Several individuals have inquired in recent weeks asking if the oil in the Gulf of Mexico will impact the weather or hurricane development. More specifically will the oil change the albedo (amount of...
Posted on 6/16/10 at 5:49 AM
BP gas stations consider switching brands 
Oil has stopped spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, but BP remains unusually vulnerable to the prospect of U.S. gas stations defecting to other brands.
By Harry R. Weber , October 14, 2010
Lawyers compete for big payoff, control in BP case
More than 100 lawyers are battling for the biggest chunks of what is likely to be a multibillion-dollar settlement for Gulf of Mexico oil spill victims, jockeying for spots on the elite team that will control the plaintiffs' cases.
By Curt Anderson , October 07, 2010
BP suit stays in federal court
A lawsuit that several Louisiana district attorneys filed against BP PLC over the Gulf oil spill is staying in federal court.
By Associated Press , October 06, 2010
Panel: Feds thwarted worst-case scenario info release on oil spill
The White House blocked efforts by federal scientists to tell the public just how bad the Gulf oil spill could have been, according to a panel appointed by President Barack Obama to investigate the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
By Dina Cappiello , October 06, 2010
Leader on BP claims blames fraud for slow payouts
BP's $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill has been inundated with inflated or unsupported claims and in some cases, outright fraud — all slowing down the process of getting money to people who need and deserve it, the administrator of the program says.
By Brian Skoloff , October 05, 2010
Oil industry has yet to adopt lessons of BP spill
Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster, experts inside and outside the business tell The Associated Press.
By Harry R. Weber , October 04, 2010
American Bob Dudley succeeds Hayward as BP's CEO
Both Tony Hayward and Thad Allen were officially replaced today. They are gone from their roles as BP's PLC chief executive and national incident commander, respectively, but will not be soon forgotten as the damage from the gulf oil spill endures and investigations continue.
By Harry R. Weber , October 01, 2010
Gold rush on the Gulf: Researchers clamor for cash
Once a backwater in the world of oceanographic research, the Gulf of Mexico has suddenly become the site of a scientific gold rush, all because of the BP oil spill.
By Seth Borenstein and John Flesher , September 29, 2010
Experts question BP's take on Gulf oil spill
UPDATED 1:12 P.M.Engineering experts probing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill exposed holes today in BP's internal investigation as the company was questioned for the first time in public about its findings. BP's lead investigator acknowledged that the company's probe had limitations.
By Dina Cappiello , September 26, 2010
Gulf oil well finally dead, but pain will remain
A permanent cement plug sealed BP's well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
By Harry R. Weber , September 20, 2010
The well is dead, but Gulf challenges live on
UPDATED 12:25 P.M.The "nightmare well" is dead. But the Gulf coast's bad dream is far from over. Federal officials declared today that the well where the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded had finally been killed. Workers drilled a relief well into the damaged one and drove a cement stake deep into its oily, black heart.
By Allen G. Breed , September 19, 2010
Engineers: 1 more pressure test needed on BP well in Gulf (UPDATED)
UPDATED 12:16 P.M.Once the pressure test is finished and officials are confident the seal will hold permanently, the well will be declared dead. Rich Robson, the offshore installation manager on the Development Driller III vessel, says the 74 barrels of cement pumped in Friday has dried.
By Harry R. Webber , September 18, 2010
Relief well intersects blown-out BP well in Gulf
A relief well drilled nearly 2.5 miles beneath the floor of the Gulf of Mexico has intersected BP's blown-out well, a prelude to plugging it once and for all, the U.S government said late Thursday.
By Harry R. Weber , September 17, 2010
BP well could be sealed within days
Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man for the oil spill, said today that the relief well BP has been drilling all summer long should intersect the ruptured well within 24 hours. He said mud and cement will then be pumped in, sealing the hole once and for all by Sunday.
By Harry R. Weber and Matthew Daly , September 15, 2010
Where's the oil? On the Gulf floor, scientists say
Far beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, deeper than divers can go, scientists say they are finding oil from the busted BP well on the sea's muddy and mysterious bottom.
By Cain Burdeau and Seth Broenstein , September 13, 2010
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