From CNN: Darryl Willis, from Louisiana, is Vice President for Resources at BP America and is the head of BP Claims Process. He testifies on Capitol Hill and is the face of BP’s TV claims commercials. He is also a member of the African American Environmentalist Association . Mr. Willis said that BP had initially […]

From NY Times: President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a “national mission” to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to overcome “a lack of political courage and candor.” Speaking to a national television audience from the Oval Office, Mr. Obama also promised a […]

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The chief White House spokesman says President Barack Obama is ready to seize the damage claims process from oil giant BP unless it agrees to set up an “independent entity” to do the job.

Via: NewsOne Coast Guard Administration’s Thad Alen called the development a “significant step forward.” The next step is to place a containment dome over the well. Unfortunately it won’t be as snug and oil will continue to flow into the Gulf. The repair attempt hit a snag Wednesday when the diamond-head saw got stuck and placed […]

SAN FRANCISCO — With the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico fouling waterways, wildlife and beaches, President Barack Obama is expressing deepening concern about the failure to plug the five-week old leak.

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Via: Baltimore Sun Oil may be covering the shores of beaches down south but the extent of the spill has spread far beyond and in Maryland environment experts say that sandy tar balls could wash ashore here in Maryland. The current is very likely to bring them up the Atlantic Ocean. Jim Carton, chairman of […]

Via: Business Week After facing much criticism over the massive oil spill having no precise plan of containment, President Obama announced the appointment of a bipartisan commission to investigate the disaster. Democrat Bob Graham and Republic William Reilly were named to lead the investigation. It’s been just over a month since the oil spill disaster […]

WASHINGTON – Scientists are anxiously awaiting signals about where a massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico may be heading, while containment of the looming environmental catastrophe proves elusive.

NEW YORK — The oil spill spreading across the Gulf of Mexico has drained $32 billion from BP’s stock market value. Lawsuits, fines, cleanup and reputation-repair are certain to cost the company billions more and could tie up BP for many years to come.

From the Washington Post: The growing oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is not only an environmental danger, but also a widening political headache for President Obama, who just last month agreed to open vast stretches of the U.S. coastline to oil drilling.