What now for Gulf drilling ban after platform fire
The Gulf oil industry faces renewed scrutiny after a Mariner Energy platform fire off Louisiana. Analysts say it complicates calls to lift the six month offshore drilling moratorium, though no lives were lost and BP spill comparisons arise. Environmental groups press for broader bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Obama
Bruce Bullock
Maguire Energy Institute
Southern
Methodist University
Texas
Bullock
Deepwater Horizon
Mariner Energy Inc
Louisiana
American Petroleum Institute
America
Plague researcher detained as Miami airport shuts down
A suspicious metal canister led to a nighttime shutdown at Miami International Airport. Dr. Thomas Butler, a longtime plague researcher with prior federal charges, was detained and later released without charges as authorities examined the item, which tests found nonhazardous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Middle East
Miami International Airport
Thomas Butler
Homeland Security
Nicholas Kimball
Butler
Texas Tech University
Tanzania
Texas Tech
Jonathan Turley
George Washington University
Transportation Security Administration
Miami-Dade
North Korea prepares major party meeting amid succession rumors
Seoul reports North Korea plans its largest Workers Party gathering in 30 years with Kim Jong Il likely to appoint his youngest son Kim Jong Un to a key post. Analysts say the meeting signals a possible power transfer as Seoul notes a propaganda push and elite delegation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Kim Jong II
Workers Party
Kim
Workers’ Party
Kim Jong UN
Kim Jong I
Kim Jong Nam
Japan
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Chul
Kenji Fujimoto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miami International
PM Pavel
Cedar Rapids
Coralville
West Union
Waterloo
the Gazette