Rough weather curtails Gulf oil cleanup efforts
Offshore skimming vessels operated only in Louisiana waters as choppy seas halted work off Alabama Mississippi and Florida. Courtnee Ferguson of the Joint Information Command cited safety concerns for small vessels while large barges waited at Mobile Bay for conditions to improve after Hurricane Alex.
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American spirit questioned by Gulf oil spill cleanup failure
In Lafitte Louisiana residents reflect on national confidence as weekend calls for patriotism contrast with a bungled Gulf oil well response. Cliff Tucker and Teri Bahr voice doubt about systems and leadership amid ongoing Deepwater Horizon recovery efforts.
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DHS to take over Gulf oil spill information site
The Department of Homeland Security plans to run the Gulf oil spill response information hub as a government overseen one stop shop. The site will move from a dot com to a dot gov address while a decision on who may post content is finalized. BP remains part of the unified response with the federal government.
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