World-News

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch: "Yes, the oil spewing up from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in staggering quantities could prove one of the great ecological disasters of human history. Think of it, though, as just the prelude to the Age of Tough Oil, a time of ever increasing reliance on problematic, hard-to-reach energy sources. Make no mistake: we're entering the danger zone. And brace yourself, the fate of the planet could be at stake."

http://www.truthout.org/michael-t-klare-a-new-oil-rush-endangers-gulf-mexico-and-planet59639



Gulf Oil Spill May Be 19 Times Bigger Than Originally Thought

Renee Schoof and Lauren French, McClatchy Newspapers: "The latest glimpse of video footage of the oil spill deep under the Gulf of Mexico indicates that around 95,000 barrels, or 4 million gallons, a day of crude oil may be spewing from the leaking wellhead, 19 times the previous estimate, an engineering professor told Congress Wednesday."

http://www.truthout.org/gulf-oil-spill-may-be-19-times-bigger-than-originally-thought59681

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Africa's Oil Spills Are Far From U.S. Media Glare
http://act.commondreams.org/go/681?akid=62.124981.UMpHSH&t=4

BP Withholds Oil Spill Facts and Government Lets It
http://act.commondreams.org/go/685?akid=62.124981.UMpHSH&t=12

Kucinich: Our Survival Depends Upon Reconciliation With, Not Exploitation of, the Natural World
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/05/19-4

EPA to BP: Dispersant We OK'd Actually Too Toxic
http://act.commondreams.org/go/700?akid=64.124981.jWkO2I&t=2

Nightmare Scene of Oil Unfolding in Wetlands
http://act.commondreams.org/go/702?akid=64.124981.jWkO2I&t=6

Human Health Tragedy in the Making: Gulf Response Failing to Protect People
http://act.commondreams.org/go/714?akid=64.124981.jWkO2I&t=30

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First heavy oil hits wetlands as Purdue researcher pegs spill rate at 95,000 barrels a day
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9607/

US failure to study Gulf Disaster a symptom of corporatocracy
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9610/

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Law & Order: Corporate Crime Unit

By Amy Goodman

Twenty-nine miners died in the Upper Big Branch mine explosion. Eleven workers died on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which is owned by Transocean, working under contract for BP. There are state laws that govern manslaughter as well, and special language given for maritime deaths. So why aren't the executives of these companies behind bars?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25489.htm



Oil spill to reach Florida in 6 days: ESA

Scientists at European Space Agency (ESA) say satellite images show that the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is finding its way to Florida.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=126995&sectionid=3510203



Coast Guard: Despite BP efforts, Gulf oil spill is getting worse

The Coast Guard commandant, Adm. Thad Allen, said that despite the siphoning, the spilled oil is spreading and now stretches from western Louisiana to Florida's Key West. The extent of the spill was straining even the substantial resources deployed for one of the worst ecological disasters in recent history, he said.

http://snipurl.com/wjdrm



BP told feds it could handle oil spill 60 times larger than Deepwater Horizon

In its 2009 exploration plan for the Deepwater Horizon well, BP PLC states that the company could handle a spill involving as much as 12.6 million gallons of oil per day, a number 60 times higher than its current estimate of the ongoing Gulf disaster.

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/bp_told_feds_it_could_handle_o.html



Gulf oil spill videos

This video, shows the previously unseen second leak just above the Deepwater Horizon's dysfunctional blowout preventer. No efforts have been made to stop this leak.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/18/94387/gulf-oil-spill-videos-see-all.html


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