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Rivals slam BP, admit to emergency response flawsWashington (AFP) June 15, 2010 Major rivals of BP on Tuesday blamed lapses by the embattled energy giant for the Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe, but admitted to deep flaws in their own plans for handling such a disaster. At a tense congressional hearing in which lawmakers pushed BP America chief Lamar McKay to apologize, resign, or consider committing ritual suicide, top executives from Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Shell acknowledged that their emergency response blueprints could not have coped with the spill. "Th ... read more |
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Copenhagen (AFP) June 15, 2010Denmark will allow Australia to ship thousands of tonnes of toxic waste here to be disposed of since it does not have the technology to carry out the work, officials said Tuesday. Australia does not have the proper technology to deal with the 10,000 tonnes of HCB, or hexachlorobenzene, which is produced through the manufacturing of chemical products and explosives. Danish environment min ... more  
Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2010 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say they are monitoring the safety of Gulf of Mexico seafood. The federal agencies announced they are taking additional steps to enhance inspection measures designed to ensure seafood in the region has not been contaminated by the continuing oil spill in the gulf. The additional measures includ ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2010A NASA-led research team has successfully demonstrated for the first time elements of a prototype tsunami prediction system that quickly and accurately assesses large earthquakes and estimates the size of resulting tsunamis. After the magnitude 8.8 Chilean earthquake on Feb. 27, a team led by Y. Tony Song of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., used real-time data from the ... more |
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Obama calls for 'national mission' on clean energyWashington (AFP) June 15, 2010 US President Barack Obama issued a rallying cry Tuesday for Americans to use the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to embark on a "national mission" to develop clean energy. "The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now," Obama said in a primetime speech broadcast from the Oval Office. "Now is the moment for this generation to embark on a national mission to unleash American innovation and seize control of ou ... read more |
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