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First Atlantic storm of season has oil-hit Gulf on edgeNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) June 27, 2010 The first major storm of the Atlantic season had officials worrying Sunday about the potential threat to efforts to contain and halt the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Tropical Depression Alex was expected to gain punch later Sunday as it moves into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico after barreling across the Yucatan peninsula, the US National Hurricane Center said. On its current path, the storm is projected to make landfall in Mexico later this week, with most of its force avoiding the oil spill area ... read more |
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Port Of Spain (AFP) June 26, 2010Trinidad and Tobago's newly elected Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar is launching a war on litterbugs in the oil-rich nation branded as one of the region's most unclean countries. As she addressed the official launch of a national clean up campaign late Friday, Persad Bissessar promised to introduce tougher legislation to penalize those who continue to "violate the environment with thei ... more  
Addis Ababa (AFP) June 27, 2010Egypt and Sudan will not be forced into signing a new deal on the sharing of the Nile's waters, officials stressed Sunday at talks in Addis Ababa. The water ministers of Egypt and Sudan, the largest consumers of the Nile's waters, were in the Ethiopian capital to discuss the increasingly contentious issue, which is pitting them against five other riparian countries. Ethiopia, Tanzania, U ... more  
Cape Town (AFP) June 27, 2010More deep-water drilling is needed to meet growing energy demands despite the Gulf of Mexico spill, but the industry must beef up its disaster readiness, Royal Dutch Shell chief said on Sunday. "My expectation is that we will go forward with it but it will need some changes," Peter Voser, Royal Dutch Shell chief executive officer told the CNN Global Forum. British rival BP is under fire ... more |
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Storm Alex veers away from Gulf oil spillNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) June 26, 2010 Tropical Storm Alex veered away from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Saturday but experts warned that strong waves and winds could still upset efforts to halt the environmental disaster. With oil continually gushing into the fragile waters after 68 days, President Barack Obama's pointman on the disaster cautioned that volatile weather conditions could set back oil recovery operations for up to two weeks. "The storm is not an issue for the spill," said National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Felt ... read more |
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