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Obama Walks Tightrope on Economy…
06 Feb 2012
interview with NBC’s morning chat man Matt Lauer. Compared to the 2010 interview Obama gave Lauer in the midst of the BP oil spill and ahead of disastrous midterm elections (“so I know who’s ass to kick”), Obama looked downright chipper ...
Group Sues Over Oil Leak In Louisiana
02 Feb 2012
An environmental watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company it blames for an oil spill 11 miles off the coast of Louisiana, claiming oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for more than seven years with few details about what's being done to stop it. ...
Judge: BP Contract Shielded Rig Owner
26 Jan 2012
A federal judge has ruled that the rig owner involved in drilling the ill-fated well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico was shielded by its contract with BP from having to pay many pollution claims in the nation's largest offshore oil spill. ...
TRANSCRIPT: Obama's 2012 State…
24 Jan 2012
federal agency looking over his shoulder. But I will not back down from making sure an oil company can contain the kind of oil spill we saw in the Gulf two years ago. I will not back down from protecting our kids from mercury pollution, or making sure that ...
More bodies found on cruise ship
17 Jan 2012
to avoiding a potential environmental disaster. Anti-spill booms were installed around the vessel to prevent a possible oil leak from the fully-fueled ship. Pumping the fuel out of the capsized cruise ship off the coast of Italy will take at least three ...
Captain Placed Under House Arrest
17 Jan 2012
to avoiding a potential environmental disaster. Anti-spill booms were installed around the vessel to prevent a possible oil leak from the fully-fueled ship. The latest forecasts suggest weather conditions were due to deteriorate by Thursday, further ...
Mississippi judge blocks release…
12 Jan 2012
who was widely hailed for his shepherding the state through several disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill, Barbour had been named as a potential presidential candidate last year, before announcing last April that he didn ...
BP Pushes Feel-Good Gulf Story
08 Jan 2012
Nearly 20 months after its massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill — and just as Americans focus on New Orleans, host of the college football championship game — BP is pushing a slick nationwide public relations campaign to persuade Americans that the Gulf region has recovered. ...
Book Depicts First Lady As Powerful
07 Jan 2012
administration was stymied by a series of setbacks -- including Republican Scott Brown's Senate victory in Massachusetts and the Gulf oil spill -- the first lady became increasingly critical of her husband's staff. That frustration led to conflict between the first ...
05 Jan 2012
course, is fighting the emergence of the United States as the new energy colossus every step of the way. He used the BP oil spill to impose a moratorium on new off shore drilling; his EPA is now trying to halt new natural gas exploration through ...
02 Jan 2012
at El Carajo International Tapas and Wines. Boasting a selection of more than 1,500 wines, 150 beers, and 40 sakes, this BP station is known for its taps as much as its tapas, which are pretty darn good. The Camarones al Albarino ($15), shrimp in ...
2012 Begins With Oil Pipeline Dispute
02 Jan 2012
constituencies. Some unions say the Keystone XL pipeline would create thousands of jobs. Environmentalists fear it could lead to an oil spill disaster. Obama enjoyed strong support from both groups in his winning 2008 campaign for the White House. A law Obama signed ...
Wind, Solar Projects Advance Fast
31 Dec 2011
that was routine under the Bush administration. In addition, tighter safety standards instituted after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010 have lengthened the time it takes for companies to get drilling approval in the Gulf of Mexico. The administration ...
Gulf Coast Sees Record Tourism…
28 Dec 2011
Along the beaches of the Gulf Coast, 2011 ends with a surprise that no one expected this soon: a post-oil spill rebound in tourism, and record-setting at that. ...
Brazil Sues Transocean and Chevron
14 Dec 2011
Chevron and Transocean said Wednesday they had not been formally notified by Brazil's federal prosecutors about a lawsuit filed against both companies seeking close to US$11 billion in damages allegedly caused by an oil spill in early November. ...
BP Bids for Gulf Drilling Leases
14 Dec 2011
BP has bid for the right to drill for more oil in the Gulf of Mexico by participating Wednesday in the first auction of Gulf-based drilling leases since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ...
President Obama Channels…
12 Dec 2011
up wanting. All along, the president has acknowledged the need to develop more domestic oil and gas, but in the wake of the BP disaster in the Gulf, he has punished all oil companies for the sins of one, and rising prices for imported petroleum are a ...
Wildlife Rules Create Uncertainty
10 Dec 2011
ounce Indiana bat this fall at its North Allegheny wind farm in western Pennsylvania. Duke Energy and Fowler Ridge operator BP PLC said they were working with the Fish and Wildlife Service and might modify operations when bats are active or work to preserve ...
BP Claims Halliburton Destroyed Evidence
06 Dec 2011
BP PLC is alleging that Halliburton Co. destroyed evidence in the weeks following the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010 that demonstrated that the cement formula the firm used on the drilling operation was flawed. ...
Chevron Says It Caused Brazil Oil Spill
20 Nov 2011
coast. The spill had sparked fears of a rerun of the massive oil spill seen in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, and has bolstered those
preventer and then plug the well within days, bringing the oil spill under control. Nevertheless, Chevron has been criticized
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Boston police hope to have their Web site's blog back online later Monday.
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Boston Police Dept. Web site hacked
BOSTON – The Boston Police Department Web site, BPDNews.com, was hacked Friday morning. The site now shows the anti-cop music video “Sound of Da Police” by hip-hop artist KRS-ONE, according to the Boston Herald.
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Barbara Anthony in our studio today
Barbara Anthony joined us this morning to talk about a specific concern to Massachusetts consumers--giving us all a heads up about a certain scam, or an alert about changes in consumer law. Undersecretary for the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations, Barbara Anthony joined us live from our Beacon Hill Studio.
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Video released in cop's extortion case
UNEDITED UNDERCOVER FOOTAGE: New video won’t do much to help Massachusetts State Trooper John Analetto’s case.
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The 2010 Haiti earthquake just 16 miles west of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince affected families worldwide and that affect is still being felt today. One family affected is the Gengel’s who lost their daughter Britney while she was doing volunteer work with Lynn University.
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