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Relief well to be completed in gulf - NYT

| Jeff Winkler (admin)

Although tests of BP’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico appear to show that it is fully sealed

Does the CLEAR Act bring us closer to energy independence?

| Rep. Phil Roe

The CLEAR Act will actually increase our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the number of energy jobs overall, rather than simply focus on cleaning up the spill and preventing its recurrence

BP still receiving taxpayer funds in California - TheDC

| Chris Moody

Taxpayers are footing a relatively small but symbolic amount of money for the company’s projects despite the government’s rhetoric

House Dems seek to stop $10B BP tax credit - The Hill

| interns

Eliot Engel and Raul Grijalva introduced separate bills Friday that would prevent BP from claiming a nearly $10 billion tax credit

More doctored BP photos come to light - WaPo

| Jeff Winkler (admin)

On Wednesday, for the second time this week, a blog has identified an altered photograph about BP's oil spill response on the company’s website

British Prime Minister 'completely understands' BP anger - CNN

| interns

Tuesday marked the three month anniversary of the spill

Poll: 75% of Gulf residents want oil drilling resumed - ABC News

| Pat McMahon

Survey also shows 72% disapprove of the government’s response to the oil spill

U.S. delays test of device that could seal Gulf well - NYT

| Jeff Winkler (admin)

BP’s VP said that drilling of a relief well that is considered the ultimate solution to stopping the gusher would be halted during the test as a precaution.

BP mulls selling off billions in assets - WSJ

| Jeff Winkler (admin)

A deal, which would go a long way to helping BP cope with the financial stress of paying for the clean-up of the Gulf oil spill, could be reached in the coming weeks

First day for the 'BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission' - The Times-Picayune

| interns

The commission charged with recommending how to prevent and mitigate impact of the spill

BP in talks to sell $12B of assets to help pay for Gulf disaster - FOX News

| Chad Brady (admin)

The British oil giant has been trying to sell assets, including a big stake in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay, to meet the costs of its disastrous oil spill

BP doesn't give hundreds of fishermen their checks - WDSU

| Pat McMahon

Oil giant is giving money to more than 500 people for damages due to the Gulf oil spill

Gulf oil crisis is getting worse, not better

| Hon. Ernest Istook

Although our government proclaims that a small number of foreign vessels are assisting, it has not identified any of these as being OSRV’s or high capacity. They seem instead to be playing lesser roles in the response

As oil industry fights a tax, it reaps subsidies - NYT

| Julia McClatchy (admin)

With federal officials now considering a new tax on petroleum production to pay for the cleanup, the industry is fighting the measure

BP's cry for cash - FOX Business

| interns

Oil spill causes BP to go back to banks for more funding

DC on TV: WATCH Tucker talk about the response to the spill - TheDC

| interns

DC editor in chief questions the Obama administration’s indecision on allowing foreign ships to help with the cleanup effort

Giant clean-up ship met with puny response from bureaucrats

| Hon. Ernest Istook

It’s long past due that we put more resources on the problem. Every delay has enabled more oil to make landfall, and be whipped up and spread by potential hurricanes. By bureaucratic delays in finding and hiring bigger cleanup vessels, our government and BP have enabled the problem to be worse than it had to be

Gulf Coast states demanding more BP payouts - WSJ

| interns

Demands exceed $305 million already paid to the region

Responding to spills more effectively

| Drue Pearce and Michael F.G. Williams

A single organization cannot deal with the highly technical response needed to stop the outflow from a well or prevent a ship from breaking up, while at the same effectively managing the real concerns of nearby communities and the coordination of the interstate and community responses

Placing blame on the spill? Look to your left

| James L. Martin

BP disaster is spillover of misguided liberal energy policy and lax government oversight