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Six months after the rig explosion that led to the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, damage to the Gulf of Mexico can be measured more in increments than extinctions, say scientists polled by The Associated Press.
HEADLINE: Scientists lower Gulf health grade
CAPTION: Six months after the rig explosion that led to the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, damage to the Gulf of Mexico can be measured more in increments than extinctions, say...
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Federal lawyers have begun making their case for adding some $13.7 billion in penalties to costs already incurred by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill. (Jan. 20)
Federal lawyers have begun making their case for adding some $13.7 billion in penalties to costs already incurred by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Pictures of fouled beaches and dead, oil-coated birds flashed on a courtroom screen...
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Despite mounting frustrations, the top federal official overseeing the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico says there's no reason to push BP out of the way. AP correspondent Julie Pace reports
HEADLINE: White House to stick with BP in oil spill response
CAPTION: Despite mounting frustrations, the top federal official overseeing the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico says there's no reason to push BP out of the...
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USA: CALIFORNIA: AVILA BEACH OIL CONTAMINATION CLEAN UP
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Just as the summer tourist season begins, a small California beach town two hundred miles north of Los Angeles is being demolished by a mammoth oil company.
Union Oil of California, known as Unocal, is tearing down the...
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More excerpts of president's address to nation on oil spill crisis
1. SOUNDBITE (English) US President Barack Obama
"Each of us has a part to play in a new future that will benefit all of us. As we recover from this recession, the transition to clean energy has the potential to grow our economy and...
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Emergency crews sopped up the remains of about 10,000 gallons of crude oil that sprayed into Los Angeles streets and buildings early Thursday after a high-pressure pipe burst. (May 15)
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Emergency crews sopped up the remains of about 10,000 gallons of crude oil that sprayed into Los Angeles streets and onto buildings early Thursday after a high-pressure pipe burst.
Fire...
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First offshore wind farm opens in the U.S
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4071042LEAD IN:The US's first offshore wind farm has opened off the coast of Rhode Island, ushering in a new era for the industry.Deepwater Wind has built five turbines to power around 17,000 homes, a...
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Jaguar Land Rover looks to the future at tech event
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is looking to the future and building on its past at the company's inaugural Tech Fest event in London.
The British automaker has unveiled an electric version of its classic...
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Greece ministers on effort to clean up oil spill
Greek authorities insisted on Thursday that they were doing everything they can to clean up the viscous, foul-smelling oil that has coated large parts of Athens' coastline following the sinking of a small oil tanker.
The...
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French environment minister flies over oil spill site in Mediterranean
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SOUTH AFRICA: OIL SPILL & PENGUIN COLONY LATEST
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An oil spill off South Africa's west coast is forcing the world's largest colony of African penguins to be temporarily moved from their homes.
Their destination is Cape Town, about 60 miles away, where hundreds
of volunteers...
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Environmentalists try to save marine life after oil spill
Rodeo Beach, California
1. Various of workers cleaning-up along shoreline
2. Wide of workers taking off protective clothing
3. Various of workers loading bags full of collected oil spill
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Powell, Golden Gate...
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UNESCO experts report on trip to study damage to historical, cultural sites in Lebanon
Baalbek, Lebanon - FILE 10-16 September 2006
1. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Expert mission touring World Heritage Sites in Lebanon
2. Wide shot of the great courtyard in Baalbek
3....
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Impact of oil spill on environment/ fishing
1. Various of Spanish Navy cadets clearing up beaches contaminated by oil slick
2. Set up shot for soundbite
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Varisto Lareo, fishing boat owner:
"The consequences for a small village like this one that lives off...
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Managers of a renowned bird sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico have found their first dead pelican --a bird matted with oil-- since the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
HEADLINE: Feds recover dead pelican, may be oil victim
CAPTION: Managers of a renowned bird sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico have found their first dead pelican since the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The bird was found in a small pool of...
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Louisiana resident Jesse Shaffer invented a vacuum that sucks up oil from the Gulf oil spill once it reaches land. The idea has caught the attention of local and state officials in their effort to protect the environment. The AP's Bonny Ghosh reports.
HEADLINE: Man invents oil sucking vacuum to clean spill
CAPTION: Louisiana resident Jesse Shaffer invented a vacuum that sucks up oil from the Gulf oil spill once it reaches land. The idea has caught the attention of local and state...
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Oil spill, clean-up efforts moving on-shore
HEADLINE: Oil spill: clean-up efforts moving on-shore
CAPTION: Clean-up efforts continued Monday in San Francisco Bay following a massive oil spill. Authorities said that the clean-up operation was in a transition mode as it moved from...
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A geyser of oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is slowly tapering off with the help of a wellhead cap, but there's no containing much of the crude that's already escaped.
HEADLINE: Oil continues to spread, long cleanup in Gulf looms
CAPTION: A geyser of oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is slowly tapering off with the help of a wellhead cap, but there's no containing much of the crude...
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Operation underway to rescue pelicans following oil spill
Barataria Bay, Louisiana
1. Pan from marsh to pelican carcass
2. Various of pelican stuck in oil
3. Pan from pelican to boat
4. Plaquemines Parish coastal zone manager PJ Hahn taking pelican out of oil
5. Mid of Hahn and pelican
6. Hahn...
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Associated Press reporter Harry Weber and photographer describe being the only members of the news media on board the ship that brought a containment box to the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Their reports and images were seen globally.
HEADLINE: First Person: Like 'unchaining King Kong'
CAPTION: Associated Press reporter Harry Weber and photographer describe being the only members of the news media on board the ship that brought a containment box to the site of the...
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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is putting the livelihood of many fisherman in the region in doubt. But, many fisherman say they remain wary of hiring lawyers, believing it will only cost them money they currently don't have. The AP's Rich Matthews reports.
HEADLINE: Gulf fisherman wary of hiring legal counsel
CAPTION: The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is putting the livelihood of many fisherman in the region in doubt. But, many fisherman say they remain wary of hiring lawyers, believing...
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REPLAY Jessica Biel, Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper frustrated by oil spill
Director James Cameron has consulted the government and Kevin Costner offered a device to separate oil and water. Why not send the 'A-Team' to the U.S Gulf Coast to plug the gushing underwater oil well?
It's a storyline that would only...
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SOUTH AFRICA: PENGUINS HIT BY OIL SPILL UPDATE
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Volunteers are struggling to feed 3,500 oil-coated penguins that are being housed in portable plastic swimming pools in a former railway warehouse in Cape Town.
The makeshift rescue centre, along with others in Cape Town,...
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At a news conference in Washington marking the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, a group of Alaskan community members, along with oil spill, climate and offshore drilling experts said the region will never fully recover. (March 20)
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Before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, there was the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, at the time the nation's largest oil spill.
The 987-foot tanker, carrying...