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From Blackvoices.com: Soon after a BP wellhead exploded in the Gulf of Mexico spewing a jillion gallons in to the waters off the coast of Louisiana, the British company started the business of cleaning up the worst oil spill United States’ history.

From MarketWatch.com: BP Plc said Monday it will debate the fate of embattled Chief Executive Tony Hayward at a board meeting this evening but stressed that no final decision has been made.

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From CNN.com Hurricane Alex, which made landfall in Texas last night, has disrupted cleaning efforts in the Gulf of Mexico and blown more oil towards the Gulf Coast beaches and bayous.

The oil spill is now starting to effect he health of people in Louisiana. Most of the people who have reported health problems are those who are involved with the clean up of the oil spill. Last week, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has released a oil spill health effects summary, which reports […]

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In the third episode of the infamous ON THE ROAD web series, Washington Watch correspondent and Interactive One Chief Content Officer Smokey D. Fontaine traveled to Louisiana to expose the frightening dilemmas of living in the Gulf Coast region after the worse oil spill in US history. Like this? Then def check out “Can Smokey […]

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From CNN: Darryl Willis, from Louisiana, is Vice President for Resources at BP America and is the head of BP Claims Process. He testifies on Capitol Hill and is the face of BP’s TV claims commercials.  He is also a member of the African American Environmentalist Association . Mr. Willis said that BP had initially […]

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In his address from the Oval Office Tuesday night, President Obama vowed to continue oil clean up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. He outlined a “battle plan” for the next several weeks and months, adding that BP will be made to pay compensation to the residents whose livelihoods have been affected by the spill. […]

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From NY Times: President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a “national mission” to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to overcome “a lack of political courage and candor.”