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BP may pay for saltwater hatchery to breed, restock fish

 

BP may pay for saltwater hatchery to breed, restock fish By Nikki Buskey Houma Today Original Article HOUMA — Louisiana may get $48 million to help restock saltwater fish impacte...

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BP’s oil spill costs grow, keep lid on Q3 profit

 

BP’s oil spill costs grow, keep lid on Q3 profit By Jane Wardell & Robert Barr Associated Press Original Article LONDON – BP PLC raised the likely cost of the devastating G...

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Bill Gross: Bernanke Running a Bigger Ponzi Scheme than Charles Ponzi

 

Bill Gross writes today:Check writing in the trillions is not a bondholder’s friend; it is in fact inflationary, and, if truth be told, somewhat of a Ponzi scheme. Public debt, actually, has always had a Ponzi-like characteristic. Granted, the U.S...

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Number of residents denied BP money up sharply

 

Number of residents denied BP money up sharply By Brian Skoloff Associated Press Original Article OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – Denied claims for Gulf of Mexico oil spill victims are ri...

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Economic development leaders are helping fishermen displaced by the BP oil spill find new jobs

 

Economic development leaders are helping fishermen displaced by the BP oil spill find new jobs By Jaquetta White Times-Picayune Original Article The owners of the Mariah Jade Shrim...

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S&P, citing oil spill, trims Halliburton outlook

 

S&P, citing oil spill, trims Halliburton outlook Associated Press Original Article NEW YORK (AP) – Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Monday said it revised the out...

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Military Strategists Have Known for 2,500 Years that Prolonged Wars Are Disastrous

 

2,500 hundred years ago, one of the greatest military strategists ever - Sun Tzu - said:"What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.""No nation has ever benefited from a prolonged war.""Now, when an army of one hundred thousand is ra...

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BP Oil Spill Taking Toll on Louisiana Indian Tribe

 

BP Oil Spill Taking Toll on Louisiana Indian Tribe By Joshua Philipp Epoch Times Original Article The effects of the BP oil spill on the Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe’s economy ha...

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Dramatic Slowdown in Claims Payments Arouse New Concerns and Frustrations in Gulf Communities

 

Dramatic Slowdown in Claims Payments Arouse New Concerns and Frustrations in Gulf Communities We were warned: Exxon Valdez victims told us that the claims strategy in Alaska was to make seemingly random payments to some whi...

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BP’s behaviour was shameful. But it wasn’t the only one to blame for the gulf disaster

 

BP’s behaviour was shameful. But it wasn’t the only one to blame for the gulf disaster By Andrew Clark Guardian Original Article The financial consequences for BP after...

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Spill report may not affect Halliburton liability

 

Spill report may not affect Halliburton liability By Brett Clanton Houston Chronicle Original Article Halliburton Co.’s role in the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster is facing f...

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Oyster lovers are ready for the harvesting to begin (VIDEO)

 

Oyster lovers are ready for the harvesting to begin (VIDEO) By Jessica Bowman WLOX Original Article GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – Oystermen could be harvesting oysters in the near future...

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While oil-soaked birds get much attention, Gulf rigs remain bright, often fatal beacons

 

While oil-soaked birds get much attention, Gulf rigs remain bright, often fatal beacons By Ben Raines Press-Register Original Article While the plight of a few thousand oil-coated ...

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