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May 27, 2011 at 10:02 pm

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A Year After Oil Spill, Gulf Coast Hopes For Busy Memorial Weekend

A Year After Oil Spill, Gulf Coast Hopes For Busy Memorial Weekend

A year after the disaster caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Gulf Coast looks to see some tourism return to it’s shores for the historically busy Memorial Day. Many of those involved in the tourism industry along the Gulf Coast seem optimistic that this weekend will be better than the last.

A recent CNN article includes interviews with people who work in the tourism sector.

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Since the

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Mildred Gaddis

Sep 8, 2010 at 1:45 pm

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Report By BP Finds Several Companies At Fault In Spill

Report By BP Finds Several Companies At Fault In Spill

The oil giant BP said Wednesday in its internal report that a series of failures involving a number of companies ultimately led to the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Sep 2, 2010 at 12:12 pm

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One Person Missing As Another Oil Rig Explodes In Gulf Of Mexico

One Person Missing As Another Oil Rig Explodes In Gulf Of Mexico

An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.

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Mildred Gaddis

Aug 4, 2010 at 2:44 pm

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BP “Static Kill” Operation Reaches Milestone

BP “Static Kill” Operation Reaches Milestone

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — BP claimed a key victory Wednesday in its effort to plug its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico while the government said the vast majority of oil from the worst offshore spill in U.S. history was already gone.

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Aug 3, 2010 at 8:13 am

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Spike Lee’s New Doc Focuses On BP Scandal And New Orleans

Spike Lee’s New Doc Focuses On BP Scandal And New Orleans

Spike Lee visited the National Association of Black Journalists convention in San Diego Saturday to give folks a sample of his new HBO documentary that includes a look at the BP Gulf oil spill.

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Mildred Gaddis

Jul 28, 2010 at 10:49 am

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BP Using Inmates To Clean Up Oil Spill

BP Using Inmates To Clean Up Oil Spill

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.

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Jul 28, 2010 at 10:25 am

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Michigan Oil Spill Among Largest In Midwest History

Michigan Oil Spill Among Largest In Midwest History

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Crews were working Tuesday to contain and clean up more than 800,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan, coating birds and fish.

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Jul 27, 2010 at 12:11 pm

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BP Appoints Robert Dudley New CEO

BP Appoints Robert Dudley New CEO

From Marketwatch.com:

BP’s new chief executive, Robert Dudley, is an industry veteran with wide-ranging qualifications, but it was his American passport as much as his in-depth knowledge of Russia and his green credentials that sealed the deal for the board.

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Jul 27, 2010 at 8:18 am

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BP CEO Tony Hayward Receives $1.6 Million To Leave Post

BP CEO Tony Hayward Receives $1.6 Million To Leave Post

From NYDailyNews.com:
BP may have sent its disgraced CEO packing to Russia, but the oil giant softened the blow, giving its bumbling executive $1.6 million for his troubles.

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Jul 26, 2010 at 7:51 am

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BP CEO Tony Hayward Poised To Resign

BP CEO Tony Hayward Poised To Resign

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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