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Oil Companies Must Invest In Alternative, Safer Fuel Sources

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Cara Palmer
Staff Columnist

So far this year there have already been four major oil spills, and a few more minor ones.

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Justice Department Sues BP Over Gulf Spill

Ryan Lee Kindel
Associate Editor

The Obama Administration is making British Petroleum and several other companies pay for their part in the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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Obama Imposes Seven-Year Drilling Ban In Eastern Gulf Of Mexico

The oil-drilling ban will affect the eastern Gulf of Mexico (Creative Commons).

Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

Many Republicans and oil workers oppose the decision.

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With Pre-Spill Failures Clarified, BP Makes A Mess Of Cleanup Process

Kevin Douglas Grant
Executive Editor

The oil giant continues to live up to its bad reputation, leaving spill victims in the lurch.

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Top Selling Halloween Costumes Parody 2010 Scandals: BP And Tiger Woods

BP Bad Planning (photo courtesy of Halloween31.com)

Ken Van der Meeren
Staff Reporter

A mix of fun and cultural critique.

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It's About Time: Leaking BP Oil Well Finally Plugged

Deepwarter Horizon (Creative Commons)

It took five months, but did it need to take that long?

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BP Spreads Blame With Report On Oil Disaster

Horizon Deepwater Oil Rig Explosion (Creative Commons)

Brooke Matthews
Staff Reporter

BP takes little blame for the April 20 oil explosion.

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Gulf Oil Platform Explosion Off The Louisiana Coast Boosts Support For Moratorium

Oil was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Thursday's explosion did not cause a leak, but it

Amanda Tran
Staff Reporter

Support increases for ban of deepwater drilling.

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