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Coast Guard May Burn Parts of Massive Oil Spill
By Doug Simpson - AOL NewsBATON ROUGE, La. (April 27) -- The Coast Guard is considering setting fire to parts of an oil spill that's been growing in the Gulf of Mexico since a massive oil rig exploded and sank off Louisiana's coast last week. Rear Adm. Mary Landry said today that a "controlled burn," far from the coast, is one option she's considering for preventing the spill's spread. She said controlled burns have their risks -- including air pollution -- but have been used successfully to contain previous oil spills. ...
Robot Subs Dispatched to Gulf for Oil Rig Leak
By Doug Simpson - AOL NewsBATON ROUGE, La. (April 26) -- A fleet of robotic submarines is leading efforts to plug an oil well that's spewing crude oil at the Gulf of Mexico's seabed, nearly a mile below the water's surface, although officials conceded the operation might not work. At least four remote-controlled subs are being used in an attempt to shut off the well that's been flowing oil since a drilling platform collapsed and sank into the gulf last week, about 50 miles from the Louisiana coast, Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said. The rig's explosion on Tuesday left 11 of the rig's workers missing and presumed ...
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By Dave - Politics DailyIf I may take a break from talking about "cross in the dirt" stories, McCain visited an oil rig today: McCain rode a helicopter about 150 miles (241 kilometres) off the state of Louisiana's coast to visit the Genesis oil rig. Jointly owned by Chevron and Exxon Mobil, the rig represents an environmental risk great enough that the US coast guard has set up a "safety zone" around its perimeter to prevent accidents. "It is time for America to get serious about energy independence, and that means we need to start drilling offshore at advanced oil rigs like this," the Republican nominee said in his ...
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