NPR 2010-05-31

New plans to try to contain BP's massive oil spill are in place. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports the company's managing director visited the Sunday news talk shows today to explain its latest containment strategy. It's clear that no long-term solution is ye

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NPR 2010-06-16

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CNN 2010-06-05

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NPR 2010-05-11

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NPR 2010-07-11

Engineers using undersea robots have removed the containment cap on BP's gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The next step is to replace the cap with one that fits better. That will allow all of the oil to be funneled to tankers on the surface. B

NPR 2010-07-06

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NPR 2010-05-03

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