Pointing to the BP blowout and risks of a new environmental disaster, the Obama administration reversed itself Wednesday and promised not to pursue offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico or anywhere else along the nation’s East Coast. bp – AOL News
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BP suspends construction of rig off Alaska coast
December 1st, 2010 
admin BP PLC is suspending construction of a huge oil rig off Alaska’s coast to review its engineering and design plans and ensure the Liberty project can be done safely. bp – AOL News
Gulf Coast hopes for post-spill boom from retirees
November 25th, 2010 admin For all the oil spill claims and cleanup work by BP, retirees from the North may be the best survival bet for some Gulf Coast resort towns this winter. bp – AOL News
Coast guard ship used by oil companies
November 24th, 2010 admin Questions are being raised over the use of a coast guard icebreaker by oil companies for research that could help them make a case for drilling in the Arctic, CBC News has learned. bp – AOL News
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued
September 3rd, 2010 admin An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed. bp – AOL News
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; oil spreading
September 2nd, 2010 admin An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued. bp – AOL News
ALERT: Coast Guard: Offshore oil rig in Gulf of Mexico explodes; west of site of BP rig.
September 2nd, 2010 admin Coast Guard: Offshore oil rig in Gulf of Mexico explodes; west of site of BP rig. bp – AOL News
Hurricane warning for NC coast as Earl approaches
September 1st, 2010 admin A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast. bp – AOL News
Obama commits to revival of Gulf Coast
August 30th, 2010 admin Five years after Hurricane Katrina’s wrath, President Barack Obama sought to reassure disaster-weary Gulf Coast residents Sunday that he would not abandon their cause. bp – AOL News
Coast Guard celebrates tidal power in Maine
August 25th, 2010 admin A Coast Guard station in eastern Maine is the first federal facility anywhere to use tidal power as an energy source, officials said Tuesday. bp – AOL News
