VIA: WashingtonPost.com President Barack Obama visited New Orleans to get a tour of the city 5 years after Katrina. During his visit he sat down with NBC News’ Brian Williams. President Obama talks to Williams about the role of government in post-Katrina New Orleans, cleaning up the Gulf and his faith. Check out the conversation […]
VIA CNN For the first time in nearly three months, oil stopped flowing in the Gulf as BP tested a cap on the broken well. Officials were cautious about the success. BP is testing the amount of exertion placed on the well. Higher pressure readings mean the well is containing the oil, while lower pressure […]
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Chances are slim that tar balls from the Gulf will not come near the S.C. coast. Jacqueline Michel, who runs a Columbia research firm has been contracted to help organize the oil spill clean up, said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates tar balls have between a 1 percent to 20 […]
VIA NEWSONE: I don’t have to list President Barack Obama’s credentials, but I will. He’s a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. He’s also the first black to lead the Harvard Law Review. He was a United States Senator and the first African American elected as president of the United States. Obama is […]
VIA CNN In the weeks since an oil rig exploded and later sank into the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama has dealt with the tragedy with his signature cool, calm and collected approach. But with the oil still gushing in what is now the worst spill in U.S. history and the environmental devastation coming ashore, […]
