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Oil spill
BP Oil Spill Index: How many gallons of spilled oil have been burned so far?
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Adriene Hill
Jul 27, 2010
Easy Answer: 11,140,000...
BP Oil Spill Index: How many people are working on the oil spill?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 19, 2010
Easy Answer: 43,100...
Plug the BP oil spill! There's an app for that
Jul 19, 2010
Sure, the gusher in the Gulf is plugged, at least for now. But why don't you try your hand at saving the day? Enter the "Plug the BP Oil Spill!"...
How are scientists measuring the size of the oil spill?
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Adriene Hill
Jul 15, 2010
Easy Answer: They're estimating the volume of oil already in the ocean and working on establishing flow rates....
What are the ingredients in the dispersants used in the BP oil spill cleanup?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 14, 2010
Easy Answer: Just ask the EPA.</strong...
You tell us: Should BP help pay for mental health costs related to the oil spill?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 8, 2010
Gulf states have asked BP for millions of dollars to pay for mental health costs related to the oil spill. Should the company hand over the money?...
How do you make sure that birds rescued from the oil spill don't wind up right back in oil?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 7, 2010
Easy Answer: You Can't....
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Should we call the BP oil spill a "spill"? Or something else?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 2, 2010
Easy Answer: Yes, it's a spill. But that hasn't kept people from trying to rename it....
What's the government doing to test seafood from the Gulf to make sure it's safe?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 2, 2010
Easy Answer: Sniffing it. Eating it. And testing it for chemicals....
How much of the Gulf and East coast shorelines could get hit with oil from the BP spill?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 2, 2010
Easy Answer: There's bad news for the Mississippi River Delta to the western panhandle of Florida (no surprise there) and good news for parts of...