MSNBC - Environment
Gulf spill costs reach $1.25 billion, BP says
The cost of BP's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reached about $1.25 billion, the company said Monday.
Tony Hayward - Gulf of Mexico - BP - Chief executive officer - Business
Briton first woman to row across the Pacific
A British environmentalist becomes the first woman to row alone across the Pacific Ocean, receiving a rock star welcome in Papua New Guinea after finishing an 8,000-mile journey.
Papua New Guinea - Pacific Ocean - Oceania - Rock music - Business and Economy
Obama lashes out at BP on Gulf visit
BP began capturing some oil spewing from its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well Friday as President Barack Obama warned the company against skimping on compensation to residents and businesses hurt by the 46-day-old spill.
Florida Panhandle - Florida - Oil spill - BP - United States
Gas, fluids spew for hours from blown-out Pa. well
A blowout at a natural-gas well in a remote area shot explosive gas and polluted water as high as 75 feet into the air before crews were able to tame it more than half a day later, officials said Friday.
Pennsylvania - Natural gas - Business - Energy - Oil and Gas
Calif. could be first state to ban plastic bags
California could become the first state in the nation to ban plastic shopping bags, a move supported by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Plastic shopping bag - California - Business - Luggage and Bags - Consumer Goods and Services
Zero-waste living moves into mainstream
Group of interlinked online bloggers are part of what they consider a growing movement of people who are rejecting packaging and taking green living to a new level.
Sustainable living - Environment - Sustainability - Green Living Tips - Packaging
'79 Gulf spill leaves sobering lessons for BP
Like the current BP oil spill, there were no quick fixes for the Ixtoc disaster: It took 10 months to stop the leak, and Mexico's state-owned oil company tried methods similar to those that BP has attempted at its Deepwater Horizon rig.
Oil spill - Mexico - Ixtoc I - BP - Deepwater Horizon
Alaska judge sets hearing on plan to kill wolves
Alaska - Unimak Island - United States - National Wildlife Refuge - Travel and Tourism
Feds deny drilling freeze in shallow Gulf water
Washington Post: The Interior Department denies that it has extended a drilling freeze to shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, contradicting an e-mail written earlier in the day.
Business - Mining and Drilling - Barack Obama - Gulf of Mexico - Energy
Feds halt new drilling in Gulf
The Obama administration is blocking all new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, a day after regulators approved a new permit for drilling in shallow water.
Gulf of Mexico - Offshore drilling - Business - United States - Presidency of Barack Obama
Maddow Blog: Gulf can take it, BP hydrogeologist says
BP - Mexico - Gulf of Mexico - Barrel - Oil spill
Study: Time to diversify salmon portfolio
Salmon - Pacific Ocean - Fish - Business - Recreation
BP turns to giant shears to cut leaking Gulf pipe
BP engineers to use a pair of giant shears to slice a pipe spewing oil into the Gulf as the slick it caused drifts close to the Florida Panhandle.
BP - Florida - Submersible - Gulf of Mexico - Business
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Calif. moves to ban plastic bags at grocery stores
It could soon cost California shoppers at the checkout aisle if they forget to bring their own bags to the store under what would be the nation's first statewide plastic bag ban.
California - Grocery store - Business - Plastic bag - Packaging
Top river at risk: N.Y.'s Upper Delaware
The Upper Delaware River in New York State, the source of drinking water for 17 million people, is the most endangered river in the United States, according to a new report.
United States - New York - Delaware River - Drinking water - Delaware
Alaska postpones wolf kill plans until judge rules
Alaska - United States - Gray Wolf - Reindeer - Travel and Tourism
Rare sawfish could be spill casualty
The massive oil slick that is spreading throughout the waters of the Gulf of Mexico threatens the existence of a critically endangered sawfish, as well as other already threatened species that dwell there, scientists say.
Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - Endangered species - Species - Environment