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3 Blowout dampening appetite for greenhouse gas caps J. Broder, “Oil Spill May Spur Action on Energy, Probably Not on Climate,” New York Times, June 12, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/science/earth/13climate.html.
4 “That’s the $100,000 question,” and Orange Beach’s mayor J. Lebovich et al., “BP Promises Swifter Attack Against Oil Spill,” Miami Herald, June 15, 2010; http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/15/1680757/bp-promises-swifter-attack-against.html.
5 A year after the Exxon Valdez, and, “I still don’t know who’s in charge” C. Robertson, “Efforts to Repel Gulf Spill Are Described as Chaotic,” New York Times, June 15, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/science/earth/15cleanup.html.
6 Senator Bill Nelson, the mayor of Orange Beach D. Brooks, “Trim the ‘Experts,’ Trust the Locals,” New York Times, June 18, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/opinion/18brooks.html.
7 More than 70 human residents E. Schor, “Health Consequences of Oil, Dispersant Chemicals Take Center Stage,” Environment and Energy Daily, June 14, 2010; http://www.eenews.net/eed/2010/06/14.
8 In mid-June, anger mounts “Anger Mounts over Moratorium as Obama Tours Spill Zone,” Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2010; http://www.lankabusinessonline.lk/fullstory.php?nid=1038762547. See also K. Zeitvogel, “Lift ‘Reckless’ Oil Drilling Ban, Gulf Residents Plead,” Agence France-Presse, July 27, 2010; http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g33v9-JoE_SLNstMjQ5AqOy9DGJw.
9 Rigs will seek to drill in other countries T. Zeller Jr., “Drill Ban Means Hard Times for Rig Workers,” New York Times, June 17, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/business/18rig.html.
10 Also in mid-June, President Obama signals E. Werner, “Obama: Gulf to Be ‘Normal,’ ” Associated Press, June 15, 2010; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/14/obama-gulf-coast-visit-th_n_611788.html.
11 “This was some of the best fishing” C. Burdeau and Brian Skoloff, “Oil Spill Spreads in La.’s Big, Rich Barataria Bay,” Associated Press, June 14, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10909228.
12 Based on the latest estimates J. Schwartz, “With Criminal Charges, Costs to BP Could Soar,” New York Times, June 16, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/us/17liability.html?th&emc=th.
13 The Economist reports “The Oil Well and the Damage Done,” The Economist, June 19, 2010; http://www.economist.com/node/16381032.
14 Congressional Democrats Waxman and Markey “Oil Estimate Raised to 35,000-60,000 Barrels a Day,” CNN, June 15, 2010; http://articles.cnn.com/2010-06-15/us/oil.spill.disaster_1_bp-oil-disaster-oil-flow?_s=PM:US.
15 It will turn out that five giant oil companies, and Further, the companies consistently downplay S. Mufson and Juliet Eilperin, “Lawmakers Attack Companies’ Spill Plans,” Washington Post, June 16, 2010; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/15/AR2010061501700.html.
16 Obama’s first and much-anticipated address from the Oval Office “Obama Warns of Oil Spill ‘Epidemic’ in Oval Office Address,” Agence France-Presse, June 16, 2010; http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1063563/
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17 Friedman on Obama and the oil spill T. Friedman, “Obama and the Oil Spill,” New York Times, May 18, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/opinion/19friedman.html.
18 Rachel Maddow’s fake president’s speech “Rachel Maddow Gives Fake Obama Oil Speech, Lunches with Obama,” The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC, June 17, 2010; http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/rachel-maddow-gives-fake-obama.html.
19 Mary L. Kendall J. Calmes and Helene Cooper, “BP Chief to Express Contrition in Remarks to Panel,” New York Times, June 16, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/us/politics/17obama.html.
20 Blair Witherington K. Murphy, “Death by Fire in the Gulf,” Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2010; http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/17/nation/la-na-oil-spill-burnbox-20100617.
21 Workers lighting fires at sea B.