Gulf Coast Claims Czar Hopes Eligible Residents Seek Repayment

During his testimony Thursday before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Kenneth Feinberg, Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator said he hopes 90 percent of eligible individuals and business affected by the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will opt into the program. (0:18)

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Gulf Coast Claims Czar: Oil Spill Fund Keeping Its Promise

Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, tells the House Committee on Natural Resources that the fund committed to compensating those affected by the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is doing its job and “delivering on the president’s promise.” (0:18)

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Markey Approves Of BP's Oil Spill Compensation Efforts

At a hearing Thursday with the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Ranking Member Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) acknowledged being critical of BP in the past, but supports the company’s efforts to compensate those affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (0:06)

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Professor of Petroleum Engineering: Fluid Leak In Test Showed Damaged BP Well

A negative pressure test on the BP’s Deepwater Horizon demonstrated that there was no integrity to the well, says Associate Professor at Louisiana State University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering Dr. John Rogers Smith. (0:19)

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Research Fund For Oil Spill Is Needed, Says Oceanographer

Dr. John Farrington, a scientist emeritus at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, told the National Commission on the BP Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Tuesday that a fund for oil spill research is needed. (0:21)

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Obama To "Stay On BP" Until Damage Is Reversed

In a speech delivered in New Orleans on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Obama reminds Gulf Coast residents that he has pledged to “stay on BP” until the damage done by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been reversed. (0:51)

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Obama Renews Pledge To Support Gulf Coast Until Restoration Is Complete

President Obama tells crowds gathered in New Orleans, Sunday, that the administration will not stop working to right the damage caused by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill, “until this region is all the way back on it’s feet.” (0:23)

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Allen: BP Would Be "Delighted" To Finish Relief Well

National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen tells reporters in a conference call, Friday, that despite pressure test results showing a possible situation in which conducting a bottom kill could endanger the well’s integrity, BP officials would be “delighted” to show that they could, “drill down over 17,00 feet below sea level and hit a 7-inch pipe.” (0:29)

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Zukunft To Discuss Transition From Spill Response To Gulf Restoration With Local Leaders

Federal on-scene coordinator Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft talks about meetings he will have Friday with parish presidents along the Gulf Coast to discuss their long term transition plan from response to restoration of the Gulf Coast areas affected by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (0:46)

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Thad Allen: Well Kill "Important Step," But Not Complete

The administration’s point man on the BP-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, tells a White House press conference Wednesday that, although the static kill is a “very important step,” the Macondo well kill will not be complete until BP has effectively conducted the bottom kill procedure once the relief wells have been finished. (0:22)

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Vast Majority Of Oil Gone From Gulf, Says NOAA Official

NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco tells a White House press conference Wednesday that most of the oil that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico during the BP-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has evaporated, dispersed, or been collected.  (0:22)

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NOAA Admin Says 50% Of Oil Already Out Of Ecosystem

NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco tells a White House Press Conference Wednesday that at least half of the oil leaked during the BP-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has already been removed from the ocean and from beaches and marshes, and that the rest is “degrading rapidly.” Teams remain in the Gulf, working aggressively to assess the current state of oil, where and what it has been in the Gulf, and how and how fast it is degrading. (0:35)

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Energy Official: Oil Spill In New Phase, Not Over

Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner tells the media in a White House press conference Wednesday that although the static kill was a success, the disaster is far from over. The official explains that the focus must shift toward restoration and toward holding BP accountable to the people and the ecosystems of the Gulf. (0:28)

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Static Kill Doesn't Equal "Game Over," Says Thad Allen

The federal government’s point-man in the effort to stop the Gulf oil spill, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, previews today’s static kill manuever.

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Thad Allen Previews Static Kill

The federal government’s point-man on the effort to stop the Gulf oil spill, Coast Guard Ret. Adm. Thad Allen, outlines how exactly the “static kill” manuever will work.

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We Must Send Message To Terrorists, Says Menendez

Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) says Tuesday that there is an opportunity to send a message to terrorists by demanding an investigation of the alleged connection between BP and the release of the Lockerbie bomber (0:11)

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We Traded Lives for Profit, Says Senate Democrat

Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) voiced his frustration with the alleged connection between BP and the release of the Lockerbie bomber on Tuesday, saying that it traded profits for the lives lost in the terrorist attack. (0:20)

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George Miller Describes BP's Safety Record As A 'Horror Show'

Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, said Tuesday that BP’s safety record amounted to a “horror show” in regard to workers’ safety. (0:11)

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BP's Lack Of Oversight Key Factor In Gulf Coast Disaster, Says Official

Former Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne says BP was not given enough oversight and the assumption that the industry can monitor itself is one of the main factors that led to the Deepwater Horizon spill. (0:12)

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Tax Payers Helping BP Pay Punitive Damages, Says Expert

Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress Sima Ghandi told Talk Radio News in an interview today that through tax subsidies, American taxpayers will end up helping BP pay for the damage in the Gulf Coast (0:41)

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Staff Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 3:43PM