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"Mile-Long Pipe Capturing Some Leaking Oil, BP Says" [9]

"Oil giant BP succeeded Sunday in connecting a mile-long pipe to help capture what it hopes will be most of the oil flowing from a damaged well into the Gulf of Mexico -- 'an important step' toward capping the massive spill, the company said, but not a complete solution."

Source: McClatchy [10], 05/17/2010

BP Pushed Deep Well Despite Safety Red Flags [11]

In a rush to complete the well it was drilling with the Deepwater Horizon, BP and other companies pushed ahead to complete the well despite multiple warnings that conditions were unsafe. CBS Interviews with explosion survivor Mike Williams and Berkeley engineering professor Bob Bea bring to light new information not yet available to the panels investigating the spill. At least five congressional hearings are scheduled on the spill this week.

Source: 60 Minutes [12], 05/17/2010

International Water Association's Water Loss Task Force Conference [13]

URBAN WATER LOSSES RUNNING AT 50% PLUS. Scientists, engineers try to plug leaks of resource more precious than gold. Journalists with an interest in environmental and water challenges are invited to apply for accreditation to cover this Sao Paulo, Brazil conference.

"BP Hopes Tube Will Siphon Oil To Tanker" [16]

"Undersea robots were trying to thread a small tube into the jagged pipe that is pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico in BP's latest attempt to cut down on the spill from a blown-out well that has pumped out more than 4 million gallons of crude."

Source: AP [17], 05/14/2010

"Fight Over Arctic Wildlife Refuge Heats Up" [18]

"The fight over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge heated up Tuesday over the possibility that a new management plan could put the refuge and its billions of barrels of crude off-limits for good."

Source: AP [19], 05/14/2010

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