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GULF OIL DISASTER/DEEPWATER DRILLING

Noble Wins First Gulf of Mexico Deep-Water Drilling Permit Since BP Spill

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-28/first-gulf-of-mexico-deepwater-drilling-since-bp-spill-is-approved-by-u-s-.html

Also see: BOEMRE press release.

Gulf restoration task force says plan will address both BP oil spill effects and existing environmental problems

http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2011/02/gulf_restoration_task_force_sa.html

"The presidential Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force will have a first draft of its plan to address ecosystem restoration in the Gulf of Mexico by its next meeting in early May, commission staffers said Monday."

NIH launches largest oil spill health study

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/releases/2011/gulfstudyfinal/

"A new study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico's Deepwater Horizon oil spill on 55,000 cleanup workers and volunteers begins today in towns across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. 

The GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study) is the largest health study of its kind ever conducted among cleanup workers and volunteers, and is one component of a comprehensive federal response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The study is being conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, and is expected to last up to 10 years Many agencies, researchers, outside experts, as well as members of the local community, have provided input into how the study should be designed and implemented."

We're No. 1 (and No. 3)! Surprising Facts About the U.S. and Oil

http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/surprising-facts-about-us-and-oil/19862113/