Achenblog: May 16, 2010 - May 22, 2010
Oil slathers Louisiana
It's here. No more waiting. See this map from NOAA. My story in tomorrow's paper, scorching off the press: GRAND ISLE, LA. -- It has become an epic contest between water and oil along the Gulf Coast. Government officials have...
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Joel Achenbach
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May 22, 2010; 8:54 PM ET |
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Oil spill a lot more than 5,000 barrels a day
Now we know: The oil spill is 5,000 barrels a day PLUS all the stuff that's still gushing from the two leaks at the bottom of the gulf. The 5,000 barrel estimate by NOAA and repeated ad nauseum by the...
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Joel Achenbach
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May 20, 2010; 2:10 PM ET |
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Louisiana seafood, hold the oil
So I didn't make the guest list last night at the State Dinner, but I will put my meal up against whatever the grub was at the White House. Went to Coop's Place in the French Quarter, sat at the...
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Joel Achenbach
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May 20, 2010; 8:34 AM ET |
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Down on the bayou (and the Mississippi River)
The Mighty Mississippi in Venice, La. It's a giant canal. Always forget to pack my swim trunks. BP didn't read the sign -- "No Dumping Area." Maybe this is the day my ship comes in. On Elmer's Island, La....
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Joel Achenbach
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May 19, 2010; 11:22 AM ET |
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Videos of the Gulf oil spill
Joel's editor here. Joel is in WiFi-deficient Venice, La. but wanted to post these just-released videos of the Gulf oil spill. The "Crater Plume," the larger of the two active leaks, on May 8. The Crater Plume on May 10....
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Stephen Stromberg
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May 18, 2010; 5:23 PM ET |
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Faces of the gulf oil spill
Randy Adams, 48, construction worker, Grand Isle: "This is worse than a hurricane. We can leave from a hurricane. This we can't leave from." Harry "Chu Chu" Cheramie, 59, trawler: "That's going to kill our fishing grounds forever." Ray...
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Joel Achenbach
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May 18, 2010; 10:04 AM ET |
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Gulf oil spill imperils Justin Bieber
Sorry, I had to stick Justin Bieber in the headline after reading, on my flight to Louisiana, a long article in the Times magazine, "Putting a Price On Words" by Andrew Rice, that made me want to consider taking the...
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Joel Achenbach
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May 17, 2010; 7:38 AM ET |
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