america has just announced after more than 70 days that its ready to accept assistance from 12 foreign countries.
danny schechter, with mediachannel.org says that after all the experiments they tried to cap the well ... failing, "their faith in the relief wells is now being tested."
however,
"red tape, including bp's stance, is preventing other companies who volunteered oil collection boats are being rebuffed, by bp and the coast guard according to a french company as reported in new orleans.
even as local officials complain that not enough boats or vessels have been deployed to collect the oil in water before it hits land. this is a big issue about whether to reach out to people in other countries."
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WTNT31 KNHC 300231
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012010
1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010
...ALEX BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2010 SEASON AND THE FIRST JUNE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SINCE 1995...
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.1N 94.8W
ABOUT 195 MI...315 KM ESE OF LA PESCA MEXICO
ABOUT 255 MI...415 KM SE OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB...28.73 INCHES
~ hurricanes.gov
