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Gulf Oil Spill
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Enviros applaud Perdue vetoes
While Republicans are blasting the governor for her vetoes today, two of them are earning "three cheers" from environmental groups.
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Report: NC beach waters seventh-cleanest in US
North Carolina beaches had the seventh-cleanest waters in the U.S. last year, when beach closings and health advisories across the country leaped to their second-highest level in more than two decades, according to an annual report from an environmental advocacy group.
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Brees helping students tackle financial futures
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees talks financial literacy among teens and how his foundation, the Brees Dream Foundation, is helping educate them on money matters.
lot of work to do. Post-Katrina and and obviously most recently the gulf oil spill which. You know put a lot of people out of work it affected tourism therefore it really hurt this economy because so -
N.C. Chamber's 2010 Education Summit
Business and government leaders, including former Gov. Jim Hunt, talk about the state of education in North Carolina.
from the collapse of the Greek economy. To the altar call the gulf oil spill to LeBron James decided to sign with Miami -- at a Cleveland. And they're looking for some recognition. That. Our profession matters. -
Congress talks about oil spill dispersants
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Full Committee and Subcommittee on Oversight holds a hearing on the use of Oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
in history. Totaling an estimated four point nine million barrels of crude oil . More than 200. Million gallons. As of August -- 2010 the unified command reports that BP. Has used an extraordinary quantity ofhave been applied in the hope of reducing the effects of heavy oil slicks on shorelines. And wildlife. More needs to be done to fully understand the impact that this person to disperse violent happening beneath the surface. These decisions have their real consequences not just for fish and wildlife that -- the golf. But for the -- in the nice demand and others whose livelihood and families depend on the long term health of the Gulf of Mexico. Questions about certain things about the practice incident command and federal agencies used recruiting. -- use. Eyewitnesses today addressed whatto address new issues that might arise in the event of an oil spill. National significance. I remember that well I remember being up there at the time that twenty years ago -- that happened. Among other things the it and CP was amended to require. A pre approved list of these persons deemed safe for emergency use by the Environmental Protection Agency. Creating a preapproved list wells though responders have an effective tool to fight the devastating effects of an oil spill. Quickly and without. Bureaucratic delay. Let me be clear nobody is advocating. Four they use it disperses and thus they are -
Raleigh company hopes to help Gulf Coast
Jason Caplan said his company, EnSolve BioSystems, has been using a process on ships around the world for years that makes oily water from vessels safe in ocean water.
Crews continue to try and handle the massive oil spill in the gulf tonight a vigil for the victims of the spill was held in Durham. This is a local man says he has a way to reduce oil damage to the environment. -- editorials Adam -- Staff in the newsroom with more on the crisis in the gulf out of Gerald dozens of.Collected on the tragedy in the gulf in prayer and song tonight and service of lament and reconciliation. Was held at the immaculate conception Catholic church on west chapel hill street in -- Organizers focused on the human and ecological toll. Of the oil spill meanwhile Raleigh man thinks he has a way to fix the problem it almost sounds too good to be true. A device that can turn the damaging oil into carbon dioxide and water.Oil continues to pour from the ruptured well in the gulf of. -
Raleigh company hopes to help Gulf Coast
Jason Caplan said his company, EnSolve BioSystems, has been using a process on ships around the world for years that makes oily water from vessels safe in ocean water.
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Congressional hearing on unemployment
Congress' Joint Economic Committee hears about the latest employment data.
need -- raise the issue and I think correctly. The impact the gulf oil spill you know clearly he's gonna have an impact on tourism on those speech and have a big impact on notre seasons pretty -
Drilling protesters join hands in Raleigh
Dozens of people joined hands at Lake Johnson in Raleigh as part of an international demonstration against offshore drilling Saturday.
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Senate candidates' forum
Three candidates for Senate - Republican Sen. Richard Burr, Democrat Elaine Marshall and Libertarian Mike Beitler - speak at a forum in Wilmington hosted by the North Carolina Bar Association. (Video courtesy of News 14 Carolina)
I am heartsick about what I see on the Gulf Coast. I am I'm angry about it and I'm glad to see arc -- President becoming angry because you know it it's a concern out. Not just the fish but the fishermen and their families down there the eco 00001669 nomic loss that has come from this. The first thing we've got to do it. Priority number one has got to be stopped the league. And clean up the mess priority number two has got to be looking into the coziness between big oil and government we're seeing way too much of that. Big oil has not only polluted the golf but it's polluted politics around. Senator -- on the energy committee and has done nothing to make the Minerals Management Service more. Effective and efficient in fact he is encouraged that the deep sea drilling. Has has led ad agency that -- one of the top recipients of big oil dollars. That's who he's been listening to. I am opposed to deep sea drilling off of the coast of North Carolina. IDoctor. Well I agree you with secretary Marshall that big oil in bed with big government is a huge problem. My concern there is anger and knee jerk reactions. Are not leadership. When President Obama says when Disco hit shut down that deep water drilling there's a consequences. We're looking at a 150000. Jobs could be lost it to the Gulf Coast is suffering enough. Will we need to be thinking about creating jobs not getting rid of jobs. Grant that the wellwe should figure out what went wrong. Doctors right. 30% of the gulf a 30% of the oil we use in this country comes from the Gulf of Mexico. Someone like just to shut it off. You'll have no economic growth you'll have no job expansion you'll have a
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