Day: May 22, 2010

BP Reiterates Oil Spill Response Transparency, May 22, 2010

GULFCOAST–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2010.  BP today reiterated its pledge to be open and transparent in its response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP confirmed its continuing commitment to co-operate with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in facilitating access by the[Read More…]

Weekly Address: President Obama Establishes Bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2010. One month ago this week, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off Louisiana’s coast, killing 11 people and rupturing an underwater pipe. The resulting oil spill has not only dealt an economic blow to Americans across the Gulf Coast, it also represents an environmental disaster. In[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, May 21, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. See below for an answer to a question(marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. *As Mr. Brennan said, we don’t deal with Hezbollah, Hezbollah is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Our policy towards Hezbollah has not changed. We do not[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, May 21, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary is now in Shanghai/While in Tokyo she met w/senior Japanese officials, discussing the strengthening of our alliance and stressing the importance of our partnership The Secretary and Indian Minister of External Affairs Krishna to lead high-level interagency discussions at inaugural U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue,[Read More…]

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