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High seas may threaten Gulf recovery listen

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Tags: BP oil spill, BP oil disaster, Thad Allen, US Coast Guard, hurricanes, Charlie Crist, OPEC, Bill Nelson

Today Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said the relief well BP is drilling had gotten to a depth of more than sixteen thousand feet and is on target to be functional by August. But high seas could delay the effort to stop the gulf oil gusher by as much as two weeks.

In a press conference today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the oil spill recovery effort is unprecedented and so getting it right won’t be easy.

"The damage continues to unfold over the cours...

A talk with author of 'The Tyranny of Oil'

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Tags: Oil, OPEC

Antonia Juhasz, author of "The Tyranny of Oil," discussed the history of oil. She discussed the history of oil's discovery, utilization and importance; and the control and monopolization by the oil companies. She also talked about how this affects the price of gasoline today and how the money involved literally dictates policy, including war.