‘We are working hard to clear up the spill, but on the plus side the local marine life is looking better than ever, especially in the hard-to-reach areas around the eyes, gills and behind the fins.’
Posted: May 22nd, 2013
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As Britain and other industrialised nations become increasingly hooked on solar energy, our reliance on the sun could see the country sucked into unwinnable wars, and sleepwalking into the dark ages, claimed controversial author Tony Harrington at the launch of his new book, ‘The Nights are Drawing In’.
Posted: Aug 19th, 2010
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Fans of comical sea sponge SpongeBob Squarepants are to receive a shock when the new series launches later this summer. Gone are the whimsical tales of the humorous starfish and his humble ocean adventures as the series changes to reflect the new found wealth of the oil-rich undersea world.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2010
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The grilling of Tony Hayward by a Congressional Committee is only the first humiliation that the BP boss will suffer following the announcement that he is to have his arse kicked by President Obama live on prime time TV. BP’s top management team were called to White House earlier this week to discuss the crisis situation which had left the President’s party in danger of losing ground in the forthcoming mid term elections.
Although BP swiftly agreed to suspend dividend payments and to contribute $20 billion to compensate victims of the pollution from their out of control deepwater oil well, the question of public retribution took several more gruelling hours painstaking negotiation before Obama’s team emerged triumphantly announcing that Tony Hayward would be kicked in the rear by the most powerful man in the world.
Posted: Jun 19th, 2010
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Ambitious engineering projects to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil leak have failed, so energy giant BP has appealed for ‘more birds and small mammals’ to help soak up the oil and prevent a disastrous rise in petrol prices.
Posted: May 13th, 2010
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