BP report blames itself, others for oil spill (AP)

A British Petroleum (BP) logo is seen at a petrol station in south London April 27, 2010. BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesAP - Oil giant BP PLC laid much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on itself, other companies' workers and a complex series of failures in an internal report released Wednesday before a key piece of evidence has been fully analyzed.
Destruction of Giant Algae Doughnut Threatens Lake Michigan (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - An invasive species of mussel called quagga has recently begun eating its way through the phytoplankton population of Lake Michigan, which could have dire effects on the lake's ecosystem, scientists now warn.
BP happy to talk to Russian firms about asset sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Oil giant BP is open to talks about selling assets to Russian companies as part of its $30 billion fund raising programme to help pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the group's Russia chief said on Wednesday.
BP shifts U.S. oil spill blame onto contractors (Reuters)
Reuters - BP shifted much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill onto its contractors Transocean and Halliburton.
BP shares gain after Gulf report (AP)

FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. Oil giant BP PLC says in an internal report released Wednesday Sept. 8, 2010 that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)AP - Shares in BP PLC tracked slightly higher after the release of an internal report on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that deflects much of the blame onto rig owner Transocean Ltd. and contractor Halliburton Co.
BP report on Gulf oil disaster to accept 'some blame' (AFP)

Vessels work at the site of the Deepwater Horizon accident off the shore of Louisiana in August 2010. Failures by a number of parties led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, British energy group BP concluded in the results of an internal inquiry published on Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNamee)AFP - An internal BP inquiry due on Wednesday into what caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is expected to accept that BP staff made mistakes before the disaster, the Financial Times reported.
BP probe to spread blame for spill: report (Reuters)

A logo is seen at a BP fuel station in London July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - BP Plc's internal probe of the deadly April 20 blowout that unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will assign blame to BP as well as other companies involved in the well's operations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
New top climate change negotiator appointed (AFP)

An industrial facility is pictured near the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta Province. Canada's government Tuesday announced the appointment of a new chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change whose mandate will be to try implement agreements made at the talks in Copenhagen.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - The government Tuesday announced the appointment of a new chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change whose mandate will be to try implement agreements made at the talks in Copenhagen.
Renewable energy touted at Nevada policy 'summit' (AP)
AP - With clean-energy legislation trapped in a political deadlock, renewable-energy advocates called big business the new leader in the nation's green revolution during a national summit meeting Tuesday.
The Down Side to Downsizing Your Waistline (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect, according to a new study in the journal Nature: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants into the bloodstream.
DOE giving $575 million in carbon capture grants (AP)
AP - The Energy Department said Tuesday it was awarding $575 million for carbon capture research-and-development projects in 15 states.
Conservatives hammer candidates over 'cap and trade' (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - FREDERICA, Del. — Conservative Republicans around the country are using cap and trade — a way to limit global-warming pollution — as a political weapon to attack GOP moderates as well as Democrats.
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