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Obama: No new offshore drilling without safeguards

The president ordered Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to report on what new technologies are needed to safeguard against oil spills. [...]

Watch: How tipis and yurts are made

Meet some of the people at the Colorado Yurt Company and watch how they craft their tipis, tents and yurts. [...]

Playing catch up: Greener homes but mostly gardens

Spending time out back this weekend? Before you do, read up on recycled gardening accoutrement, ‘poulet chalets’ and spring plantings that will transform your garden into an avian refectory. [...]

I was wrong: Obama has to say no to offshore drilling

So yeah, ‘Drill baby, drill’ isn’t working out so great in practice. What lessons are we going to take away from this national natural disaster? [...]

Oil washes ashore in Louisiana

With 200,000 gallons of oil a day spewing into the ocean, the spill may rival the Exxon Valdez disaster as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. [...]

No new drilling until answers on accident

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cast a shadow on Obama’s proposed plan to encourage more offshore drilling. [...]

Political fallout spreads with Gulf oil slick

Specter of oil reaching Florida beaches has Florida governor and Obama reconsidering their positions on offshore drilling. [...]

Weather hurts Gulf oil fight

The National Weather Service predicted winds, high tides and waves through Sunday that could push oil deep into the inlets, ponds and lakes in Louisiana. [...]

BP had other problems in years leading to Gulf oil spill

The company has been at the center of several of the nation’s worst oil disasters in the last five years. [...]

Green States: Cap’n Hazelwood’s wild ride

On the 20th anniversary of the mess, the Exxon Valdez still stains. [...]