White House energy adviser Carol Browner, speaking on Sunday's Meet the Press on NBC, said the Gulf of Mexico oil leak is "probably the biggest environmental disaster we've ever faced in this country." She added that the US was "prepared for the worst scenario" that the leak might not be stopped before August, with BP's failed Top Kill operations being replaced by robots. More clips and a transcript (including BP MD Robert Dudley) are here. Other BP headlines over the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend:
BP’s Robots to Begin Next Attempt to Curb Record Oil Spill [Bloomberg]
BP's New Plan Risks Worsening Oil Spill [LA Times]
BP Shifts Gears in Gulf Oil Fight as 'Top Kill' Fails [WSJ]
BP, Obama Beset by Growing Gulf Spill Frustration [Reuters]
White House Struggles as Criticism Over Leak Mounts [NYT]
BP CEO Disputes Claims of Underwater Oil Plumes [AP]
Cleanup Draws Critics Over Speed and Care [NYT]
BP’s latest slip-up has U.S. ‘preparing for the worst’ of oil spill [Globe & Mail]
BP Documents Show Early Worries About Safety of Rig [NYT]
Media Claim Access to Spill Site Has Been Limited [AP]
Leak Sets Ever Rising Political Stakes for Obama [WSJ]
A Changed BP? It was Only an Illusion [Houston Chronicle]
Editorial: Questions about the Gulf [NYT]
Top Kill Declared Failure, BP to Try Capping Plan Next [NY Mag]
Fury and Despair as BP Says Leak Could Last Months [Guardian]
Who Wants to be a Spillionaire? [Bloomberg Businessweek]
BP Oil Disaster Timeline in Pictures [Fast Company]
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