Minnesota Independent

As poll finds 82 percent support victims’ fund, Clark works to capitalize on Bachmann’s BP support

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.18.10 | 12:53 pm

As a new poll shows that 82 percent of Americans approve of an escrow fund to aid victims of the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill, congressional candidate Tarryl Clark is launching a new TV commercial calling out Rep. Michele…

Obama backs lifting $75 million liability cap for BP

By Annie Lowrey | 06.08.10 | 8:10 am

Sam Stein at the Huffington Post reports that President Obama has come out in support of lifting the $75 million liability cap for oil spillers. Congress had hoped to raise the liability cap to $10 billion, but

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AM.MN: Slick! A Minnesota oil-spill mystery, just like in the Atlantic Ocean

By Chris Steller | 06.08.09 | 8:30 am

Just like in the Atlantic Ocean, where an oil slick came not from a downed Air France jet but from who-knows-what, officials in Minnesota want help explaining how 1,000 gallons of diesel got into the Mississippi…