Thad Allen

Wikileaks has been credited with spilling the beans on stories ranging from torture to tax evasion but this week they might have lifted the veil on the biggest issue yet: peak oil.

BP’s report on the Gulf oil spill out yesterday ignited another round of the blame game and makes today the perfect time to consider how the stock markets have treated the companies involved -- and their competitors -- since April 2

A 22-mile long oil plume has been found lurking beneath the surface in the Gulf of Mexico. The plume, which is currently located near the blown out Macondo oil well, is more than a mile wide and 650 feet tall.

Good evening.  As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges.  At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American.  Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists.  And tonight, I’ve returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to speak with you abo

Admiral Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon Response team, has today established the Flow Rate Technical Team, a multi-agency federal effort to determine oil flow rates from the BP spill at multiple time periods following the explosion, fire, and subsequent loss of the Deepwater Horizon oil