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    Estimates of Rate of Oil Spill Keep Climbing

    Estimates of the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico continue to rise, and BP may defer or reduce its second-quarter dividend in response to the public uproar encouraged, in part, by President Obama . Jeffrey Ball, environment editor for the Wall Street Journal , has been covering the spill since the beginning.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Estimates of the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico continue to rise, and BP may defer or reduce its second-quarter dividend in response to the public uproar encouraged, in part, by President Obama. Jeffrey Ball, environment editor for the Wall Street Journal, has been covering the spill since the beginning.

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    3. 44:58Year of the Woman Starts Off on a Catty Note
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

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      Christian Bordal

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Jeffrey Ball

      Scholar-in-residence Stanford. Writer on energy & environment in The Atlantic, FortuneMagazine, etc.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Internet and the Human Brain
    1. 0:00Estimates of Rate of Oil Spill Keep ClimbingYou’re reading this
    2. 7:24Hooked on Gadgets, Muddling Our Minds?
    3. 44:58Year of the Woman Starts Off on a Catty Note
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