| 10 August 2010

Photo via Xinhuanet US Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu has just made an announcement on the current state of the operations to permanently plug the blown-out well below the Deepwater Horizon site. Chu has been instrumental in the spill's response, which at first was criticized by some for being slow and lackluster, but has since developed into a more comprehensive effort. His update revealed the fact that cement -- in addition to mud -- had successfully been injected into the blown well, and so fa... Read the full story on TreeHugger