*The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the…

Sure, the gusher in the Gulf is plugged, at least for now. But why don't you try your hand at saving the day? Enter the "Plug the BP Oil Spill!"…

/**/ How do they decide how much of BP's oil spilled? Our reporter goes to NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to find out. Big companies say they earn…

Easy Answer: They're estimating the volume of oil already in the ocean and working on establishing flow rates….

Easy Answer: Just ask the EPA. …

***Easy Answer: Louisiana residents have received nearly half of the money handed out so far. Even though they account for only about a quarter…

Gulf states have asked BP for millions of dollars to pay for mental health costs related to the oil spill. Should the company hand over the money?…

Easy Answer: If you accept the high end of the government's oil spill estimates, BP is now the largest spill in the Gulf. …

The Twitter account at @BPGlobalPR is not run by BP and isn't really a pr account. It's parody of a pr person trying to spin the disaster in the…

(photo: NewsHour via Flickr) Beyond Petroleum? Beyond Penny Wise, Pound Foolish Beyond Pick up the Tab Beyond Pigs Might Fly BP, since its p…