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MMS Allowed Drilling Without Permits, Pressured Scientists to Suppress Safety / Environ... - 0 views
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The federal Minerals Management Service gave permission to BP and dozens of other oil companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico without first getting required permits from another agency that assesses threats to endangered species - and despite strong warnings from that agency about the impact the drilling was likely to have on the gulf.
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010: Wide Angle : Discovery News - 0 views
Feds Let BP Avoid Filing Blowout Plan For Gulf Oil Rig - 0 views
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"BP didn't file a plan to specifically handle a major oil spill from an uncontrolled blowout at its Deepwater Horizon project because the federal agency that regulates offshore rigs changed its rules two years ago to exempt certain projects in the central Gulf region"
Leaked Report: U.S. Government Predicts BP Oil Spill May Become an Unchecked Gusher - 0 views
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A confidential government report on the unfolding spill disaster in the Gulf makes clear the Coast Guard now fears the well could readily become an unchecked gusher shooting millions of gallons of oil per day into the Gulf.
Gulf Oil Spill At Least 10X Greater Than Though | 70,000 Barrels / Day - 0 views
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NPR's Richard Harris has learned that much more oil, 70,000 barrels a day or more than ten times the official estimate, is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon pipe, based on scientific analysis of the video released Wednesday.
Gulf of Mexico ~ Oil Sheen Spreading Around Deepwater Horizon / BP Macondo Well Site | ... - 0 views
House Panel Examines Gulf Coast Oil Spill : NPR - 0 views
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House Panel Examines Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Gulf Oil Spill Tracker - 0 views
Al Gore | The Crisis Comes Ashore | Why the Oil Spill Could Change Everything | The New... - 0 views
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The profound risk to our national and economic security posed by the prospect of the world's sudden loss of access to Persian Gulf oil contributed greatly to the strategic miscalculations and public deceptions that led to our costly invasion of Iraq...
Obama: Those affected by spill should be employed in cleanup - CNN.com - 0 views
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Obama: Those affected by spill should be employed in cleanup
Gulf Oil Spill - chicagotribune.com - 0 views
Oil dispersants play rerouting role in Gulf of Mexico spill - latimes.com - 0 views
Bubble Of Methane Triggered Gulf Oil Rig Blast - 0 views
Did Obama Ignore The Mess At MMS? | The New Republic - 0 views
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"President Obama isn't completely innocent of blame in the current [Gulf oil] spill."
More Offshore Drilling Exempted From Regulations | The Seminal - 0 views
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27 waivers or exemptions from in-depth environmental studies were given to Gulf Coast oil companies...AFTER the BP oil spill in April 2010? Does anyone know what these 27 waivers consisted of? Were they substantive, either individually, or as a whole? What agency or agencies granted them?
Gulf Spill Could be Much More Severe; It's Underestimated, Scientists Say | NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Scientists also criticize BP for refusing to use well-known scientific techniques that would give a more precise figure. BP claims that the the huge black plume of oil gushing at great speed and force (in video released after much WH / media pressure) CANNOT be measured. Bullpucky! The leak is easily 4-5X larger than 5,000 barrels/day originally estimated.