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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
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Is Safe Offshore Oil Drilling Possible? Ask Norway. It Has a Great Safety Record - 0 views

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    If anyone still believes we must drill, baby, drill offshore -- aside from Bill Kristol, that is, who wants to sink wells even closer to precious coastal wetlands -- then perhaps it is time to consider again the potential benefits of nationalization. After all, there is one country that has established an unrivaled record for environmental safety while exploiting its offshore petroleum reserves. That would be Norway, which created the company now known as Statoil Hydro as a fully state-owned entity and still controls nearly two-thirds of the company's "privatized" shares.
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How BP Works Washington - Newsweek.com - 0 views

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    "How British oil giant BP used all the political muscle money can buy to fend off regulators and influence investigations into corporate neglect."
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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"
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Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico | Recent and Historical Incidents | Emergenc... - 0 views

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    The experimental containment dome was successfully positioned over the leaking riser pipe last night, but then had to be removed after a large volume of ice-like methane hydrate crystals accumulated inside of the structure. These crystal hydrates blocked the flow of oil and threatened to lift the dome off the sea floor.
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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. 
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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."
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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?
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House Panel Examines Gulf Coast Oil Spill : NPR - 0 views

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    House Panel Examines Gulf Coast Oil Spill
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