Obama: Those affected by spill should be employed in cleanup - CNN.com - 0 views
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avivajazz jazzaviva on 04 May 10Obama: Those affected by spill should be employed in cleanup
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Lessons from the Exxon Valdez spill | Analysis & Opinion | - 0 views
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"Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill"
Regulation of Oil Drilling? Ha! Too Busy Smoking Pot, Humping Prostitutes, with BP Exec... - 0 views
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Conservatives have dubbed the spill "Obama's Katrina." But the roots of the disaster, which could potentially have been prevented by enhanced safety measures, stretch back to the George W. Bush years. During that era, Interior became a revolving door haven for industry lobbyists. MMS developed a hands-off approach to regulation and was known for its deference to the companies it was supposed to be policing.
Gulf Oil Spill - chicagotribune.com - 0 views
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.
House Panel Examines Gulf Coast Oil Spill : NPR - 0 views
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House Panel Examines Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010: Wide Angle : Discovery News - 0 views
Who Pays For The Oil Cleanup? | The New Republic - 0 views
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Big, wealthy oil companies like BP are usually expected to pay to the cleanup costs themselves. But that still leaves the cost of all the indirect damage to fisheries and wildlife habitats in the area. In that case, under current law, an offshore rig operator is liable for up to $75 million in damages. After that, the federal government picks up the tab, using an oil spill liability trust fund that's paid for by a tiny tax on oil (amounting to one-tenth of 1 percent of the price).
Will The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Be An Economic Disaster That The Gulf Coast Will Neve... - 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"
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?
More Depressing News About the BP Oil Spill - Government Accountability Project - 1 views
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Experts estimate the BP #oilspill gushes between 56,000 barrels to 84,000 barrels a day. 70,000 barrels x 4 days = 1 Exxon Valdez.
Gulf Oil Spill Tracker - 0 views
What the BP spill reveals about U.S. democracy | SocialistWorker.org - 0 views
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"...big business has cemented an unholy alliance with big government against the interests of ordinary Americans, who, of course, are the great majority of Americans. The great majority of Americans no longer matter."
Gulf of Mexico ~ Oil Sheen Spreading Around Deepwater Horizon / BP Macondo Well Site | ... - 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...