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BP's official oil-spill response plan contains absurd information
Federal regulations require oil companies to prepare and submit detailed spill-response plans before they can begin drilling offshore in American waters — and rightfully so. That body of water we call the Gulf of Mexico is a rich and diverse
Oil laps land, brings despair, suicidal thoughts to small communities
Much press has been given to the dire threat BP’s oil slick poses to the coastal ecosystems, marine environment, and the economies that depend on the health of both. But now another tragic extension of the oil disaster is becoming
Level of oil dispersant chemicals used in Gulf raises concerns
The Environmental Protection Agency gave BP on Wednesday 24 hours to find an oil dispersant less toxic than the ones it has been spraying in massive quantities above the Gulf of Mexico and under the surface. The EPA requested that
Failure to perform critical safety test, serious design = oil rig disaster
A leading oilfield services provider says that BP hired it to test the cement linings on the Deepwater Horizon’s drill column, but quit the testing and sent the crew home before its work was completed. Eleven hours later, natural gas
Feds assess BP's record, company could lose its U.S. contracts
Environmental Protection Agency officials are reviewing BP’s troubled record of drilling for oil on U.S. soil and federal waters to determine whether the company should be barred from receiving government contracts. Such a move, if it comes to pass, could
Witness tells CBS BP ignored blowout risks and dangers
While BP was wrapping up its drilling operations miles beneath the Deepwater Horizon, a simple thought as to how much lies at stake for the environment could have prevented the oil spill catastrophe. But rather than think in terms of
Feds eye Halliburton as investigations of Gulf oil disaster move forward
With federal investigations into the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon underway, more and more attention is being shifted to Halliburton, the oil-services corporation hired by British Petroleum (BP) to cement the wellhead from which hundreds of thousands of crude oil
