BP Complaints

Relatives of killed oil rig workers seek compensation law change
WASHINGTON : Christopher Jones, whose brother died aboard the doomed Deepwater Horizon oil rig has something to say to BP’s CEO Tony Hayward: “I want my brother’s life back.”
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After the oil spill, we need a sea change | Jules Boykoff
The BP oil spill is eerily similar to the Exxon Valdez disaster. President Obama must act before history repeats itself yet again BP’s out-of-control geyser in the Gulf is now the biggest oil spill in US history . Though the Exxon Valdez was a comparatively finite disaster – with the tanker carrying 54m gallons of crude oil – the Deepwater Horizon debacle continues to spew oil like a vindictive …
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Florida Tourism Ads Could Change
Forty-three days after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil has made its way into Florida waters. If the oil hits Florida’s coast this week as predicted, the state will have to change its tourism message.
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This was from The Rachel Maddow Show, 05/26/2010. I watched this, and I think for better or worse, it gives an interesting perspective on the off shore drilling going on both now, and in the past.

Government placing blame squarely on oil giant’s shoulders
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President Obama may change mind about offshore drilling rigs following Gulf of Mexico oil spill
In the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico , President Obama is still committed to domestic energy production – but he may change his mind about new offshore drilling rigs, an official said Tuesday.

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