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Oil Spill Commission Co-Chair Startled By Federal Rig Inspectors’ Lack of Formal Training and Lack of Knowledge of Underwater Drilling Operations

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You’ll never believe what federal drilling rig inspectors told President Obama’s oil spill commission? Try this from the commission co-chair: “When we asked about cementing and centralizers, they said very freely, ‘We don’t know about that stuff; we have to trust the companies,'” William Reilly said. “All they get is on-the-job training. It really is...

NEW TEST RESULTS: 8 out of 8 Blood Samples from BP Cleanup Workers Test Positive For Toxic Chemicals Found in BP Oil

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Talk about “making it right” is cheap: If you want to know BP’s real priorities, look at where the oil giant spends its money. A hundred million plus for its own PR spin, then millions more for state-based PR to placate local officials…but when it comes to things like health care for local workers and coastal indigents – many of whom were doing fine until BP destroyed...

New BP CEO Bob Dudley Blusters About “Rush to Judgment” by Media and Others; U.S. Rep. Ed Markey Blasts Back Saying “BP” Stands for “Blame Passed”

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It seems BP has another winner in its new chief executive, Bob Dudley, who is blaming news reports and competitive oil companies for a “rush to judgment” – which he claims made the disaster worse. In a telling story run by Yahoo News, Mr. Dudley says: “I watched graphic projections of oil swirling around the gulf, around Florida, across and around Bermuda to England – these...

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