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Commission: BP, Transocean, Halliburton to Blame for Gulf Oil Spill

Environment

Last November, we reported on a commission appointed by the president to investigate the causes of last summer’s BP oil disaster. At the time, the commission said there was really no one to blame for the accident. However, the commission’s final findings contradict that early sentiment, saying the accident could have been avoided. In an […]

Report Alleges BP Hid Health Impact of Gulf Oil Dispersant

Conflict & Justice

Top of the Hour: BP Sues Halliburton Over Gulf Oil Spill, Morning Headlines

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Maritime Law and the Deep Water Horizon: How Should the Widows be Compensated?

Conflict & Justice

Top of the Hour: Compensation for the Oil Spill, Morning Headlines

Kenneth Feinberg on Gulf Coast Claims Process, One Year After Spill

Environment

Today marks one year since the Deepwater oil rig exploded, leaking oil into the Gulf. More than half a million people say that BP owes them money, and many of them say the compensation process is unfair and is taking too long.

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The Human Costs of Coal and Oil

One year ago this month twin disasters struck America’s energy producing regions. Forty men died in West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch Coal Mine and on the Deepwater Horizon oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico. Family members share their stories of loved ones lost, and reveal the price of energy that doesn’t show up on ledger sheets.

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Tar balls reach Texas coast

Environment

About five gallons of oil were found near Galveston, Tex. appearing in the form of small tar balls. We talk with Larry McKinney, director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

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Federal judge overturns moratorium on deepwater drilling; Obama vows appeal

Conflict & Justice

A federal judge in New Orleans has overturned a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling, instituted by President Obama at the end of May. Obama, on Tuesday, vowed to appeal the decision.

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Family of Deepwater Horizon oil rig victims meet the President

Conflict & Justice

Eleven men were killed when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20th. Today the family members of those men will meet with President Barack Obama. We speak with Chris Jones, whose brother, Gordon, died in the explosion.