Tag: Gulf Oil Spill
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Waterkeeper Alliance Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Coast Guard Over Ongoing Oil Spill
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE — “We filed this suit to stop the spill and lift the veil of secrecy surrounding Taylor Oil’s eight-year long response and recovery operation …
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Will American Taxpayers Continue to Foot the Bill for BP’s Gulf Oil Disaster?
OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL — This essentially means that the American tax payer would be paying the largest payout from the spill. They are paying twice over: first for a devastated Gulf and now out of their pocket. Kind of makes you feel …
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Gulf Residents Ask DOJ to Hold BP Fully Accountable
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION — One of the main issues at hand is whether or not BP is guilty of “gross negligence.” With everything the public knows about the failed tests, the intentional misrepresentations about the size of the spill …
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BP Oil Spill Trial Begins Today: Will They Be Held Accountable?
OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL — For BP, all the wriggling and half-truths surrounding the spill have to stop. The oil giant has to finally come clean. “BP can hire all the smiling faces they can find for their commercials, but in court it’s a game-changer …
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Judge Approves $4 Billion in Fines for BP in Gulf Disaster Deal
DESMOGBLOG — The $4 billion criminal penalty does not affect the settlement deals for the victims along the Gulf Coast, nor does it include any environmental fines for the company. Those are separate cases …