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At Senate Oil Spill Hearings, Execs Point Fingers

Executives from BP, TransOcean and Halliburton convened on Capitol Hill yesterday for Senate hearings into the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Then, they spent much of the day trying to pin blame for the catastrophe on each other.

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BP, TransOcean Execs to Brief Senate Panels on Oil Spill

Executives from BP America and TransOcean Ltd. will appear before two Senate panels today to testify about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. According to a CNN report, members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Environment …

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Could Additional Safety Device Have Prevented Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded last week was not outfitted with a safety device that might have prevented the massive oil spill now nearing the U.S. Gulf Coast. The device, known as an acoustic switch, is a last-resort …

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Blowout Suspected in Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion

Little more than a week after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that likely killed 11 men and caused a massive oil spill, it is still not known what caused the disaster. Speculation is that the explosion was the result …

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Louisiana Gulf Coast Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion

The Louisiana Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion has produced a major oil spill, and has become a serious environmental catastrophe. Our oil rig explosion lawyers are aggressively investigating this disaster, and are planning to file lawsuits on behalf of anyone …

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Environmental Damage from Oil Spills

The oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion is raising serious environmental concerns, and could threaten the fragile ecosystem of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts. Those areas serve as nurseries for fish and shrimp and habitat for birds. …

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