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Ex-FEMA chief blasts Obama on oil spill

Former FEMA director Michael Brown is not backing off his charge that the Obama administration wants to use the Gulf Coast oil spill as a plot to put an end to offshore drilling.

 

BP Says One Oil Leak of Three Is Shut Off

A fix by engineers was not expected to immediately reduce the release of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

 

BP Safety Violations: Has Paid A Only A Pittance In Fines

BP Safety Violations: Has Paid A Only A Pittance In Fines

MMS' fines against BP have been the equivalent of a rounding error. From 1998 through 2007 "when MMS issued its last fine against the company" BP has paid less than $580,000 in penalties for its 12 safety violations. Environmental groups say this simply isn't enough.

 

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