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(A and B) Two Paramuricea sp. from MC344 in November 2011 with
apparently healthy and visibly unhealthy and dead portions of the ...
by Meteor Blades
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on Wed Jul 30, 2014 at 12:26 PM PDT
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Proving that even the largest corporations can't escape the long arm of the law, Halliburton is pleading guilty to a single misdemeanor charge of destroying evidence in the blowout of the Macondo ...
by Meteor Blades
124 comments
on Fri Jul 26, 2013 at 09:44 AM PDT
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Didn't see this posted here (not that I've been the most dutiful DK attendee of late), and thought it glance-worthy.
In perhaps the greatest "Are you f'ing kidding me?" moment since Henry Kissinger ...
by Crashing Vor
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on Fri Jul 26, 2013 at 06:58 AM PDT
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After careful consideration the Committee has awarded the Absolute Tool of the Week Award to... REPRESENTATIVE STEVE STOCKMAN of TEXAS!
Congratulations, Congressman. It takes a pretty big tool to ...
by Crashing Vor
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on Mon Mar 25, 2013 at 05:10 AM PDT
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Topics: Second week of BP oil spill trial focuses on gross negligence, Engineer who did forensic analysis of blowout preventer continues testimony in BP Gulf oil spill trial, Oil Executives, Experts ...
by peraspera
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on Tue Mar 12, 2013 at 01:30 PM PDT
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Originally posted here
Sometimes it feels like conversations about the Gulf of Mexico -- nearly three years after BP's Deepwater Horizon catastrophe unleashed roughly 5 million barrels of fresh ...
by Stuart H Smith
67 comments
on Tue Mar 12, 2013 at 07:04 AM PDT
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The third day of the BP trial has featured a combative BP higher-up, a BP senior executive who resigned from BP in disgust, expert witnesses in the drilling field, and the star of today's show...the ...
by Lorinda Pike
37 comments
on Wed Feb 27, 2013 at 02:33 PM PST
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As the BP trial enters the second day, the first witness called was Robert Bea, a University of California-Berkeley professor who was consulted by the White House commission that investigated the ...
by Lorinda Pike
40 comments
on Tue Feb 26, 2013 at 03:00 PM PST
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The civil trial of BP gets underway in New Orleans Federal Court today - and the legal wrangling continues on the dollar amount the British oil giant should pay for the April 2010 explosion and ...
by Lorinda Pike
36 comments
on Mon Feb 25, 2013 at 08:51 AM PST
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Topics: BP hit by new $34bn Deepwater Horizon claim, BP objects to $34 billion oil spill claims sought by states, Transocean and federal prosecutors defend plea agreement in memo to judge; blame BP ...
by peraspera
14 comments
on Tue Feb 12, 2013 at 01:30 PM PST
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From yesterday's [Gulf Watcher's diary http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/29/1183042/-Gulf-Watchers-Tuesday-Judge-OKs-4-Billion-Settlement-BP-Catastrophe-AUV-604] written by Lorinda Pike; we ...
by Phil S 33
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on Wed Jan 30, 2013 at 12:53 PM PST
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This is a brief diary just to break the news , this is a rare instance of a corporation pleading guilty to manslaughter.
Before she ruled, U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance heard testimony from ...
by sponson
54 comments
on Tue Jan 29, 2013 at 10:37 AM PST
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Judgement Day for BP. Motion to extend deadline for seafood industry settlement rejected. TransCanada makes a boo-boo.
You are in the current Gulf Watchers BP Catastrophe AUV #604. AUV #603 is here.
by Lorinda Pike
18 comments
on Tue Jan 29, 2013 at 10:55 AM PST
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Topics: Unlike BP, Transocean likely off the hook for felony charges related to workers' deaths in 2010 Gulf spill, Transocean to pay $1.4 billion to settle pollution, safety violations in Gulf oil ...
by peraspera
21 comments
on Tue Jan 08, 2013 at 01:30 PM PST
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Survey to wellhead completed; no info released. Louisiana will be a major player in BP litigation. Shell considers BP bid. BP sell chunk of North Sea field. Lawsuit to challenge plans for offshore ...
by Lorinda Pike
28 comments
on Tue Dec 18, 2012 at 02:59 PM PST
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Gulf Watchers Tues. - $2.4 billion of BP settlement to Repub founded group - BP Catastrophe AUV #601 Topics: BP settlement a boon to conservation group, Breaking Down The BP Settlement: Where Will The Money Go? | ThinkProgress, BP settles criminal charges for $4 billion in spill; supervisors ...
by peraspera
20 comments
on Tue Nov 27, 2012 at 01:30 PM PST
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Two and a half years after millions of gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico from one of BP's deepwater undersea wells, the company has pleaded guilty to 11 felonies and been ...
by Meteor Blades
80 comments
on Thu Nov 15, 2012 at 10:08 AM PST
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The criminal charges may come first. Opting out might not be the best idea..you know, half a loaf and all that. BP owes Alaska $$$. Who dat doin' that deepwater drilling? It ain't the Saints... ...
by Lorinda Pike
31 comments
on Tue Nov 13, 2012 at 03:06 PM PST
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Topics: BP says gulf oil sheen not from a fresh leak, BP caps, plugs equipment believed to be source of recent sheen in Gulf near site of 2010 spill, BP asks to abandon plugged containment dome on ...
by peraspera
11 comments
on Tue Oct 30, 2012 at 01:30 PM PDT
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BP "company men" (and everyone else) from the Deepwater Horizon should testify. Will we get to watch ROVs again? Probably not. Feinberg's replacement expects BP settlement deal to stand. Protesters ...
by Lorinda Pike
26 comments
on Tue Oct 16, 2012 at 02:00 PM PDT
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