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Agenda Nature of

EventConsequences

Health issueEnvironmental IssueSocial IssueEconomic IssueLegal & Political Issue

Ethical Issues

Conclusion

Q & A

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BP Oil Spill

"I think the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest." —Tony Hayward, CEO BP Oil. interview with Sky News television, May 18, 2010 April 20, 2010

A wellhead on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform blew out in the Gulf of Mexico

About 4.9 million barrels (780,000 m3) of petroleum released

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Consequences

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11 People Killed 17 Injured

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Would you eat shrimp off this boat?

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From April to June 21, 143 oil spill exposure cases were reported to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)

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By November 20106,104 birds

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609 Sea Turtles

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100 Dolphins

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ALL DEAD

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Tourism has stopped

The projected loss to Gulf tourism was estimated at more than $22 billion. http://www.oceansnorth.org/bp-oil-spill-anniversary

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From April to June 21, 143 oil spill exposure cases were reported to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)

By May 26 of 2010, over 130 lawsuits relating to the spill had been filed against BP and some other companies: Transocean, Cameron International Corporation, and Halliburton Energy Services

 

New legislation dealing with preventative security and cleanup improvements

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From April to June 21, 143 oil spill exposure cases were reported to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)

Ethical Issues

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From April to June 21, 143 oil spill exposure cases were reported to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)

Reactions

In case you're wondering who's responsible, I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down. If laws were broken, leading to death and destruction, my solemn pledge is, we will bring those responsible to justice

-- President Obama

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“I think it is a tragedy in the first proportion that a private corporation can be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown -- in this case a $20 billion shakedown ... I apologize. I do not want to live in a county where anytime a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitimately wrong, [it is] subject to some sort of political pressure again." —Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.)

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From April to June 21, 143 oil spill exposure cases were reported to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)

Not our fault.

Transocean messed up.

It is Halliburtons’

fault.

McKay –American Pres. BP

Newman - Pres. Transocean

Probert - Pres. Halliburton

Testimony presented by all parties to the Senate committee.

Larry Curly and Moe

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"What better way to head off more oil drilling, nuclear plants, than by blowing up a rig? I'm just noting the timing, here." —Rush Limbaugh, suggesting that "environmentalist whackos" blew up the oil well

"Extreme deep water drilling is not the preferred choice to meet our country's energy needs, but your protests and lawsuits and lies about onshore and shallow water drilling have locked up safer areas. It's catching up with you. The tragic, unprecedented deep water Gulf oil spill proves it." —Sarah Palin," Facebook message, June 2, 2010

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3858 oil or natural gas platform forms

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There's no one who wants this over more than I do. I would like

my life back." —BP CEO Tony Hayward, May 31,

2010

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Not these people

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Or these People

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Or Austin

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Tony are you sleeping at night

"Yeah, of course I am."

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“There aren’t any plums."BP CEO Tony Hayward, May 31, 2010

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“What the hell did we do to deserve this?“ Tony Hayward …The New York Times, April 29,2010

• 760 safety violations in the past 3 years.

• Oh… largest oil spill in US history.

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There's a good question today if you are standing on the gulf, and that is: Where is the oil? ... It's not on -- except for little of chunks of it, you're not even seeing it on the shore yet. -- Fox News political analyst Brit Hume May 16th.

The oil is here. It is on our shores and in our marsh. -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal after touring southern Plaquemines Parish May 19th .

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and workers that support off shore oil

drilling.

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Conclusion

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Questions

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