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This was absolutely awful. but heres an advantage they had in alaska. this was a finite amount of oil in one tanker that came out at once and they were able to address it and deal with it. some studies there in just recent years show they still have pockets of oil up there from this spill more than 20 years ago. but at least they knew what they were dealing with. the point these researchers i spoke to today stressed over and over again is, as long as the oil is flowing down here in the gulf, thi...

Also here in texas 2005 had texas city. british petroleum where people died. british petroleum will be responsible for ten national wildlife threats of a cornucopia of wildlife, beautiful beaches, salt marshes, sandy barrier island, the home of black skinners, the largest tern colony in the united states. to not be stepping forward and talking about the wildlife cost, whats going to happen to the economy in louisiana now and do be doing the kind of statement you just read tells me that british p...

Secretary salazar well employ new technologies to impact oil exploration, for tourism, the environment and our national security. and well be guided not by political ideology but by scientific evidence. thats why my administration will consider potential areas for development in the mid and south atlantic and the gulf of mexico. while studying and protecting sensitive areas in the arctic. >> you heard it there. earlier we got an e-mail from a prominent critic of offshore drilling and bp. to say ...

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To say it got our attention doesnt do it justice. it certainly got us the man who wrote it, historian douglas brinkley, a spot on the program tonight. his latest week "the wilderness warrior" thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me, sanjay. >> you just heard from president obama there. hes also said bp is ultimately responsible for funding the cost of the response and the clean-up, as we know, its something in the oil pollution act. but that doesnt mean the administration had judged the f...

Shore on mississippis delta, home to hundreds of species of wildlife. the slick, 120 miles wide. the undersea leak feeding it, still uncapped. efforts to stop the flow, failed. bp no choice but to shoulder the responsibility. the federal government responsibility is growing. president obama is in a politically awkward spot. for his decision last month to permit for drilling offshore. take a listen. >> under the leadership of secretary salazar well employ new technologies to reduce the impact of ...

The epa and the fbi have been breathing down bps necks. this looks like youll be hearing the word british petroleum in an ugly way. its not the flower symbol of their logo. its been a company in the last few years that have been cutting a lot of corners when it deals with safety issues. >> youre pretty fired up about this. we told them you were going to be talking to us tonight and we had a statement from them as well. i want to read it to you, david, and get your response. when bp plans any act...

Have pockets of oil up there from this spill more than 20 years ago. but at least they knew what they were dealing with. the point these researchers i spoke to today stressed over and over again, as long as the oil is flowing down here in the gulf, this will simply keep growing and growing and growing and they have no idea where the end will be. sanjay? >> tom, thanks so much. well be tracking this throughout the hour and the night, as that oil makes landfall. well bring you the latest developme...

Firm adds negligent. they were specific about that. a-r they negligent? is this firm negligent? >> well find out. really looks like it. bp has had a horrific response. they did dole with the fact you had a blast. theyre not talking about the environmental end game here. theyve basically gone undercover and started doing the blame game on the oil rig company instead of taking projects responsibility for this. you know, british petroleum in 2006 had the worst cracked pipes in the north slope of al...

Whats going to happen to the economy in louisiana now and do be doing the kind of statement you just read tells me that british petroleum is going to be in deeper troubles in days to come because theyre not facing the consequences of what the companys responsible for. >> you know a fair amount about this industry, doug. you know, one thing, when you talk about the rigs, you talk about the company itself, bp ceo has laid blame on trans-ocean saying its their rig, their equipment, their people, th...