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Northrop grumman. five years ago today, the worst oil spill in u.s. history began to unfold in the gulf of mexico. bps deep water horizon oil well unexpectedly exploded killing 11 rig workers, that set in motion 87 days of an uncontrolled gusher in the gulf,

Devastated wildlife. forced fish and tourism based businesses to shut down in 2013 bp pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the rig workers death. just last september judge ruled bp was reckless and acted with, gross, gross negligence, unquote. the oil giant would have been on he hook for an additional $18 billion, on top of the billions it agreed to pay but in january a different judge lowered the amount and now the government is appealing that decision. in other words, five years later this aint o...

1,600 acre property. those still living there can legally contest the states move. also, three former bp employees have entered not guilty pleas in connection with the deadly deep water horizon rig explosion in april 2010. two of the men were rig supervisors, the third was an executive. they entered their pleas and were released on bond, in new orleans, charged with manslaughter in the deaths of the 11 rig workers who died. in that disaster. trials are now set for early next year. high-level...

Also, three former bp employees have entered not guilty pleas in connection with the deadly deep water horizon rig explosion in april 2010. two of the men were rig supervisors, the third was an executive. they entered their pleas and were released on bond, in new orleans, charged with manslaughter in the deaths of the 11 rig workers who died. in that disaster. trials are now set for early next year. high-level negotiations resume today on capitol hill over the looming fiscal cliff. there are f...

its 5:00 a.m. in the east. lets get started. first, its a super soaker. tropical storm hammering florida with extreme weather. the slow-moving snow sith off the coast of alabama and the florida panhandle. the outer bands whipping up dangerous surf and triggering this huge water spout off juneau beach. also spawn ag deadly tornado in florida as it drenches the coast. officials say a woman was found dead in a home in venus located in the middle of the state between port st. lucie and sar...

Federal regulators issued a second set of violation against b.p. for activities related to last years gulf oil spill. one alleged b.p. failed to suspend drilling operation when safety protocols were not met. 11 rig workers were killed in the explosion that started the spill. 70 years ago today, december 7, 1941, was indeed a date that lived in infamy. that characterization from president franklin roosevelt came as the japanese bombing of pearl harbor began a deadly chapter in history. phil kea...

plane headed into this thing. they are calling it a tropical disturbance for now just to see if its serious enough to name it a tropical storm possibly in the next couple of hours. keep in mind were also learning major oil companies are not taking any chances with this disturbance. evacuations have begun just in case and the mayor of new orleans, mitch landrieu, hell be holding a news conference as they are all watching this disturbance as well heading precariously closely to their gov...

Explosion. workers also bypassed alarms and automatic shutdown systems according to the reports, ones that could have helped deal with this disaster. the rig workers didnt get enough training on how to disconnect the rig from the well to avoid a disaster. big picture, the report states transoceans failure to have an effective safety management system and instill a culture that emphasizes and ensures safety contributed to the disaster. a spokesman for the transocean company says that it strongly ...

We shouldnt forget in all of this that 11 rig workers did die in in that accident and explosion and by the time that the oil well was finally capped at the bottom of the gulf 206 millions of gallon had escaped. >> do you remember that scene of seeing the oil just being pumped into the ocean, it was very tough and it just went on and on and on. >> every day and that was the amount of oil that spilled was actually 19 times more than was involved in the exxon valdez spill and the response to all of...

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