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Allowed inside and they wouldn't even let a photographer snap a quick picture or allow a reporter to glance at the sign-in sheet. this industry that has been facing pressure from washington over and over again in recent years, again with yet another one of these incidents is in full damage control. again. joining us now is jerry beilinson, editor at "popular mechanics." with a no-fly zone by shell, it is impossible to get firsthand reporting from the scene. but he follows the gas and oil industries for "popular mechanics." and he spent four days on board this specific shell rig in october. he ...

Safety failures in the past, he does not support any -- he does not support issuing any new permits to drill in the arctic. yesterday more than 40 of his colleagues in the house came out and publicly called for a federal investigation into this incident. and over the course of this ongoing situation up there, the news has just gotten worse and not better for shell. shell currently has two rigs in operation in the arctic. the one on the left is the one that just ran aground off the coast. the one on the right is now as of today reportedly the subject of a criminal investigation. cbs news report...

Reporter attempted to get close to the command center today for this incident, and reported that, quote, guards are stationed outside a meeting room that has been turned into a command post. they said no reporters were allowed inside and they wouldn't even let a photographer snap a quick picture or allow a reporter to glance at the sign-in sheet. this industry that has been facing pressure from washington over and over again in recent years, again with yet another one of these incidents is in full damage control. again. joining us now is jerry bailenson, editor at popular mechanics. with a no-...

How to rescue it. and by the way, it is packed with 150,000 gallons of diesel fuel and drilling oil. say hello to your new disgusting neighbor. late last week as shell was trying to tow that drilling rig back to the arctic, that was a real surprise in december, all 18 workers on board the rig had to be evacuated to safety. and then the mission to tow the rig itself to safety turned into a disaster. first, the vessel trying to tow the rig lost the connection to the rig in the high winds and choppy seas. then that towing vessel saw four of its engines fail. then they failed the first, second, th...

Environmental damage. the big rig ran aground near uninhabited island off the coast of alaska on monday night. >>gregg: how much of a real concern here is there that a spill could happen from the ship? >>guest: a spill response team is mobilizing equipment if it should happen and a spokesperson says pictures show no sign of a leak currently. an official from the shell rig says the rig recently had 292 million of improvements done. it is home to sales, see lions, and two endangered species and the top democratic on the natural resources committee is sharing his concern with the statement saying...