www.timesofearth.com SAN FRANCISCO – Oil giant BP has said that it will pay for all the cleanup costs from a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that could continue spewing crude oil for at least another week. The British company issued a statement on its website on Monday, saying that it took responsibility for the Deepwater Horizon spill and would pay compensation for legitimate claims for property damage, personal injury and commercial losses. “We are responsible, not for the accident, but we are responsible for the oil and for dealing with it and cleaning the situation up,” Tony Hayward, BP’s chief executive, said on Monday on the TV show, Good Morning America. He said that the equipment that failed on the rig and led to the spill belonged to a company called Transocean, and not BP. Guy Cantwell, a Transocean spokesman, said that they would not speculate but rather wait for all the facts before drawing a conclusion. Eric Holder, the US attorney general, said that the justice department was taking part in an ongoing investigation into the spill. “We are part of an ongoing monitoring [effort] and investigation along with our partners at DHS [the department of homeland security] and other agencies that are involved,” Holder said. However, a justice department official said that it was yet not a criminal probe. Barack Obama, the US president, said on Sunday that his administration would require BP to bear all costs. “BP is responsible for this leak; BP will be paying … Video Rating: 5 / 5
Following up on his press conference discussing the BP oil spill, the President travelled to the Gulf Coast to get another first-hand look at the progress and to be briefed by those on the ground. At the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grande Isle, Louisiana, the President spoke to the frustration those in the local community and across America feel watching the BP oil leak:
Understandably, the feelings of frustration and anger, the sense that any response is inadequate — we expect that frustration and anger to continue until we actually solve this problem. But in the meantime, we’ve got to make sure that everybody is working in concert, that everybody is moving in the same direction. And I want everybody to know that everybody here — at every level — is working night and day to end this crisis. We’re considering every single idea out there, especially from folks who know these communities best.
The President commended those in the area who have “rolled up their sleeves” to help with the clean up, saying that “we’re in this together.” He warned that as frustrating as it is now, the clean-up will be a monumental and lengthy process, but he pledged to ensure that BP compensates those whose livelihoods have suffered and directed small business owners and others in need of help to the resources here at WhiteHouse.gov.
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He spoke extensively of what he saw touring the tragedy this morning:
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Energy company BP said it will pay to clean up the oil spill still spreading in the Gulf of Mexico, caused when an oil rig it leased exploded two weeks ago. Judy Woodruff gets the latest on the crisis from correspondent Tom Bearden in Louisiana. Video Rating: 5 / 5
A song and video about the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that will harm Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, (New Orleans) Texas, all the fine coastal towns of Mexico, Cuba, and further than we can imagine. This is a bad situation so we wrote this song about it, in Birmingham Alabama om May 02 2010; This song was written by Ron Campbell and myself (Greg Buchanan). Please Rate, Comment, and post to your fakebook or whatever it is you do. LYRICS: I cant believe The news one the radio My god, what have they done. Mother Earth Bleeds through a man made wound When can the hands of man heal? A hundred years now We been drillin for this stuff You know theres a better way But the profits aint enough With politicians making all the decisions Where do they get their influence? Over and over again, big money wins Troubled times Filled with peril They fatten their wallets barrel by barrel Black gold, Texas Tea Stains the sand beneath our feet Bon Secour to the Keys Brownsville Texas, New Orleans Over and over again big money wins Over and over and over again Big money always wins. I cant believe The news on the radio My god what have they done I keep seeing this trend Over and over again My God I hope Im not the only one A hundred years now We been drillin for this stuff You know theres gotta be a better way But the profit just aint enough Politicians making all the decisions Where do they get their influence? Over and over again big money wins Over and … Video Rating: 4 / 5
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