Environment and Energy Security PAN: Gulf Oil Spill

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Congressional Investigations

House of Representatives

The  House Committe on Energy and Commerce are holding hearings on the Gulf Oil Spill.  The homepage for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Spill Investigation  provides access to  the documents, witness statements and hearings.

On June 8 Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Committee Chairs held a discussion for the

 press.  

 Senate

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources are also holding hearings. 

President and Executive Agencies 

The White House site devoted to the  oil spill can be found here. 

The Whitehouse has also produced these two  Q and A videos.

The first is with Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Policy.  She addresses a range of issues, including details of the clean up operations.

This more recent Q and A session features Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

The Environmental Protection Agency site has a Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico section.

Newspaper and Journal articles

Barstow, David et al. Regulators Failed to Address Risks in Oil Rig Fail-Safe Device, New York Times June 20 2010. This examines the various factors that contributed to the failure to prevent a blow-out.

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