Gulf Coast Claims Czar Hopes Eligible Residents Seek Repayment

During his testimony Thursday before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Kenneth Feinberg, Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator said he hopes 90 percent of eligible individuals and business affected by the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will opt into the program. (0:18)

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Gulf Coast Claims Czar: Oil Spill Fund Keeping Its Promise

Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, tells the House Committee on Natural Resources that the fund committed to compensating those affected by the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is doing its job and “delivering on the president’s promise.” (0:18)

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Markey Approves Of BP's Oil Spill Compensation Efforts

At a hearing Thursday with the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Ranking Member Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) acknowledged being critical of BP in the past, but supports the company’s efforts to compensate those affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (0:06)

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Jay Carney On Anniversary Of Gulf Coast Oil Spill

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks about the President’s continued concern about the oil spill in the Gulf as well as his commitment to help mitigate the effects of that event. (1:00)

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Professor Concerned By Unequal Pressure Between Kill Line And Drill Pipe In BP Rig

Dr. John Rogers Smith, associate professor at Louisiana University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering, says evidence of unequal pressure between the BP rig’s kill line and drill pipe raised concerns.  (0:16)

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Fluid Could Have Clogged BP Rig's Kill Line, Says Petroleum Engineering Professor

Associate Professor at Louisiana University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering Dr. John Rogers Smith says that fluid could have clogged the Deepwater Horizon oil rig’s kill line. (1:14)

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Unequal BP Pipeline Pressures A Sign Of Danger, Claims Professor of Petroleum Engineering

The fact that the drill pipe and the kill line never shared the same pressure was a clear sign that there was a problem with BP’s Mocando Well claims Dr. John Rogers Smith, associate professor at the Louisiana State University’s Department of Petroleum Engineering. (0:40)

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Investigation Uncovered No Possibility That BP Put "Money Over Safety"

Fred Bartlit, General Counsel to the White House appointed Gulf Oil Spill Commission, announced Monday that their investigation of the BP oil spill turned up no indication that money had been prioritized over safety in the construction or maintenance of the Macondo well.

“To date we have not a single instance where a human being made a conscience decision to favor dollars over safety,” he told a roomful of reporters and audience during the first leg of the hearing on the findings regarding the blowout.

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Allen: BP's Technology Takes Focus Away From Safety

Retired Admiral Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Gulf oil spill, speaks to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling about BP’s inability to effectively reach out to Gulf Coast victims in the wake of the spill. (0:52)

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Allen: Nation, Government Did Not Understand Protocol For Spill Response

Retired Admiral Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Gulf oil spill, speaks to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling about what caused the spill, what was done, and what needs to change. (0:31)

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Allen: Spill Forces Us To Reevaluate Our Response Doctrine

Retired Admiral Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Gulf oil spill, speaks to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling about what caused the spill, what was done, and what needs to change. (0:26)

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Gulf Oil Spill Unlike Any Other, Says Incident Commander

Retired Admiral Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Gulf oil spill, speaks to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling about what caused the spill, what was done, and what needs to change. (0:32)

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Lawmaker Says BP's Cleanup Efforts In Gulf Are Unsatisfactory

Rep. Edward Merkey (D-Mass.) says he is disappointed in BP’s efforts in the Gulf due the amount of crude oil still present in the Gulf of Mexico. (0:32)

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Nearly 75 Percent Of Oil Still Lingering in Gulf Coast, Says Expert

Answering a question from Rep. Edward Merkey, Dr Bill Lehr, Senior Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says that nearly 75% of the 4.1 million barrels that spewed into the Gulf of Mexico remain present in the environment and are subject to natural dispersion. (0:40)

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4.1 Million Barrels Of Crude Officially Spilled Into Gulf, Says Expert

Dr. Bill Lehr, Senior Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration verifies that, disregarding the 800,000 barrels of oil captured by containment ships, nearly 4.1 million barrels of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. (0:15)

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Thad Allen: We Will See This Thing Through

During a briefing on progress made regarding the BP oil spill cleanup progress in the Gulf of Mexico, National Incident Commander Coast Guard Admiral, Thad Allen, stressed that cleanup crews are determined to see the BP oil spill through to the finish, and that the beaches affected will be cleaned. (0:23)

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Thad Allen: Static Kill Could Be Delayed

During a briefing on the cleanup progress in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP spill, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen said that the relief well is “our greatest concern,” due to some debris discovered in it.  Allen said that the issue could delay the planned static kill of the Deepwater Horizon well. (0:33)

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New Drilling Regulations Should Protect The Environment And Workers, Says West Virginia Democrat

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D- WV) said Tuesday that in light of the fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, new regulations for offshore drilling should focus on protecting both the environment and rig workers. (0:12)

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Drilling Moratorium Makes No Sense, Says Lawmaker

Representative Dan Burton (R-IN) says the deep water drilling ban imposed by the Obama administration “doesn’t make sense.”

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I Hope We've Learned Our Lesson, Says Interior Secretary

Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, says he hopes that America can move forward in embracing renewable energy initiatives and hopes lessons were learned as a result of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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