BP's Lack Of Oversight Key Factor In Gulf Coast Disaster, Says Official

Former Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne says BP was not given enough oversight and the assumption that the industry can monitor itself is one of the main factors that led to the Deepwater Horizon spill. (0:12)

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Moratorium Will Further Disrupt Gulf States' Economies, Says Former Interior Secretary

Testifying in front of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Tuesday, former U.S. Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne warns members of Congress that the Gulf Coast is being devastated, and a moratorium would be even more devastating. (0:20)

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Bible battle over polar bears

During a hearing investigating a delay in listing polar bears as endangered the chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) quoted Genesis. After his opening statement Jim Inhofe (R-OK) quotes scripture to highlight his point that there is too much attention being paid to polar bears. (0:40)
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Listing the polar bear would be "devastating"

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) says that listing the polar bear as endangered because of global warming would have the devastating effect of requiring the federal government to regulate all carbon-emitting behavior caused by humans. (0:41)
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