Allen: Control Situation From Disaster Area, Not Washington

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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Mexican Response To Gulf Oil Spill Baffling, Says Expert

Lourdes Melgar, an independent energy consultant and public policy expert at the Woodrow Wilson Center, says that many scholars and members of the petroleum industry are confused by Mexico’s lack of response to the Gulf oil spill. (0:45)

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Thad Allen Previews Static Kill

The federal government’s point-man on the effort to stop the Gulf oil spill, Coast Guard Ret. Adm. Thad Allen, outlines how exactly the “static kill” manuever will work.

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