Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-186) and index.
Contents:
Mayday in the Gulf -- The blowout -- The environmental and human toll -- Behind the scenes in Washington -- The claims and the controversies -- The legal battles with the feds -- The environmental trial of the century -- The cost -- The spin games -- Myth v. Reality -- The mother of all restorations -- Have we learned or only failed?
Summary:
"BP Blowout is the first comprehensive account of the legal, economic, and environmental consequences of the disaster that resulted from the April 2010 blowout at a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident, which destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, killed 11 people. The ensuing oil discharge- the largest ever in U.S. waters-polluted much of the Gulf for months, wreaking havoc on its inhabitants and the environment. Daniel Jacobs tells the story that neither BP nor the federal government wants heard: how the company and the government fell short, both in terms of preventing and responding to the disaster."--book flap
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