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Permalink Reply by jffree1 on August 12, 2010 at 11:55

"The size of the fine rightly reflects BP's lack of regard for worker safety, U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said in a Thursday afternoon news conference.

That's where I'd put the emphasis.

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Permalink Reply by sesport on August 12, 2010 at 14:33

Let's see, that accident occured in 2005, so I guess it will be 2015 before we know what amount RIGHTLY reflects who and what BP owes the other gulf states.

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Permalink Reply by Frank on August 12, 2010 at 15:34

BP isn't the top student in the class. This was a result from 5 years ago. Results seem much the same. There is no political interest in my view. They need to get their crap together.

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Permalink Reply by sesport on August 12, 2010 at 16:42

Yeah, I imagine this is fraudulent, too. Durn lawyers, out to make a buck for themselves, leave the little people in the dust going "huh???" I'll bet there were a bunch of Texans that had "claims" of illnesses, too.

(note: sarcasm intended)

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/environment/texas-sues-bp-over...

"A joint investigation by ProPublica and Frontline found that, just two weeks before the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf, a key piece of equipment at BP’s Texas City refinery failed, allowing the release of toxic chemicals such as carbon monoxide and benzene, a carcinogen. Rather than halt operations to conduct repairs, BP continued production at the refinery, resulting in the release of 538,000 pounds of toxic chemicals over the span of almost 40 days.

The Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott, noted on Wednesday that the lawsuit against BP was the second enforcement action his office has taken against the company since June 2009."

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