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To: koan who wrote (80139)	5/15/2010 7:01:08 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

from a poster on The Oil Drum website: theoildrum.com by tim73 on May 15, 2010 - 3:49pm <<...It seems like the American oil industry relies on duct tape and a lot of luck. Cheating on crucial tests is "not unusual" and government watch dogs are toothless. They let the oil guys just do whatever feels best. And this motherf*cking BP is still playing peek & poke games with the public. Releasing as little information as possible and trying to hide the real facts as long as possible. Lawyers are obviously in charge and trying to "limit the damages". I can imagine a bunch of PR managers and lawyers of BP there trying to think "how we are going to turn this to a positive thing?". If this had happened for example over on the Norway rigs, we would have live video & audio feed from the spill and they would bore you with too much detail instead of this American style white smile, polished PR campaign. Like this is some kind of celebrity related scandal!...>>

To: koan who wrote (80139)	5/16/2010 3:03:46 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

***This Sunday night CBS' 60 Minutes is placing a heavy focus on the tragic and historic BP Gulf oil spill... cbsnews.com (CBS) Sunday, May 16, 2010 THE BLOWOUT - Scott Pelley investigates the explosion that killed 11, causing the ongoing oil leak in the waters off of Louisiana, and speaks to one of the oil rig platform crew survivors who was in a position to know what caused the disaster and how it could have been prevented. The report contains never-before-seen footage of the minutes after the explosion and new information about what led up to it. Solly Granatstein and Graham Messick are the producers. THIS IS DOUBLE LENGTH SEGMENT. Watch a preview GUSTAVO DUDAMEL - Now that he is the musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel wants to transplant in the U.S. the Venezuelan child orchestra system that changed his life. Bob Simon reports. Harry Radliffe is the producer. Watch a preview