Disaster on the horizon : high stakes, high risks, and the story behind the Deepwater well blowout
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Cavnar, Bob, 1953-
Published
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2010.
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xviii, 230 pages : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction
363.11962 PBK
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BP (Firm)
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.
Offshore oil well drilling -- Mexico, Gulf of -- History.
Oil spills -- Mexico, Gulf of.
Oil wells -- Mexico, Gulf of -- Blowouts.

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Published
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2010.
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Book
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-220) and index.
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Provides detail about the oil well accident that occurred in April of 2010, which the author describes as the worst oil well accident in United States history, and examines the oil industry, its resistance to regulations, and government concessions that cause the issues to remain.

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