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1 online resource (947 pages) |
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Appendix F: List of Staff Working PapersIndex |
| Summary |
On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region's economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas the latest frontier in the national energy supply. Soon after, President Barack Obama appointed a seven-member Commission to investigate the disaster, analyze its causes and effects, and recommend the actions ne |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780786755103 |
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0786755105 |
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