Oil Spill annotated bibliography

"The Spill"
Frontline
Frontline, February 25, 2013
Internet
3/17/14
     In the last ten years, BP has rapidly expanded it's production, and refining of oil; and also it's brand recognition. Despite their new size, or maybe because of it, failed to meet safety regulations, and caused a number of deaths. Several reputable sources say that the company itself was to blame, as opposed to individual workers. The Texas refinery incident, and the Alaska incident point to something seriously wrong with the structure of BP.


"Blowout: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster"
CBS News
CBS News, May 16, 2010
internet
3/17/14
     The destroyed oil rig is still spewing oil; no one knows exactly how much, but there are at least several million gallons. Eleven men were killed in the explosion that caused the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. A source says that the malfunction of the rig was guaranteed, as it had been building up for several weeks.



"BP Oil Spill Conviction: One Down- More To Go"
The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times, March 17, 2014
Internet
3/17/14
     Former BP employee was found guilty for obstructing justice/ destroying evidence that would have proven that the oil spill was worse than BP executives were claiming. This is the first of (hopefully) four convictions for several people involved with the BP oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico. Kurt Mix (the convicted) deleted several hundred text messages from his phone, and faces a maximum sentence of twenty years with a $250,000 fine. The explosion caused eleven deaths, and an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the water.