Many have begun to wonder if those responsible for the BP Gulf Oil Spill in 2010 would ever face any sort of justice for their grave and careless handling of the largest environmental disaster in US history. Now finally it looks as if the Federal government is ready to move forward in its prosecution of the case.
The charges will be officially revealed next year and are thought to be based primarily on whether or not corporate representatives made false claims in regards to the safety of drilling in the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
The charges, as seemingly small as they are, carry a penalty of up to 5 years in prison in addition to fines. BP is not commenting on the charges.
The infamous Deepwater Horizon spill claimed the lives of 11 people and allowed more than 200 million gallons of oil to be leaked into the Gulf of Mexico.
Although the oil industry has spent millions of public relations campaigns that state otherwise, the economic impact of the oil spill is still unknown, with many saying that the effects could be felt for many years to come, especially in the tourism and fishing industries.
While BP continues to be one of the wealthiest companies in the energy industry, the spill has cost BP $41 billion and has severely damaged the company's once decent reputation.
The thing is, if a similar disaster were to happen in the future, not much would have changed. In fact, no laws have been enacted that would make disasters such as these less likely, and furthermore no action has been taken that would discourage other energy corporations from mounting similarly risky drilling initiatives. Shouldn't that have been priority number one?
The charges will be officially revealed next year and are thought to be based primarily on whether or not corporate representatives made false claims in regards to the safety of drilling in the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The charges, as seemingly small as they are, carry a penalty of up to 5 years in prison in addition to fines. BP is not commenting on the charges.
The infamous Deepwater Horizon spill claimed the lives of 11 people and allowed more than 200 million gallons of oil to be leaked into the Gulf of Mexico.
Although the oil industry has spent millions of public relations campaigns that state otherwise, the economic impact of the oil spill is still unknown, with many saying that the effects could be felt for many years to come, especially in the tourism and fishing industries.
While BP continues to be one of the wealthiest companies in the energy industry, the spill has cost BP $41 billion and has severely damaged the company's once decent reputation.
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