BP oil leak: What should be raised at a public hearing?
- July 12, 2010 11:17 AM |
- By POV
A video screenshot that shows oil leaking at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. (BP PLC/Associated Press)
A national commission investigating the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will hold its first public meeting in New Orleans on Monday, while BP continues its effort to put a new cap on the blown-out well.
The bipartisan U.S. national commission on the BP spill will hear from experts and members of the public during two days of hearings starting Monday morning, with a view to developing options to prevent and deal with future offshore oil spills.
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