Democracy Now! Interviews Sea Shepherd’s Scott West
Democracy Now! Interviews Sea Shepherd’s Scott West
One month after the BP oil spill, Democracy Now! speaks to Scott West of Sea Shepherd, a former top investigator at the Environmental Protection Agency who led an investigation of BP following a major oil pipeline leak in Alaska’s North Slope that spilled 250,000 gallons of oil on the Alaskan tundra. Before West finished his investigation, the Bush Justice Department reached a settlement with BP, and the oil company agreed to pay $20 million. At the same time, BP managed to avoid prosecution for the Texas City refinery explosion that killed fifteen workers by paying a $50 million settlement.
For the rush transcript from May 20, 2010, click here
Watch the interview on our video page.
Related Sea Shepherd news:
May 17 - Gulf Rescue Campaign
May 10 - It Could Have Been Avoided
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