BBC News - BP oil spill a result of 'poor decision making'

As the debate over energy strategy rages following BP's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the former president of Shell discusses whether we can trust big oil companies. John Hofmeister was president of Shell's American business from 2005 to 2008 and has said many energy companies choose to tell a "guarded version of the truth."

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President Obama to appear on 'The View'

Obama will appear on "The View" as part of the program's "Red, White & Blue View" campaign, which is dedicated to political guests and discussions. He'll tape his interview on Wednesday; he'll cover topics that include his administration's accomplishments, jobs, the economy, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and family life in the White House.

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BP misses deadline to fund $20 billion escrow account

Last month President Barack Obama persuaded BP to set up an escrow account in the amount of $20 billion ($5 billion a year for the next four years) to compensate those that make their living off of waters in the Gulf of Mexico and to pay for the clean up caused by BP’s oil disaster. Kenneth Fienberg, who was the administrator for the 911 victims

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Hofmeister Discusses Design of BP's Gulf of Mexico Well: Vid

July 20 (Bloomberg) -- John Hofmeister, a former Shell Oil Co. president and founder of the advocacy group Citizens for Affordable Energy, talks about possib...

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