the oil and gas industry simply was not prepared to deal with that kind of a blowout
Ken Salazar: “the oil and gas industry simply was not prepared to deal with that kind of a blowout”
On the recordNovember 15, 2011
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Salazar discusses the industry's lack of preparedness for oil spills.
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