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On the recordJune 9, 2010
Unfortunately, the Deepwater Horizon explosion, and the tragic loss of 11 lives and injuries of 25 people, is not the only petroleum-based disaster we have had.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson highlights the Deepwater Horizon disaster as part of a larger issue of petroleum disasters.

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