[THS] Why Is God Smiting the Deep South?

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Oil Spill TRIPLED In Size In 3 Days (VIDEO):

"I've been in Pensacola and I am very, very concerned about this filth in the Gulf of
Mexico," Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said at a fundraiser for his U.S. Senate campaign
Sunday night. "It's not a spill, it's a flow. Envision sort of an underground volcano of
oil and it keeps spewing over 200,000 gallons every single day, if not more."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/oil-spill-tripled-in-size_n_560883.html

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BP warned of rig fault ten years ago:

In June 2000, the oil giant issued a "notice of default" to Transocean, the operator of
the rig that blew up last month. The dispute was over problems with a blowout
preventer, a set of iron slabs that should close out-of-control wells. It failed on the
Gulf of Mexico rig, triggering the explosion and oil spill.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/arti
cle7114087.ece

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Oil Spill Liability :

Under the law that established the reserve, called the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, the
operators of the offshore rig face no more than $75 million in liability for the damages
that might be claimed by individuals, companies or the government.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/us/02liability.html

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Why Is God Smiting the Deep South?:

It's notable then that with the biggest-ever oil slick bearing down on Gulf Coast
beaches and a spate of deadly tornadoes and floods across the South over the past
few weeks, interpreters of divine vengeance have been eerily quiet.
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2010/05/03/why-is-god-smiting-the-deep-south/