National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_on_the_BP_Deepwater_Horizon_Oil_Spill_and_Offshore_Drilling

The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling is a bipartisan presidential commission, established by Executive Order 13543 signed by Barack Obama on May 21, 2010, that is “tasked with providing recommendations on how the United States can prevent and mitigate the impact of any future spills that result from offshore drilling.” It came about as a result of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.^[1] The first public hearings, held on July 12 and 13, 2010 in New Orleans, included scheduled testimony from Federal government officials and representatives of BP on the status of the spill and clean-up efforts, as well as from local officials, community leaders, and scientists on the economic, cultural, and ecological impacts of the oil spill on Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems.

On October 6, 2010 the commission released preliminary reports criticizing the Obama administration for mismanagement of its response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Amongst other things cited were, not being fully candid with the American people, and giving the impression of not being fully competent.^[4][5]

On January 11, 2011, the commission released its final report,^[6] with recommendations to Congress for new spending and regulations.

Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon is the operator for BP p.l.c.

Note: Jamie S. Gorelick was an attorney for BP p.l.c., a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and is a trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Human Rights First, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank), a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Urban Institute (think tank), the Human Rights First, the ClimateWorks Foundation, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Carl-Henric Svanberg is an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank), and the chairman BP p.l.c.

Douglas J. Flint is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, and was a director at BP p.l.c.  

Kenneth R. Feinberg is a director at the Human Rights First, and the victim compensation administrator for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill investigated the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

William K. Reilly was a co-chair for the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, and a chairman emeritus for the ClimateWorks Foundation.

Frances G. Beinecke was a member of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, and is the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council.