Big News on the Gulf Coast: BP Settles

[Carl]

Here is our Governor's press conference:

http://www.wtvm.com/story/29457985/watch-live-gov-bentley-ag-strange-announce-multi-billion-dollar-settlement-in-bp-oil-spill



The Press Release on the BP website is the most detailed out there:



http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/press/press-releases/bp-to-settle-federal-state-local-deepwater-horizon-claims.html

 

[Dwight Harley]

Carl,
Have your heard anything about how the natural resource agencies of the state of Alabama will spend their share of the settlement?

 

[Carl]

I am directly involved in that, I work for our DNR on the spill, neck deep in restoration project development & implementation.
So I can't comment directly until the proposed settlement is approved by the court.

 

[Capt Rich Geminski]

Carl, I come from the Empire State. Hope all the monies go to DNR projects. In my state some would leak off for special projects...