Greed caused BP's gulf oil spill, lawyers argue
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 02:00
in Earth & Climate
Plaintiffs in the case against BP say at a civil trial that corporate greed led to a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.NEW ORLEANS — Energy giant BP, behind schedule and $50 million over budget drilling a deep-water well, emphasized cost-cutting over safety, causing the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, lawyers said Monday as the company's high-stakes civil trial began.