BP Oil Spill – Who Will Pay and How Much?
Federal investigators are likely to file criminal charges against at least one of the companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico spill, raising the prospects of significantly higher penalties than a current $75 million cap on civil liability.
Tyson Slocum - Director of the Energy Program at Public Citizen, is an expert in issues dealing with regulation and deregulation of energy markets, the impact of mergers and lax regulations over electricity, petroleum and natural gas and federal energy legislation.
Public Citizen - Lobbyist for the People:
Public Citizen serves as the people’s voice in the nation’s capital. Since their founding in 1971, we have delved into an array of areas, but their work on each issue shares an overarching goal: To ensure that all citizens are represented in the halls of power.
Scott Nelson - Senior Attorney for the Litigation Group at Public Citizen.
Scott Nelson is an expert in issues of access to presidential records, Freedom of Information Act cases, campaign finance law, administrative law, OSHA standards, class action lawsuits and practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He discusses the many campaigns and issues PULIC citizen has been and currently is involved with.