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July 6, 2010

2007 Memo: Danger of Offshore Oil Drilling Spill A "Low-Probability" Event
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More evidence has emerged showing federal regulators failed to grasp the
dangers of offshore oil drilling. A September 2007 memo from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service said large oil spills from proposed Gulf
drilling projects were "low-probability events." The memo also said than
an oil spill wouldn’t likely affect brown pelicans, sea turtles and
other animals with Gulf Coast habitats.



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