Participants in the Fall 2010 Gulf of Mexico BP Deepwater Horizon Blowout Research Project

Research Submission to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
—a Project of the Boston College Land & Environmental Law Program

Pictured: Front row: Gregory Bradford, Project Coordinator; Gregory O’Brien, President, Boston College Environmental Law Society

Second row: Inna Kraner, Hannah Joseph, Mathew Todaro, Maria Nunez, Hannah Rogers-Ganter, Cecilia Nardelli, Susan Harris, Nancy Frigo, Christopher Becker, Jacob Edelman, Prof. Zygmunt Plater

Third row: Vsevolod Tatarenkov, Gabriel Friedlander, __, __, Melanie Macwilliamsbrooks, Brittany Loring, Brendan Boyle, Benjamin Elliott, Nicholas Buttino, Eric French

Camera shy: ___[15 more student researchers]

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BC Land & Environmental Law Program Submission to the Presidential Commission on the BP Gulf Oil Spill

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Cover Sheet:

Cover Sheet

Index of Submissions:

Index for Boston College Law School Memoranda-1.doc

Memo 100: Systemic Scope

Systemic Scope.doc

Memo 101: Surety Bonds

Surety Bonds.docx

Memo 102: Marine Spill Response Corporation

Marine Spill Response Corp.docx

Memo 102A: Supplement/Update to Memo 102

Supplemental Submission Report Updating Memo 102 to Commission-9

Memo 103: Jones Act

Jones Act Issues.docx

Memo 105: RCAC Watchdog Groups

RCAC Watchdog Groups.doc

Memo 106: Interstate Compacts

Interstate Compacts.doc

Memo 107: NEPA Considerations

Some NEPA Considerations-revised-3.doc

Memo 108: Chemical Dispersants

Chemical Dispersants.doc

Memo 109: Contingency Planning

Contingency Planning.docx

Memo 112: Public Information

Public Information.doc

Memo 113: Coastline Access Prohibitions

Coastline Access Prohibitions.docx

Memo 115: Reopener Clause

Reopener Clause.doc

Memo 117: Shareholder Derivative Suits

Shareholder Derivative Suits.docx

Memo 118: Debarment

Debarment.doc

Memo 120: Oil Pollution Act Liability

Oil Pollution Act Liability.docx

Memo 121: Community Health

Community Health.docx

Memo 122: State Litigation

State Litigation.doc

Memo 128: Proprietary Information

Proprietary Information.docx

Memo 130: Comparative Law

Comparative Law.doc

Memo 136: Ombudsman Issues

Ombudsman Issues.docx

Memo 137: Additional Research Topics

Additional Research Topics.doc

Appendix D.100

D.100.doc

Appendix D.107-1

D.107-1.pdf

Appendix D.108-A

D.108-A.pdf

Appendix D.108-B

D.108-B.pdf

Appendix D.108-C

D.108-C.pdf

Appendix D.108-D

D.108-D.pdf

Appendix D.108-E

D.108-E.pdf

Appendix D.108-F

D.108-F.pdf

Appendix D.108-G

D.108-G.pdf

Appendix D.108-H

D.108-H.pdf

Appendix D.108-I

D.108-I.pdf

Appendix D.108-J

D.108-J.pdf

Appendix D.121-A

D.121-A.pdf

Appendix D.121-B

D.121-B.pdf

Appendix D.121-C

D.121-C.pdf

Appendix D.130

D.130.doc

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