Quotes of the Day

Oil floats on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico around a work boat at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico June 2, 2010.
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010

Open quoteWe intend to prove that these defendants are responsible for government removal costs, economic losses and environmental damages without limitation.Close quote

  • ERIC HOLDER,
  • U.S. Attorney General, on the lawsuit that the U.S. government has filed against BP over the Gulf oil spill
Photo: Sean Gardner / Reuters | Source: BBC