Interesting review here of Deepwater Horizon.

The guy who reviewed Deepwater Horizon for Coming Soon is apparently a guy who works in the oil industry as a deepwater rig designer, and he was pleasantly surprised by the way that the movie was presented:

While I went into this movie expecting the message of Deepwater Horizon to be an indictment against the oil industry for raping the environment, that wasn’t necessarily it. The real message was the consequence of cutting corners. When people sacrifice technical expertise and careful thought for the sake of money and time, the consequences can be disastrous. And that’s not just a lesson for the oil industry. It’s a lesson for every engineering discipline.

Apparently they also got the look, world, and feel of deep-water oil rig life right. All in all, the reviewer gave the movie a positive rating. Given that I was going to skip this flick because I didn’t want to watch a scientifically-illiterate anti-energy screed, finding out that it’s apparently not is genuinely helpful information. I might go see this movie now.

Trailer below.

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Hillary Clinton mega-donor indicted for scamming money from Deepwater Horizon spill.

Well now. Hillary Clinton really needs to give back that money. And I’m not just saying that because I’m cruel that way.

A major Hillary Clinton fundraiser has been indicted for false statements and identity theft related to the Deepwater Horizon litigation.

The San Antonio Express-News reported Wednesday that a federal grand jury in Mississippi has indicted Mikal Watts, a Texas attorney who has been accused of using false identities to inflate the number of clients he was representing in the class action lawsuit against BP.

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