Respond to the following:

Question 1

Research information on how much British Petroleum (BP) company has paid in clean-up / response costs and civil and criminal fines, penalties, and settlements as a result of the Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill., determine two (2) other costs that BP might have incurred.

Question 2
Give your opinion as to whether or not BP would have been better off had the company taken the necessary precautions to prevent or minimize an oil spill. Support your answers. Give your opinion on
whether governments should be able to rezone and condemn residential land and displace homeowners in the process, in order to facilitate commercial development. Explain your rationale and provide
your understanding of the 5th Amendment and law regarding eminent domain.