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Live video from BP spill is placed online

Thu May 20, 2010 2:00 PM EDT
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msnbc.com News — The Associated Press

UNDATED: In this handout from BP, the main oil leak at the end of the riser pipe is seen underwater in the Gulf of Mexico. An estimated 1,000-5,000 barrels of oil a day are leaking into the Gulf after the Deepwater Horizon oil platform sunk off the coast of Louisiana.

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— After telling BP they would host the live feed if the company itself could or would not, U.S. lawmakers on Thursday started streaming live video of the Gulf oil spill from 5,000 feet below sea level.

"We will triumph over this tragedy through technology and transparency, so our best minds can bring all resources to bear to end this spill," Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said in a statement.

"This video will allow the world to see the damage that is occurring in our oceans, and reinforce the urgency to end this disaster," he added.

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., also is hosting a live online feed. "The broader scientific community and our university experts need to see all this so they can add to our knowledge of what happened and why," Nelson said in a statement. "Plus, we need to make sure everybody sees what's going on down there."

Markey added that "this may be BP’s footage, but it’s America’s ocean. ... This footage will aid analysis by independent scientists blocked by BP from coming to see the spill."

Markey chairs the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee within the Energy and Commerce Committee, which is leading a House investigation into the spill.

“BP is going to have to pay for the cleanup of this spill and the long-term damage. Hosting this video on our website is the only freebie they’re going to get,” Markey added.

Heavy demand has been slowing access, but the main live feed sites are:

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Reply#1 - Thu May 20, 2010 4:03 PM EDT
citizen-1827817

Here it is.... I think. The page won't load probably due to the fact that so many people want to see WTF is going on down there.

http://globalwarming.house.gov/spillcam/

    Reply#2 - Thu May 20, 2010 5:21 PM EDT
    The Man-1559316

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      Reply#3 - Thu May 20, 2010 7:54 PM EDT
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