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    Which Way, L.A.?

    BP Gets Millions in Stimulus for California Power Plant

    Oil giant BP is under heavy pressure from Washington to pay for the damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon blowout .  At the same time, it’s collecting $308 million in stimulus money for its role in building a power plant near Bakersfield.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Oil giant BP is under heavy pressure from Washington to pay for the damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon blowout. At the same time, it’s collecting $308 million in stimulus money for its role in building a power plant near Bakersfield. Will Evans is reporting that story for California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Will Evans

      Freelance Investigative Reporter, California Watch

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    California Embraces National Education Standards
    1. 0:00BP Gets Millions in Stimulus for California Power PlantYou’re reading this
    2. 6:33California Embraces National Education Standards
    3. 15:56LAUSD Deputy Superintendent John Deasy
    4. 25:09America Leaves Iraq: Is the Mission Accomplished at Last?
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