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Norwegian oil and gas pipelines

For 30 years, the government adopted a series of pipelines over the 300m deep Norwegian Trench, without it having been proven methods to repair them. Timeline of events: http://www.nrk.no/dokumentar/har-lagt-ror-i-30-ar-uten-a-kunne-reparere-dem-1.12612178?fullscreen Journalist Kjersti Knudssøn Synnøve Bakke

Prosecutors did not know the truth

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The prosecutor who dismissed Skånevik case never got to know that the Labour Inspectorate allowed divers to operate without reserve air. A young American died during a record dive. Now requires more that the case is resumed.

It tore at every stage. I wondered if I would survive

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He screamed with pain. The German doctor just stood and watched and smoked cigar, says Egil Eid. In 1972, planned and approved Arbeidstilsynet an attempt dives that could have ended fatally for him and Per Ludvigsen.

The investigation of Skånevik-dive was a joke

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Secretary of the committee that investigated the fatal dive in Skånevikfjord, said they never went Arbeidstilsynet. - It was typical with cut and paste from various reports, says Rune Olav Horstad.

Divers were threatened, fired if they spoke

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Covers of the fatal accident in Skånevik is not unique, according to former deep sea diver. Oil Workers union calls for investigation and redress for the humiliation of the focal point. http://www.nrk.no/hordaland/_-dykkere-ble-truet-med-sparken-hvis-de-snakket-1.12614817 - Let the blame on the diver 2:09 COVERED: Former North Sea diver Øystein Haaland has experienced the adverse events were hushed up. Journalist  Simen Sundfjord Otterlei @simenso Journalist  Halvor Folgerø Journalist  Morten Nesvik   Published 21.10.2015, at. 3:05 p.m. DIED: David Hoover. PHOTO: PRIVATE Brennpunkt documentary "The deepest dive 'revealed Tuesday that the official investigation report following the fatal dive in Skånevikfjord in 1978 was changed , so that it appeared that David Hoover died of self-inflicted CO₂ poisoning. In reality there were technical problems that caused the death, a death that could have been avoided if the ...

NRK documentary wins prestigious Norwegian and international prices for investigative journalism

Synnøve Bakke, Kjersti Knudssøn and Alexander Vollvik Larsen receive the very respected journalism for the documentary "The Deepest Dive" and the well-known CIRCOM price. The NRK editorial "Brennpunkt" received the prestigious Norwegian SKUP-diploma for its documentary "The Deepest Dive". The team investigated what actually happened when the American diver David Hoover died - officially because of CO2-poisoning under an experimental dive to 320 meters in the Skånefjorden in Norway. At the same time in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, NRK proudly announces a first place at the CIRCOM awards for its investigative journalism for The Deepest Dive. http://www.nordicworld.tv/formats/news/139/news/pub_item http://diveaccident.drhdesign.com/

Rethinking Water Management

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Some Louisiana government officials, including the ex-governor, took a few trips over to the Netherlands to "research" how the Dutch spent billions of dollars to protect themselves from the water. When they returned, they were quick to ask the federal government for their own billions, but failed to disclose how the Dutch are now rethinking their water management. The Dutch have decided that it is better to live in harmony with the sea, instead of fighting her with large levees and gates. This is the foundation that New Orleans was built on (Notice how the older parts did not flood), and it is something that deserves another look. More info located in this NY Times article:   http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/arts/design/flood-control-in-the-netherlands-now-allows-sea-water-in.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0     DRH Design http://www.drhdesign.com