He publicly defended the need for BP to continue its exploration work in the Gulf of Mexico at the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill , and he supported the initial response of the Japanese authorities to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant emergency . On the other hand , he has questioned the dynamic behind environmental campaigns against pulp and palm-oil producers in Indonesia , and openly challenged the World Health Organization in relation to their declaration of the 2009 flu pandemic , as well as the British government 's interpretation of the implications of the 2011 England riots
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Bill Durodié