Senator slams feds over decade-old oil leak in Gulf

[jakeXT]

Source: AP

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A U.S. senator from Florida is pressing federal officials to disclose technical data and other information about a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, after an investigation by The Associated Press revealed evidence that the spill is far worse than a company or government regulators have publicly reported.

In a letter Friday to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Sen. Bill Nelson said it is "unacceptable" that oil is still leaking from the site off Louisiana's coast where an oil platform owned by Taylor Energy Company toppled during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

The Florida Democrat, who is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, told Jewell and Johnson that "all necessary resources" should be committed to stopping the oil from flowing.

"If you've got an oil rig that's been leaking for 11 years, then it's time for us to find out what's going on," Nelson said during a telephone interview.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-slams-feds-over-decade-old-oil-leak-in-gulf/

[Dustlawyer]

1. The Regulatory Agency's have no money for enforcement, the Coast guard leaves oil companies

alone, and the drilling companies have no incentive or disincentive to clean it up!
BP made a deal with the Obama administration prior to the 2010 mid-term elections to let the Coast Guard do what BP said and support Ken Feinberg as the "Independant" head of a non-existent 20 billion dollar fund. Now BP can drill again, but the victims have been getting horribly screwed. No media outlets will report the truth in fear of losing the massive advertising dollars BP is spending.
We are ruining the earth at a record pace while Earth Day, next week will get barely a mention!

[asiliveandbreathe]

2. Hey Ben - how long have you been in congress? From Florida , why now Ben???

where are the Louisiana reps on this - ???? Huh, huh, huh????people's health and livelyhoods - meh!!! 11 years??? - Meh!!!! -

"If you've got an oil rig that's been leaking for 11 years, then it's time for us to find out what's going on," Nelson said during a telephone interview.

Love the way LA and FL vote...are there textbooks in them thar' schools???

[onethatcares]

4. this is Bill Nelson

and he's a TPA/TPP supporter. I wonder which one of his donors said something to him.

that isn't the only leaking rig in the gulf

[jwirr]

3. Is this another spill and company or is he talking about BP? Our oceans are dying and our

government makes deals. I think we need to elect an environmental scientist as our president.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

5. Way before BP