Markey calls for BP to prove claim of no underwater oil plume

[ProSense]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- Rep. Edward Markey on Monday challenged the assertion by oil giant BP's chief executive that no underwater oil plumes have formed because of the Gulf of Mexico spill.

In a letter to BP, Markey, D-Massachusetts, said scientific evidence showed such plumes have formed and he asked for BP CEO Tony Hayward to provide evidence to back up Hayward's claim Sunday that the spilled oil had gone to the surface.

On Sunday, Markey, who heads the House Energy and Environment subcommittee, had accused BP of issuing false statements about the oil spill.

"BP in this instance means 'Blind to Plumes,'" Markey said in a statement Monday.




Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/31/oil.spill.markey.bp/

[BelgianMadCow]

1. right sentiment - the undersea dispersing is SOOOO wrong, but you can't prove a negative

...

the govt should have been tracking that from the very start of subsea dispersing tbh. Now we have the occasional scientist we owe a lot to..

BP claiming the plumes are very low concentration is belied by 3rd plume report, clearly not ppm range but fat effing toxic soup (like up top)

[flamingdem]

2. Go Markey, chomping on Hayward nt

[LakeSamish706]

3. The problem is, BP will come back with well those aren't ours. Wait and see, even

if proof comes that there are oil plumes there, which we have already witnessed.

[BelgianMadCow]

4. now there is a prediction I will bet on - have seen the groundwork laid out for that

what one can hope for, is lots of independent samples that can be traced back (?) via composition (possibly via Corexit, that would be Karma) to their catastrophy.

[LakeSamish706]

5. Yep, never thought of that good old corexit... I did a Google on that crap the other

day, and it reeks of being bad for human/animal health.

[BelgianMadCow]

7. "reeks of being bad" - that's put very mildly I'm afraid

did you miss the ban on it in the UK (of all places) due to it being toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic?

or maybe a case of :sarcasm: on your part

:hi:

[LakeSamish706]

10. Forgot my sarcasm thingy.... This is going to have so many effects, not only in the

Gulf I'm afraid.

[joanmj]

6. Way to go Markey....

at least you are keeping your "boot on BP's neck"--I can't say that about others in this administration.

[truthisfreedom]

8. "Blind to Plumes"... I love it!

God they are so fucked.

[truthisfreedom]

9. Also BP= Beyond Prosecution (in their eyes)

[HopeHoops]

11. Well, BP said they hadn't "SEEN" any plumes, so they don't exist.

Perhaps they didn't see any because they weren't fucking looking for them!

[ixion]

12. whenever someone makes a simplistic, neatly-framed claim like Hayward

You can pretty much bet it's BS.

In this case, to claim that all the oil went to the surface is silly and wildly simplistic.