Gulf of Mexico Still in Crisis Four Months After BP Explosion

[Forkboy]

Center for Biological Diversity Tour Finds Oiled Beaches, Water and Wildlife

NEW ORLEANS— Today marks the end of the fourth month since BP’s negligence and lack of government oversight caused the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig to explode, sending more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. To assess how much damage was done and is continuing, the Center for Biological Diversity sent a team to the Gulf to assess the state of its beaches, marshes, waters and wildlife.

What the Center’s team saw was horrific. “Touring the Gulf of Mexico this week I’ve seen firsthand how oil is still killing wildlife and fouling beaches and marshes,” said Kierán Suckling, the Center’s executive director. “This crisis is far from over.”

On Grand Isle, the team found beaches covered in oil. Pools of liquid oil lie on the surface, and oil mixed with sand is hardened in mats along the water’s edge. Some beaches appear fine from a distance but are actually sitting atop massive amounts of oil, which bubbled to the surface when the team walked across the sand. Digging into the sand with rubber gloves, the Center’s team struck oil just six inches below the clean-looking surface.
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In short, a full four months post-explosion, the Gulf of Mexico is still an oily mess despite rosy assertions by oil companies and the Obama administration two weeks ago that most of the oil is gone. The Center’s survey supports the conclusion of independent scientists, who announced findings on Monday that 80 percent of the oil is still present and continues to foul the beaches, waters, marshes and wildlife of the Gulf.

http://biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2010/gulf-disaster-08-20-2010.html

[ejpoeta]

1. this while they stop paying their victims and it seems the government is

person doling out the money in that fund is being a real dick as well. how is this being allowed! what do we have to do to get these companies who destroy the friggin gulf and other places to friggin take the responsibility instead of letting them screw everyone over.

[bherrera]

2. Scientists will argue now for a long time

They will have endless arguments about this oil spill, I am sure. I suspect many scientists who say there is a lot of oil say it to make sure they receive money to investigate the oil spill. And there is a lot of misinformation being said by many sides. I have faith in the Obama administration, they seem to be very professional. Thusly I conclude most of this oil is gone, and the ocean is saved. There may be some oil in Louisiana and other such places, but that is limited in the extent. How do I know this? Because the photographs these guys show are very limited in extent, to one area in Louisiana.

I have been reading about Neanderthals recently, and the arguments amongst the scientists are also intense. There is a group which likes to deny the human race is from Africa, and they continue to insist even though the proof is clear, the original stock is African. But some of us are mixed with Neanderthal. These are the latest findings. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill will create the same type of argument for many years.

[QC]

3. Don't be silly. The oil went bye bye! n/t

[nashville_brook]

4. K and R #5