BP Cleanup A 'Cover-Up,' Louisiana Says, Pointing To Oil - MSNBC

[WillyT]

BP cleanup a 'cover-up,' Louisiana says, pointing to oil
State takes reporters on tour of oily marsh; Coast Guard cites team work but no details

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"This is the biggest cover-up in the history of America," Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser told reporters, gesturing with his gloved right hand, which was covered in oil. Nungesser was accompanied by Robert Barham, the secretary of Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

As the two were answering questions from reporters, representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration interrupted to point out that a plan is being developed to clean up the marshes. They also insisted that the government has not abandoned the Gulf, nor has it lost sight of the fact that BP is a responsible party.

"Clearly there is oil here in the marsh but we are working as a team to find a best way to clean it up," said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Dan Lauer. "It's a high priority."

The two sides then got into a heated argument, with Nungesser using profanity.

"It's like you're in bed with BP," Nungesser told the Coast Guard and NOAA officials.

"Don't tell me I got a voice in the way you put together that crappy document," Nungesser said as WDSU TV filmed the altercation. "It ain't worth the paper it's printed on. That is bulls..."

Lauer responded that he understands the frustration, but vowed that the cleanup would continue. "No one has ever said, 'It's over, we're going home,'" he said.

BP officials contacted by telephone had no immediate comment.

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More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40970247/ns/us_news-environment/

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[CountAllVotes]

1. a clump of oil and dead marsh grass from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

[Kingofalldems]

2. Special Prosecutor needed right now

[Mimosa]

5. ^ Definitely! King. ^

Think THAT will happen?

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. People here in the Gulf states know EXACTLY what is and what is not going on,

believe me.
BP is focused on sounding good and looking good, period.

All you have to do is read al.com or nola.com to see the truth.
Local news is there, not in the MSM.

[walldude]

4. Funny I seem to remember getting slammed

for daring to question the governments statement that 75% of the oil is already gone.

[Generic Other]

7. you and me both

:grouphug:

[Poboy]

6. Recommend!

[TheKentuckian]

8. This is a complete no confidence situation. How this crap gets the level of pass it has, I cannot

fathom at all other than pure not wanting to "go there".

It is hard to swallow, I don't think I really have beyond the intellectual level. If that bile had reached the heart or gut I don't know that I'd be sending comments. Accepting this deep down means some pretty rough shit.

The people that live in the area and work in those waters need to keep the word out and keep us up with the truth as best as they can tell it but we have to suspect foul play because of the way this has been run the whole way. BP is clearly in charge to the point of countermanding the EPA, directs the Coast Guard, and has a level of authority over the press in these regards that the military only enjoys in a limited degree.

If this whole deal doesn't stink to high heaven to you then your sniffer is busted or has been taken offline entirely.

[phasma ex machina]

9. Zero Hedge says that BP is a bankster cash machine. The powers-that-be can not afford to take it

down.