Today, N.O.A.A. senior scientist told Congress that he was wrong about how much oil gushed into the Gulf, how much remains and conceded almost all of it is not accounted for, days after academic researchers ripped his two-week-old report to shreds. Documents reveal BP is withholding information from Transocean regarding the April 20 explosion that caused the gusher.
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Report: Government Scientist Concedes 300% More Oil in Gulf Than Estimated, 90% of Gushed Oil ‘Unaccounted For’
Posted: 19 August 2010 by Little Alex in National NewsTags: Bill Lehr, BP, corporatism, Deepwater Horizon, environment, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf oil spill, law, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Newspeak, Transocean, University of Georgia, University of South Florida, US
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Study: 79% of Oil Could Still Be in Gulf of Mexico
Posted: 17 August 2010 by Little Alex in National News, Political ScienceTags: bankruptcy, BP, BP Exploration and Production, capitalism, corporatism, Deepwater Horizon, environment, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf oil spill, human rights, libertarian, limited liability, Newspeak, Obama Administration, Transocean, University of Georgia, University of South Florida, US
Specifics of its agreement with the government reveal BP PLC has not agreed, as is widely reported, to set aside a $20bn escrow fund for the Deepwater Horizon explosion that flooded the Gulf of Mexico with millions of barrels of oil. CNN reported Tuesday morning that University of South Florida researchers are calling the floor of the Gulf “a constellation” oil, based on preliminary observations of images (10:47):