The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey issued a new report as to the status of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The upbeat report was delivered at a White House press conference. According to the report, relatively little oil remains on the surface due to skimming, burn off, and recapture. The report breaks down into percentages the fate of the oil in the environment. As can be seen by this nifty high school graphic:
Federal and non-government scientists authored the report (possible BP ones?), though conveniently, the methodology and measurement used was not divulged to the public. Interestingly enough, 26 percent of the residual oil is unaccounted for. The report speculates that it is below the surface and that in good time Mother Nature will dissolve it naturally. The governments Unified Command Response Operations is taking credit for containing and cleaning up 33% of the spill, while another 25% evaporated or disappeared into thin air like magic. Another 18% is credited to being naturally dispersed. To where, the report does not say. I can understand the political necessity to lie and deceive the public, and already the mainstream media is touting the NOAA’s report as being factual. Keep in mind that this report comes from the same people who continually underestimated the flow of oil into the Gulf. So we know we can trust them. This disaster will not go away for a very long time. We need to hold the government and the media’s feet to the fire on this one. Even though the report says things are better, the reality is that the consequences of this disaster will continue to surface for at least the next 50 years.
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