Today sept 28, 2010 was an important day for BP and the GOM:

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Commission Meeting
[link to www.c-spanvideo.org]


Is the Coast Guard working for BP in the Gulf of Mexico
[link to expertvoter.org]




Gulf of Mexico oil drilling moratorium may be lifted early
[link to dailycaller.com]

snip:

The new rules impose a “significant number” of new technical requirements on drilling, he said, but they should be no surprise to the industry. They were outlined in a report issued a month after BP’s well blew out on April 20.





Scientist says more than 50% of oil still in Gulf
[link to dailycaller.com]

“The remaining fraction—over 50% of the total discharge—is a highly durable material that resists further dissipation,” oceanographer Ian MacDonald said in prepared testimony to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. “Much of it is now buried in marine and coastal sediments. There is scant evidence for bacterial degradation of this material prior to burial.”

The comments—the strongest contradiction yet of last month’s U.S. government estimate that the remaining oil appeared to be degrading quickly—came on a day when commissioners also repeatedly questioned responders about initial estimates...



Barack Obama under fire for grossly underestimating Gulf oil spill
White House commission finds that administration lost public trust and may have sabotaged clean-up operations
from Ghuwaaardian : ... .co.uk/environment/2010/sep/28/barack-obama-gulf-oil-spill