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For residents in Assumption Parish, <strong>the</strong> boiling, gas-belching bayou,<br />

with its expanding toxic sinkhole and quaking earth is no longer a<br />

mystery; but <strong>the</strong>re is little comfort in knowing <strong>the</strong> source <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> littleknown<br />

event that has forced <strong>the</strong>m out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir homes.<br />

The Climate Post: Scientific Papers Share Lessons Learned From<br />

<strong>the</strong> BP Oil Spill<br />

A collection <strong>of</strong> papers now out in <strong>the</strong> journal Proceedings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

National Academy <strong>of</strong> Sciences (PNAS) looks at <strong>the</strong> response to <strong>the</strong><br />

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2011, examining whe<strong>the</strong>r it was successful<br />

and how it could be improved. The release <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reports comes just days<br />

after <strong>the</strong> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suspended BP from<br />

obtaining new U.S. contracts due to its “lack <strong>of</strong> business integrity”<br />

following <strong>the</strong> Deepwater Horizon accident that killed 11 workers. After<br />

<strong>the</strong> explosion, <strong>the</strong> rig’s Macondo well began gushing crude oil, a leak that<br />

would continue for nearly three months. Uncertainty surrounding <strong>the</strong> flow<br />

rate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> leaking oil was a key problem during <strong>the</strong> disaster, prompting<br />

<strong>the</strong>se U.S. government scientists to recommend that future drilling permits<br />

require mechanisms to assess <strong>the</strong> flow rate.<br />

The Cover Up: E-mails Show BP Lied to Authorities on The<br />

Deepwater Horizon Spill<br />

BP has always claimed that it shared all information with <strong>the</strong> public<br />

and with <strong>the</strong> federal government about <strong>the</strong> extent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Deepwater<br />

Horizon oil spill, and <strong>the</strong> rate <strong>of</strong> flow <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> leaking oil. BP has stated that<br />

it never knew <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> true quantity <strong>of</strong> oil escaping <strong>the</strong> well until a few<br />

months after <strong>the</strong> blowout, however emails that are soon to be released<br />

seem to suggest o<strong>the</strong>rwise.<br />

Emails: BP Lied About Extent <strong>of</strong> Oil Spill<br />

Emerging evidence may support accusations that BP initially lied<br />

about <strong>the</strong> extent <strong>of</strong> its devastating 2010 oil spill, reports <strong>the</strong> Huffington<br />

Post. Former BP engineer Kurt Mix, charged with destroying spill-related<br />

text messages, plans to defend himself by releasing emails that show BP<br />

knew about <strong>the</strong> true extent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> leak almost immediately. Mix’s lawyers<br />

say he warned a supervisor that <strong>the</strong> fatal rig explosion could leak up to

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