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as well as some new ones along <strong>the</strong> eastern coast <strong>of</strong> Louisiana<br />

south <strong>of</strong> Black Bay. And <strong>of</strong> course it’s unfortunately no surprise<br />

anymore to see <strong>the</strong> large, chronic Taylor Energy oil slick that has<br />

plagued <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn tip <strong>of</strong> Louisiana since 2004.<br />

This is — and continues to be — an underreported lesson from <strong>the</strong><br />

BP spill, but it is a crucially important one. The bias <strong>of</strong> both Big Oil and<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir allies in <strong>the</strong> government is to obfuscate or cover up. That is why<br />

folks like Bonny Schumaker, myself, and several key associates have<br />

worked tirelessly since we first learned <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> disaster to independently<br />

investigate <strong>the</strong> spill and its impacts on residents and on <strong>the</strong> marine<br />

environment. As a result, we’ve helped change <strong>the</strong> narrative and raise<br />

awareness that <strong>the</strong>re’s two sides to <strong>the</strong> ongoing story <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gulf, not just<br />

<strong>the</strong> propaganda that BP televises in its well-produced ads. Hopefully, this<br />

new, court-approved testing will get us even closer to <strong>the</strong> truth.<br />

To check out <strong>the</strong> original <strong>of</strong> U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan’s<br />

order for BP and Transocean inspections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Deepwater Horizon site,<br />

please read: http://www.stuarthsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/<br />

2012/12/53251575_8060.pdf<br />

Read my Aug. 17 , 2011 post that broke <strong>the</strong> story <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> “new<br />

Macondo leak”: http://www.stuarthsmith.com/oil-rising-again-frommacondo-well-bp-hires-fleet-<strong>of</strong>-40-shrimp-boats-to-lay-boom-around-olddeepwater-horizon-site<br />

To check out my post from last November about <strong>the</strong> 2011 leaks at <strong>the</strong><br />

Macondo field, check out: http://www.stuarthsmith.com/breakthrough-in<strong>the</strong>-macondo-mystery-bp-admits-to-new-activity-at-deepwater-horizonsite/<br />

Here is our report from Oct. 3 <strong>of</strong> this year about ano<strong>the</strong>r fresh oil<br />

sheen in <strong>the</strong> Gulf: http://www.stuarthsmith.com/breaking-news-new-oilsheen-near-site-<strong>of</strong>-deepwater-horizon-disaster/<br />

To read Bonny Schumaker’s report <strong>of</strong> her most recent flyover filed on<br />

Dec. 2, please go to: http://www.onwings<strong>of</strong>care.org/protection-apreservation/gulf-<strong>of</strong>-mexico-oil-spill-2010/gulf-2012/334-20121202slicks-macondo-area.html

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