June 2010
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Had Government Properly Prepared for an Oil Spill?
Oil Spill response is supposed to be coordinated as per the National Response System and substantively by national, regional, state, area and facility oil spill response plans. Relevant plans and explanations are found here.
Moratorium Orders and Court Opinion
Moratorium Order – Original; amended by Moratorium Order – Modified; overturned by: Court Opinion - Injunction Struck Down Moratorium
Response: Are Dispersants Really the Right Tool?
We are pouring millions of gallons of dipersants on the surface of the spill. However, most of the oil is emulsified. See what technology the National Response Team scientific panel reviewed on May 15 and ask yourself why…
