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May 28, 2010

New Oil Plume Discovered in Gulf
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Marine scientists, meanwhile, have discovered what they say is a massive
new plume of oil stretching twenty-two miles beneath the Gulf, the
second such discovery since the spill. Experts believe the plume
resulted from the toxic dispersants used by BP to break up the oil. In
contrast to the first, the new plume is headed inward toward the
habitats of many fish and other species. On Thursday, oceanographer Ian
Mac Donald of Florida State University said BP has been minimizing the
size of coastal areas affected by the spill.

Ian Mac Donald: "I cannot understand why BP persists in making these
claims on television that are so patently false and so easily disproved.
I mean, don’t they have PR people telling them that the best thing to do
is to fess up and admit what they have to do. I mean, this is absolutely
shocking, and I can’t believe that they are persisting in this."



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