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8 “It appears that the application of the subsea dispersant” Justin Gillis, “Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Under the Gulf,” New York Times, May 15, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/us/16oil.html.
9 Dispersant making oil available to fish M. Brown and Jason Dearen, “New, Giant Sea Oil Plume Seen in Gulf,” Associated Press, May 27, 2010; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37384717/ns/gulf_oil_spill.
10 Quotes by Shaw, Joye, Overton, and Twilley “Debates Rage over Impact of Oil Dispersants in Gulf,” Hindustan Times, July 12, 2010; http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report_debates-rage-over-impact-of-oil-dispersants-in-gulf_1408787.
11 The mix is more toxic M. J. Hemmer et al., “Comparative Toxicity of Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil (LSC) and Chemically Dispersed LSC to Two Gulf of Mexico Aquatic Test Species,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development, July 31, 2010; http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/reports/phase2dispersant-toxtest.pdf.
12 Bluefin tuna “USM Scientists Head Out for Bluefin Tuna Larvae,” Associated Press, May 17, 2010; http://www.bettermsreport.com/2010/05/ap-scientists-from-usm-seek-tuna-larvae.
13 Native Americans C. Burdeau, “Spill Reinforces Oil Bad Will for American Indians,” Associated Press, May 18, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=10673076.
14 “We never said it produced 5,000” M. Winter, “Oil Update: Spill to Harm Europe, Arctic Wildlife; Hurricane Season Looms,” USA Today, May 21, 2010; http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/05/oil-update-spill-to-harm-europe-arctic-wildlife-hurricane-season-looms/1.
15 “We cannot trust BP,” and “I don’t see any possibility,” and “it might be a little more,” and “an absurd position” “BP Accused of Cover-up as Size of Slick Remains Unknown,” Agence France-Presse, May 20, 2010; http://www.terradaily.com/reports/BP_accused_of_cover-up_as_size_of_slick_remains_unknown_999.html.
16 “They want to hide the body” J. Gillis, “Scientists Fault Lack of Studies over Gulf Spill,” New York Times, May 20, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/science/earth/20noaa.html.
17 Interview with Admiral Thad Allen C. Crowley, interview with Thad Allen, CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley, May 23, 2010; http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1005/23/sotu.01.html.
18 Brown and orange globs K. McGill and Vicki Smith, “A Month in, Outrage over Gulf Oil Spill Grows,” Associated Press, May 21, 2010; http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/a_month_in_outrage_over_gulf_o.html.
19 Billy Nungesser, and the Louisiana governor, and his statistics, also EPA’s deadline “Louisiana Marshes Hit by Gulf Oil Slick,” Agence France-Presse, May 21, 2010; http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/
1058133/1/.html.
20 “This is not sheen” J. C. McKinley and Campbell Robertson, “Oil Is Fouling Wetlands, Official Says,” New York Times, May 20, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/us/20spill.html.
21 Dead zone C. Burdeau, “Dead Zone in the Gulf One of the Largest Ever,” Associated Press, August 2, 2010; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/02/tech/main6736957.shtml.
22 Nancy Rabalais quoted C. Burdeau and Seth Borenstein, “Scientists Think Gulf Can Recover,” Associated Press, August 6, 2010; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38582049/ns/us_news-environment/
23 Requirements to submit plans, and a “culture of substance abuse and promiscuity M. Kunzelman and Richard T. Pienciak, “Rule Change Helped BP on Gulf Project,” Associated Press, May 6, 2010; http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10568369.
24 Salazar dividing the Minerals Management Service J. C. McKinley and Campbell Robertson, “Oil Is Fouling Wetlands, Official Says,” New York Times, May 20, 2010; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/us/20spill.html. See also M. Daly, “Minerals Management Service to Be Divided into 3 Parts,” Associated Press, May 19, 2010; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/19/minerals-management-servi_o_n_582248.html.
25 “It took hundreds of years” J. Dearen, “Month into Gulf Spill, Fishermen See Bleak Future,” Associated Press, May 21, 2010; http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/05/21/month_into