[All] Fwd: How Big is the Spill?

[Robert Milligan]

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> From: "Maggie L. Fox, Repower America" <info at repoweramerica.org>
> Date: May 25, 2010 11:28:37 AM GMT-04:00
> To: <mill at continuum.org>
> Subject: How Big is the Spill?
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> Dear Friend,
>
> It's now been over a month since the Deepwater Oil Disaster began --  
> and not only has BP failed to stop the flow of oil so far, but we  
> still don't even know how big the spill is -- because BP won't allow  
> anyone else to investigate the extent of the problem.
>
> The secrecy must stop.
>
> BP is refusing to share information -- data it's already tracking --  
> that would assist in the response and public understanding of the  
> scope and severity of the Deepwater Oil Disaster. And they have  
> every incentive in the world to keep doing so -- news reports say  
> that the smaller the official estimates of the spill, the lower BP's  
> liability could be in court.1
>
> We don't let criminals investigate their own crimes, and this  
> shouldn't be any different. It's time for BP to get out of the way  
> and allow access for independent scientists and engineers to  
> determine the real size of this catastrophe.
>
> Sign the petition today calling on BP to provide full access to all  
> their data to the government and independent scientists.
>
> Independent reviews by scientists across the country are suggesting  
> that the oil leak may be as much as 19 times worse than the original  
> estimates -- but BP refuses to provide them with the data required  
> to make their estimates more precise. All we know for sure is that  
> the oil just keeps on gushing.
>
> BP is extremely sensitive right now to public pressure -- so let's  
> tell them that we won't stand for them hiding the truth. We'll  
> deliver copies of the petitions and any comments you submit to the  
> CEO of BP, as well as the Administrator of the Environmental  
> Protection Agency.
>
> Demand full access to BP's data and real answers about the Deepwater  
> disaster.
>
> Thanks for joining this fight,
>
> Maggie L. Fox
> Chief Executive Officer
> Climate Protection Action Fund
>
> P.S. This disaster is a painful reminder of how dangerous our  
> addiction to oil really is - and how critical it is that our elected  
> officials in Washington pass strong climate and clean energy  
> legislation that weans us off of dirty fossil fuels as soon as  
> possible. We must make sure that Americans and our leaders  
> understand the true cost of oil. We simply can't afford a BP  
> coverup. Sign the petition now demanding full transparency.
>
> ___________
> 1. Marisa Taylor, Renee Schoof and Erika Bolstad, "Low oil spill  
> estimate could save BP millions in court," McClatchy Newspapers, May  
> 20, 2010.http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100521/pl_mcclatchy/3511770
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