"Here is the large surface slick that has been sitting over the Macondo
area since last autumn, with as yet no explanation from BP or the US
Coast Guard as to its origin. Its persistence, even after the weeks of
rough weather we have had in recent weeks and months, suggests that its
flow is substantial. Scientists who have sampled it have found evidence
of manmade products such as drilling mud ... There are patches of rainbow and weathered “mousse” in it as well, which we have not seen out there for many months ... We’re still not satisfied with BP’s response to the problem, and
we’re concerned that the oil may actually be coming from fissures under
the sea. One thing is undeniably clear from the photographic evidence: The oil is still there, 33 months after the explosion ... Massachusetts Rep. Edward Markey ... said of the ongoing problems at the site: “Back
in 2010, I said BP was either lying or incompetent. Well, it turns out
they were both."
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