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Re: PENNIEStoSTACKS post# 491

Monday, 08/02/2010 4:51:55 PM

Monday, August 02, 2010 4:51:55 PM

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"The Coast Guard routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of the chemical per day to break up the oil in the Gulf, despite a federal directive to use the dispersant rarely, the investigators said. The Coast Guard approved 74 waivers over a 48-day period after the Environmental Protection Agency order, according to documents reviewed by the investigators. Only in a few cases did the government scale back BP's request."


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