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Soon we began to see why. A stream of oily sheen and bubbles mixed with a brown and white residue snaked along in the water, a long thin line that stretched out at far as the eye could see. Was it oil and dispersant? At first we couldn’t tell what it was. But as we examined it closer, the oily smell and sheen was undeniable. It definitely appeared to be some kind of petroleum product. Jellyfish clung to the film on the surface. What was below no one could tell......Except for the tar balls and black stains on the beach. Brown and black balls of petroleum were littered along the sand like tiny rocks on the moon. It was impossible to walk on the beach without stepping on them. Some were continuing to wash into the shore. No one else was on the beach. Only seabirds populated it now, oblivious to the brown crude balls that scattered in the sand like cluster bomblets. Zack got out his trusty bucket and scooped up some samples to send away for testing.
“It’s disgusting,” Carrigan said as he scanned the once pristine beach he loves to visit and vacation on with his family and friends. “Someone should be out here cleaning this up now.”

But no one was to be seen except us, photographing evidence of the world’s worst maritime oil disaster ever. In Washington and in state capitals around the Gulf, politicians continue to stick to their guns that most of the oil has been cleaned up or harmlessly dispersed.

That may be true, but many fishermen here don't believe it. The oil was still here and is not going away. And no one knows when life can start to return to normal again.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rkistner/oily_mix_and_tar_balls_pollute.html
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Scientist Accuses Obama Administration and BP of Underestimating Amount of Oil Left in Gulf of Mexico
http://www.democracynow.org/seo/2010/8/23/scientist_accuses_obama_administration_and_bp