US urges more study of sea damage after BP spill

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Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US officials urged further study of the damage to sea life wreaked by BP's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico, and warned that the energy giant would face a "large financial penalty."

White House energy chief Carol Browner declined to say if criminal charges could be brought, as the US Justice Department continues to investigate the causes of the spill that unleashed the worst maritime oil disaster in history.

But following a week of rosy government reports on vanishing oil in the high seas, the US pointman on the disaster said a clear picture of the pollution and its effect on the environment was only beginning to come into view.

"I think what we need to understand is there's a lot of oil that's been taken care of. There's a lot of oil that's still out there," said Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen on CNN.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usoilenvironmentpollution

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[Yeahyeah]

1. Guess the other thing hasn't been going over so hot huh?

[flyarm]

2. I guess the bullshit from our government is coming home to roost..they didn't buy off

enough environmental scientists!

Or the American people finally put some pressure on, and didn't genuflect and absorb their bullshit fast enough..back to the drawing board..the second set of lies will come next.