As everyone recalls, UNLESS one wants to embrace lies, the information regarding the Deepwater Horizon was under the control of BP at the beginnings of the disaster. Why? Because the Bush/Cheney Energy policy has NO regulations in place to regulate the Petroleum Industry. The USA was completely compromised until the USA military was in place and controlling the outcomes. The preliminary information coming from the investigation of this incident is being used to blame the administration for underestimating the disaster to control the political backlash. That is NOT correct. There were eleven people dead and the Gulf Coast was in harms way, no one was playing politics, it was a matter of getting enough Executive Branch action 'in place' to begin to come to terms with the huge neglect by a multinational company that completely comprised safety.
Originally published October 02, 2010 Obama Moves Gulf Recovery Plan Forward (click title to entry - thank you)
by AFRO Staff
The Obama administration unveiled plans Sept. 28 for a large-scale Gulf Coast recovery effort, aimed at providing long-term financial assistance, to improve the regions environment, economy and health.
Work by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are at the heart of the plan of the administration to bring relief to Gulf coast residents.
The plan, unveiled by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus includes a restoration plan and a call for dedicating to the Gulf Coast Recovery Fund “significant” amounts from civil penalties gathered from those responsible for the crisis.
“I am honored to have been asked by the president to put together this plan, and am pleased to present him a plan which meets the goals he set in June,” Mabus said in a statement. “The plan is the result of listening to the people of the gulf coast. It balances the needs of the people, the environment and the economic livelihood of the region.”
Obama also named EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to head the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. The task force was commissioned to help create and maintain gulf coast ecosystems while providing economic support and addressing possible long-term health issues of residents.
“President Obama has said many times that our commitment to the families and environment in the gulf extends far beyond capping the well,” said Jackson in a statement. We’re sending that message loud and clear today: our work is not complete until the people and the environment they rely on are on the path to restoration and recovery.”
There’s also been a help line launched by HHS and one of its smaller agencies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The helpline will provide information, support, and counseling for families affected by the spill. The toll-free line will route callers to the nearest Gulf Coast crisis center where staff will provide assistance. The program is expected to expand its support to text messages later this fall....
It is always a shock to realize how ruthless and negligent Wall Street is to people that find all that occurred unconscionable. The Gulf Diaster has been a real awakening to the 'will' of Wall Street to put profits 'at any cost' before the decency of protecting even human life from harm.
I am confident until the final investigation is completed 'the process' will 'be gamed' to cast dought on the Obama Administration. I was knee deep in this disaster. The administration has acted in the only ways availabe to them. As far as measuring the discharge from the BP well accurately. The robots and cameras had to be put in place with a 'constant' in the way of streaming sea water to measure what the well was doing. That didn't happen overnight so what haters of President Obama will state is his administration was negligent or manipulative to information coming to the public. NOT. Operating a rescue operation of the Gulf Coast from one mile below sea level was no easy task, but, the USA military did it admirably. The cap they created was nothing short of genius.
