~Asked about comments made by Rep. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, who alleged BP has "lost all credibility," Dudley said. "Those words hurt a little bit."
~U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, also speaking on "State of the Union," said the event is unusual because "access to the discharge site is controlled by the technology that was used for the drilling, which is owned by the private sector."
BP Oil Spill and Public Relations "managed expectations"
~Eye on Miami
~From the very first, the Gulf Oil Spill has been about "managing expectations". Coast Guard Admiral Mary Landry used exactly that term in an early televised press conference about "Top Hat", the first failed intervention. "Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry cautioned about high expections for the containment system. "So, please, I have to manage your expectations and just understand that our job is not done until this well is sealed, until this well is cemented, our job is not done 'til then." (Crews prepare to take contraption to Gulf oil leak, AP, May 5, 2010)
But the way she said "manage your expectations" was inadvertently, as though reading stage notes from a scripted dialogue. It turns out stage notes are driving public perceptions about the cost and consequences of the worst environmental catastrophe in US history.
The managing of expectations continues with the appointment of a new presidential inquiry, from understated oil spill volumes published by BP to BP's CEO telling the media that next week's attempt to infuse the runaway well with heavy fluids, "Top Kill", also may not work. "Mr. Hayward said that an effort by BP to cap the well using heavy drilling fluids, a process known as "top kill" that's due to be implemented early next week, "would be another first for this technology at these water depths and so, we cannot take its success for granted." (WSJ, May 22, 2010)
BP Oil Spill revealed a dishonest, avaricious industry ill-prepared to deal with 'black swan', yet fully prepared to cover it up
Oil hits pelican nesting area in Plaquemines Parish
State ‘inside’ waters closed to fishing~Most of Barataria Bay, all of Caminada Bay north of Grand Isle, and most, if not all, of Terrebonne and Timbalier bays
Grand Isle,Port Fourchon, Gulf-area folks: upload your photos of BP's Oil Disaster to the Gulf Oil Spill Tracker ~SkyTruth
~Louisiana Bucket Brigade
"Dutch Dikes" plan to keep oil off Louisiana coast flawed - experts
Oil officials face angry, curious residents at town-hall meeting
"All Systems Go" For 75th annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival!~“All systems are go,” said Lee Delaune, the festival’s director, sitting in his cluttered office in a historic house known as Cypress Manor. “We will honor the two industries as we always do,” Mr. Delaune said. “More so probably in grand style, because it’s our diamond jubilee.”
Louisiana coast's battle against drifting oil expected to last months, if not years
~Bob Marshall
Low estimate could save BP in lawsuits
Oil-spill litigation becomes issue at state level
Lawyers suing over spill differ on if being a repeat BP litigator helps
White House: Justice Dept. has been to Gulf spill
Little change to 90L; flow of oil southwards towards Loop Current breaks off from main spill ~Wunderblog
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