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Media Scrutinize Spill Report

August 09, 2010

(CJR) Many marine scientists lack complete faith in a federal report tracking the fate of the roughly 4.9 million barrels of oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico this summer, the media have found.
The report, released Wednesday, found that roughly 74 percent of the oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico this summer has been collected, skimmed, burned, dispersed, and other means. The New York Times obtained an advance copy and covered it in a front-page story that hit doorsteps early Wednesday, before the feds’ official release.

Author: Curtis Brainard

Source: http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/media_scrutinize_spill_report.php

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