Summary | Gulf Coast Oil Spill Disaster: Week of February 13

4 New Items including:

• 91,000 Gulf oil spill claims, just 1 final payment
• On Louisiana Coast, Damage From Oil Goes Much Deeper Than Spill

David Culver, ed., Evergreene Digest

Bob Englehart

On Louisiana Coast, Damage From Oil Goes Much Deeper Than Spill, Chris Kirkham, Huffington Post

• The True Cost of Oil
Decades-Old Deal Cuts Spill-Ravaged Louisiana Out Of Fair Share Of Oil Profits
• Denied BP Oil Spill Claims Rising Sharply

Scientists Found Chemical Dispersants Lingering in Gulf Long After Oil Flow Stopped, Marian Wang, ProPublica

• The findings contrast with what the Environmental Protection Agency has asserted about the dispersants, which the agency allowed BP to use in unprecedented quantities.
• The Oil Slick BP Tried To Hide Has Been Discovered
• BP’s Selling Its Troubled Refineries in Texas City and Carson

An oil spill in the Gulf? Oh, well. Los Angeles Times Editorial, Minneapolis Star Tribune | MN
Last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill has dropped out of the headlines, and according to a recent federal report, the spilled oil itself has mostly vanished.

91,000 Gulf oil spill claims, just 1 final payment, Brian Skoloff, Associated Press/Google
The fund's administrator, Washington lawyer Feinberg has faced repeated criticism from lawmakers, plaintiffs attorneys and claimants who complain about a lack of transparency and independence from BP, as well as claims being shortchanged and paid too slowly, or not at all.