Yet again, the feds lie about the gulf spill
Now, scientists behind some of the plume research have spoken out about what went on behind the scenes [2] with the federal agencies that sponsored their research. The St. Petersburg Times relays this from one scientist at the University of South Florida:
“I got lambasted by the Coast Guard and NOAA when we said there was undersea oil,” USF marine sciences dean William Hogarth said. Some officials even told him to retract USF’s public announcement, he said, comparing it to being “beat up” by federal officials.
Scientists on another team, from another university, had a similar experience when they reported their plume findings.
“We expected that NOAA would be pleased because we found something very, very interesting,” Vernon Asper, an oceanographer at the University of Southern Mississippi, told the Times. “NOAA instead responded by trying to discredit us. It was just a shock to us. … [NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco] basically called us inept idiots.”</em>
Well, that’s fair, because if anyone knows inept, its our government.
