The real story about the oiltastrophe will be hard to find out

[SoCalDem]

There will be peer-reviewed articles written, but we will have to seek them out.

There will be books written

There even may be a few "experts" on tv from time to time to "debate" with the paid scientists who will downplay the whole thing.. The host will then sigh and say " Well, we're out of time, and there's a lot more to study on this issue...on "BOTH SIDES"...and now a message from our sponsors"..

can we guess who those sponsors include?

:puke:

[Donnachaidh]

1. I've seen BP ads ad nauseum on msnbc

So I'm not really surprised they are softballing this story as well as they are. :shrug:

[jpak]

2. Google Scholar iz yer friend - and there may be special issues of Science or Nature

devoted to it

[SoCalDem]

4. True enough for people like "us", but policy is geared to

"Joe Sixpack" :(

[Junkdrawer]

3. BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community

For the last few weeks, BP has been offering signing bonuses and lucrative pay to prominent scientists from public universities around the Gulf Coast to aid its defense against spill litigation.

BP PLC attempted to hire the entire marine sciences department at one Alabama university, according to scientists involved in discussions with the company's lawyers. The university declined because of confidentiality restrictions that the company sought on any research.

The Press-Register obtained a copy of a contract offered to scientists by BP. It prohibits the scientists from publishing their research, sharing it with other scientists or speaking about the data that they collect for at least the next three years.

....

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/07/bp_buys_up_gulf_scientists_for.html

[babylonsister]

5. There is indisputable evidence on the bottom of the sea

floor that will be dredged up; that gives me hope.

[SoCalDem]

6. That is true, but even in the dredging, it recreates chaos for the poor critters who managed

to survive:cry:

i just wish there was a way to force all the BO executives to have to live in an oiled bayou..& to have to eat what they catch there:grr:

[Zorra]

7. They could have a whitewash party, beer, burgers and brats,

and promises of lucrative compensation to any "expert" that will say "it's all good, move along, nothing to see here".

[nenagh]

8. Follow the threads at The Oil Drum..

At the moment some are raising a commotion about less ROV pics since the "Top Kill"

Many are frustrated by the lack of information coming from BP..