Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said Monday in an interview on PBS’s “NewsHour”: “By the time the oil is in the loop current, it’s likely to be very, very diluted. And so it’s not likely to have a very significant impact. It sounds scarier than it is.”
Really?
She also said the scary plumes may not be oil. They could be something else. We have to wait until the samples are analyzed. Okay. And remember, there's no more than 5,000 barrels/day gushing. BP is capturing 1000/day and hopes to eventually capture up to 2000, before plugging the leak entirely in the next week or two. Drilling for the relief well is finally under way.
After watching Lubchenco on the Newshour last night, I came away knowing less than I did before. Pretty much the opposite of what is supposed to happen.
