Matt D.
08-18-2010, 01:05 PM
http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1008/spike_lee_slams_govt_over_bp.html
"Throughout this whole thing, I feel — and a lot of those people feel down here — that BP was dictating [to] the United States government what to do," he said. "BP dictated [to] the FAA who could fly over the site. BP dictated to the Coast Guard and Thad Allen which boats can come and go. And BP dictated [to] the EPA — the EPA sent a letter to BP saying we have serious concerns about your dispersant Corexit. They sent back [one] saying, we're going to use it anyway. So BP's been running things."
"Throughout this whole thing, I feel — and a lot of those people feel down here — that BP was dictating [to] the United States government what to do," he said. "BP dictated [to] the FAA who could fly over the site. BP dictated to the Coast Guard and Thad Allen which boats can come and go. And BP dictated [to] the EPA — the EPA sent a letter to BP saying we have serious concerns about your dispersant Corexit. They sent back [one] saying, we're going to use it anyway. So BP's been running things."