Oil soaked boom full of tar balls is seen near a pier on the beach on June 14, 2010 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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It's been a year since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill and many questions remain about the long-term impact that the disaster will have not just on public policy, but on the fragile ecosystems of the Gulf Coast. To mark the one year anniversary of the disaster, two of our regular contributors reflect on what the future looks like one year later. Lisa Margonelli is the Director of the Energy Policy Initiative at the New America Foundation and David Biello is an editor at Scientific American.
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Back on 12 Apr in an article published in The Standard-Times titled "BP pumps millions into Gulf Coast, but little goes toward cleanup", by AP Reporters M. Kunzelman, M. Schneider and M. Desallette wrote of a lot6 of money being spent on noncleanup items like tasers, advertising etc. Worth a look and follow-up.
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