Remembering the 9th Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster

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2. "Marine Mammals" Dolphins and Whales

Thanks for posting this. I remember complaining a lot back then about people in media substituting "marine mammals" for dolphins and whales, virtually the only mammals in that part of the gulf. I surmised at the time that editors were beholden to BP and were forbidden to mention the much beloved species in an attempt to mitigate a Public Relations nightmare.. A few years later Peter Fonda told a story about how he was visited by US Government Agents on the eve of a talking tour for his documentary on the crises. He was warned not to mention dolphins and whales as the US Government was in litigation with BP over damages.