Reply #4: knr the toxic dispersants BP used have probably prevented much of the oil from rising to the surfa

[amborin]

so it remains under water...out of sight, out of mind, from BP's standpoint

"The scientists on the Pelican mission, which is backed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency that monitors the health of the oceans, are not certain why that would be. They say they suspect the heavy use of chemical dispersants, which BP has injected into the stream of oil emerging from the well, may have broken the oil up into droplets too small to rise rapidly.

BP said Saturday at a briefing in Robert, La., that it had resumed undersea application of dispersants, after winning Environmental Protection Agency approval the day before."


WHY is BP allowed to remain in charge of this?