Are you going to say, 'Whew, I made it through the hearing,' or are you going to go back and tell them that there are serious concerns?
So are tents currently used in any blast zones at any BP facility in the United States?
Does BP or the industry really think that tents are safer in blast zones than trailers are?
Thank you, Senator Harkin, for holding this hearing.
Relegating our Nation's preeminent ocean-related agencies to the back bench is part of what has gotten us where we are today.
We must act now to ensure that a similar process for vetting suggestions that may expedite the restoration of critically damaged ecosystems ...
The use of chemical dispersants is a prime example of an area in which NOAA's involvement has been tragically lacking.
Well, but, again, I think it draws the point that there is this much public interest and potential for technology and yet we're here at this...
Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you for your testimony.
But can't we look at the risks for oil spill, or, as Dr. Stahr is saying, oil vents, and say that these are our big risks and this is where ...
I would like to assure you that we will not relent in our efforts to protect the livelihoods of affected Gulf Coast residents and mitigate t...
And decided not to use it, is that what you're----
It's one of the reasons why I don't support opening up more of the Arctic, because if this catastrophe would have happened in the Arctic, we...
Isn't the issue that we have lack of protocols or standards in place to evaluate technology?
It's not really a guess. I mean, we're not sitting here going to guess about what's the shape of the next catastrophe.
What's at stake for the country and for the Gulf Region and for the people who live there and have to work there is losing their livelihoods...
Without objection.
I urged him to seize control from BP and establish a single point of accountability for approving new technologies.
