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Billy Nungesser: “The question is -- and they're working very hard, but what they're doing, is it effective? Wiping down blades of grass…”

On the recordMay 31, 2010
The question is -- and they're working very hard, but what they're doing, is it effective? Wiping down blades of grass, are we going to be able to keep up with this oil?

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Nungesser questions the effectiveness of the cleanup efforts being undertaken by BP.

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