furthermore, "BP stated in their permit application that a spill was “unlikely,” andclaimed that if a spill did occur it would cause “no significantadverse impacts.” The company's optimistic scenario echoes that of theMMS itself, which conducted a study in 2007" (remind me again, who was in office then?) "of the potential ecologicalimpacts of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, and concluded that a deepwater spill would not reach the shoreline and would not exceed 4,600barrels."
if anything, this further reiterates the fact that any data obtained from the previous administration (with a proven track record of incompetence and corruption) is unreliable and should not be trusted.