The Spill, The Scandal and the President | Rolling Stone Politics

The Spill, The Scandal and the President Rolling Stone Politics: "The company, noting that such elements are 'not required' as part of the application, contains no scenario for a potential blowout, and no site-specific plan to respond to a spill. Instead, it cites an Oil Spill Response Plan that it had prepared for the entire Gulf region. Among the sensitive species BP anticipates protecting in the semitropical Gulf? 'Walruses' and other cold-water mammals, including sea otters and sea lions. The mistake appears to be the result of a sloppy cut-and-paste job from BP's drilling plans for the Arctic."