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Tremendous amount of oil coming from this well and ultimately it works its way into our marshes. our goal has been to protect our marshes, stop the oil from coming in so we dont have this devastation to our marshes, eco systems and seafood beds. about. p and the federal government both have downplayed and underestimated the devastation of this from day one. >> and the reason, as you point out, why it matters is because it has affected the cleanup effort. the government and bp most notably were s...

>> and, anderson, youre exactly right. they have literally just underestimated and downplayed the severity of this damage from day one. in many ways its helped -- its hurt our ability to mitigate the disaster, to protect our marshes from the oil. weve seen from early on a tremendous amount of oil coming from this well and ultimately it works its way into our marshes. our goal from the beginning has been to protect our marshes, to stop the oil from coming in so we dont have this devastation to ou...

He defended his administrations response to the crisis and promised the government will do whatever it takes, to help the region recover. >> president barack obama: your government will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes, to stop the crisis. this is one of the richest and most beautiful eco-systems on the planet and for centuries, its residents enjoyed and made a living off of the fish that swim in these waters and the wildlife that inhabit these shores... >> patti ann: crews still hav...

Coming in and out of this area. i just overheard, i think, a fisherman, just a few feet away from me. he just kind of put his hands to his head and said, this is just terrible. a lot of these men have been out in the gulf today. theyve seen the oil spill. they see how close its getting to this area. and other areas along the gulf coast. and theyre extremely worried about this. this is their livelihood. this is how they make money. its obviously a place they care about. thousands of people are do...

2,000 barrels of oil naturally leak into the gulf of mexico. i dont know if it means it leaks from wells or pipes or from if the ground. theres a certain amount of oil that can be in the gulf of mexico and. >> narrator: natural microorganisms that can deal with that. >> the problem is the amount. were dealing with a huge amount. were dealing with an amount thats increasing as we speak. and were dealing with an issue because of the weather thats pushing this massive spill towards land. towards ec...

Simulations carried out by ocean indicate. some climate engineering ideas sound simple and reasonable like using the oceans to storage. and. more carbon dioxide dissolves in cold water than more water so huge pumps could bring up cold water from the depths of the oceans to absorb excess c o two from the air at the surface. simulation suggests that by doing that we could compensate for ten percent of todays emissions but it would require massive interference and giant eco systems and the whole so...

Facts at least thats what the many computer simulations carried out by ocean indicate. some climate engineering ideas sound simple and reasonable like using the oceans for c o two storage. and. carbon dioxide dissolves in cold water than warm water so huge pumps could bring up cold water from the depths of the oceans to absorb excess c o two from the air at the surface. simulation suggests that by doing that we could compensate for ten percent of todays emissions but it would require massive int...

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No instead of finding real alternatives. all they do is tell our folks theres reasons we dont want to do this or that instead of saying we want to work with you to stop this problem from getting into the marshes and the eco systems here in the coast of louisiana. >> congressman, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you very much. >> thank you, anderson. >> well have a lot more ahead on tony haywards testimony in case you missed it, interesting moments. join us on ac360.com. talk to viewers arou...