Gulf Coast residents and business owners from Louisiana to Florida have reacted with alarm to a report by government scientists that around 75 percent of the spilled oil had either evaporated, dispersed or otherwise been contained. They say they fear government and media attention will fade and they will be abandoned as they struggle to cope with incomes and livelihoods devastated by the pollution disaster. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.