BP Scammed on Skimming Pay

And now they tell us there is no oil to collect.

"Fishermen take shots at BP skimming program" by Kimberly Kindy, Washington Post | August 15, 2010

PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Much of the money doled out by BP probably went to opportunists rather than to commercial fishermen and charter boat operators whose livelihoods were disrupted by the spill.

Seems to happen during every disaster, doesn't it?

Also see: BP's Payout Pump Broken

Well, somebody fix it!

Johnny Ray Harris and dozens of other fishermen said in interviews with The Washington Post that the amateur effort, which included laying and maintaining boom, failed to prevent oil from reaching the beaches, marshes, and islands near their homes....

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