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NEW ORLEANS The big set of sand barriers erected by Louisiana's governor to protect the coastline at the height of the Gulf oil spill was criticized by a presidential commission Thursday as a colossal, $200 million waste of BP's money so far.
Precious little oil ever washed up on the berms, according to the commission a finding corroborated by a log of oil sightings and other government documents obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request.
Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered the berms built over the objections of scientists and federal agencies
Bobby Jindal's Louisiana Sand Barriers Criticized As Huge Waste Of BP Money By Gulf Oil Spill Presidential Commission
Precious little oil ever washed up on the berms, according to the commission a finding corroborated by a log of oil sightings and other government documents obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request.
Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered the berms built over the objections of scientists and federal agencies
Bobby Jindal's Louisiana Sand Barriers Criticized As Huge Waste Of BP Money By Gulf Oil Spill Presidential Commission