U.S. President Barack Obama on May 22 in his weekly radio address the President announced the establishment of an independent commission to investigate oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Committee is chaired by former Florida Governor Bob Graham and former U.S. Environmental Protection Director William Riley shared as members include scientists, engineers and environmentalists.

In addition to the committee responsible for investigating the oil spill and its consequences, will also provide how to prevent oil spills such as offshore drilling proposal. Obama said that to ensure that such incidents will not happen before, offshore oil drilling activities may not continue.

Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, motivated by the U.S. government and Congress the last few days many things, to strengthen supervision of offshore oil and gas exploration. In addition to Mineral Resources Authority, Ministry of the Interior is divided into three, the Congress is also preparing to further improve the oil spill liability side of the penalty cap. At the same time, the leakage of crude oil on the coastal ecology and economy and further increase the potential threat.

Secretary of the Interior Kensa La Salle 19, signed a ministerial order to Ministry of the Interior Mineral Resources Authority is divided into three separate bodies: Ocean Energy Authority, Safety and Environment Office of the Executive Board and the natural resource revenues. Ocean Energy will be responsible for offshore energy development, evaluation, planning and leasing; safety and environmental performance will be responsible for the safety of offshore energy development and environmental protection, and the right to fine violators; natural resources office will be responsible for revenue collection and distribution of oil , natural gas, coal and renewable energy exploitation income. Ministry of the Interior will be in consultation with Congress and the White House Office of Management and Budget, after 30 days to develop the restructuring details.

Mineral Resources Authority named by involvement in a series of scandals in recent years, Salazar said, once last year to reform it. The oil spill occurred, the mine Authority increasingly harsh criticism by the parties. Salazar said that the reorganization of mine Authority may promote its more efficient and transparent mission. He said the restructuring is not the first time, will not be the last.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will meet again on May 25 hearing to discuss the party responsible for oil spills fine ceiling. 16 people had co-signed a request for proposals, the existing ceiling of 75 million U.S. dollars raised to a fine of 10 billion U.S. dollars. Senior members of the Committee are jointly Gaussian 35 has raised another proposal, stressing that there should be maximum penalty fine, because cap will allow offshore oil and gas exploration was dominated by large firms. A member said, ‘was argued to raise this ceiling to 40 billion U.S. dollars, I think we should cover all possible. ‘

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Director of Environmental Protection Lisa Jackson, 20, also co-wrote a letter to BP chief executive Tony Hayward, the company was required within 24 hours to establish the crude oil spill site, and released within 48 hours of the spill its access to detailed environmental data. EPA also requests the same day the British oil company to take a less toxic dispersants to degrade crude oil.

At the same time, oil spills polluted area is continuing to expand. BP acknowledged that the number of undersea oil spills over the original estimate of 210,000 gallons per day (combined 4.546 liters 1 gallon). Mississippi River mouth wetland plants have been found to be carbon black or orange oil package.

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