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Article

9 Jun 2010

Author:
Monique Harden & Nathalie Walker, Advocates for Environmental Human Rights

[PDF] Letter to Admiral Thad Allen, US Coast Guard re BP handling of Gulf spill claims

...we are deeply concerned that our government is not protecting the interest of those affected... [I]nadequate support for recovery destabilizes communities and debilitates environmental conditions, all of which undermine basic human rights. For this reason, we are deeply concerned that your June 8, 2010 letter to British Petroleum CEO Tony Hayward requesting information regarding BP's handling of claims related to its Gulf of Mexico oil disaster fails to address the fact that BP's goal is to minimize the amount of money it pays to claimants... [You] have the responsibility...[for] investigating and preventing any efforts by BP and ESIS [claims processing firm] that provide or attempt to provide insufficient compensation to any claimant.