Government Critizied on BP Oil Flow

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/science/earth/07spill.html?_r=1&ref=science

When the oil was flowing out of the well the government was giving false numbers on how much oil a day was flowing.  The original number that was given to the government was that 1000 barrels a day of oil was flowing out of the well.  The numbers were later calculated as 60,000 barrels of oil a day.  After they got the well plugged about 5 million gallons got into the gulf.  The reason so much oil got into the gulf was the fact that the government didn't know the amount of oil was flowing into the gulf each day.  They announced that they were sorry and should have calculated the numbers better.  They eventually sent thousands of vessels out into the gulf to clean it up.  They said that about 75% of the oil has been dissolved or collected from the gulf.  But the commission staff eventually came out and said that over half of the oil still remain in the gulf.  This is just another example of how not to trust the government and listen to there facts about the spill.