-------- Original Message -------- Subject: NOAA says many maps key to oil cleanup are outdated Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 07:40:43 -0500 (CDT) From: Linda R Zellmer <[log in to unmask]> To: Map & Air Photo Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> Hello, If you pay attention to the TV news feeds on the bottom of the screen on CNN, you may have noticed the above headline. You can read the full story at: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/18/noaa-says-many-maps-key-to-oil-cleanup-are-outdated/?iref=allsearch To make a long story short, "Many of the maps that the federal government depends on to determine which coastal resources are at risk in the event of a nearby oil spill are outdated, the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday." The full text of the testimony is at: http://www.legislative.noaa.gov/Testimony/Lubchenco051810.pdf If you want to watch the full hearing, it is on C-SPAN: http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/05/18/HP/A/33076/Senate+Commerce+Cmte+Hearing+on+Gulf+Coast+Oil+Spill.aspx Linda Zellmer -- Linda Zellmer Government Information & Data Services Librarian 415 Malpass Library Macomb, IL 61455 [log in to unmask] Phone: 309-298-2723 Fax: 309-298-2791
