A news reporter from the Sacramento ABC affiliate interviewed UC Davis environmental toxicology professor Ron Tjeerdema yesterday about his role in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Tjeerdema and a team of experts are advising the federal government about abating the environmental disaster.

The story (a minute and 18 seconds long) appears on the TV station's website. In it, Tjeerdema explains that officials are using a dishwashing liquid-like material to disperse the oil.

"It takes oil off the surface so it's less capable of oiling beaches and wildlife," Tjeerdema...