of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine sends Suttles a letter for $10 million to fund six months of mental health services for people affected by the spill. Levine wrote, "There exists anger, anxiety and uncertainty among the families and communities affected by the spill, which will easily manifest into addiction and various forms of mental health crisis if not confronted." Bill Clinton suggests to CNN that the Navy should use explosives to end the spill. June 29 Simon Boxall of the National Oceanography Centre reporting on lessons learned from Exxon Valdez says that the massive burns and use of chemical dispersants may have done more damage than letting the oil take its natural course in that light crude disintegrates relatively easily. He says, "The chemically cleaned up areas have taken the longest to recover and they are still damaged…The areas that were left alone actually recovered much quicker." BP spokesman Scott Dean tells the Associated Press that the company is giving incentives to franchise stations that includes volume allowances and reductions in credit card fees that merchants pay when customers use their credit cards to buy gasoline and items in station stores. Some BP branded stations say they have had a 10 percent to 40 percent decline in business since the spill. Alex upgrade to hurricane status (Category 1) about 10 PM CDT. June 30 Mark Proegler spokesman for BP says Hurricane Alex will delay the arrival of Helix Producer until July 6 or 7. Anadarko was informed of well design, changes to the well design, and identified major well control including the long string and the use of centralisers that have been discussed as a possible cause of the failure. John Christiansen, Anadarko's spokesman, says "What we knew was that the design, the long string and the use of centralisers all met industry standards if executed correctly." BP shares jumped 1.8% after a JPMorgan analyst suggested the possibility of a BP buyout by Exxon or Shell. Allen who was succeeded on May 24 by Robert Papp as Coast Guard Commandant officially retires from Coast Guard but will remain as National Incident Commander. EPA releases study of oil dispersants. "EPA's results indicated that none of the eight dispersants tested, including the product in use in the Gulf, displayed biologically significant endocrine disrupting activity. While the dispersant products alone – not mixed with oil - have roughly the same impact