“We all knew we were experiencing health problems, but if you don’t have money and access to health care, it’s a win for BP,” said Carol Farmer, 52, of Milton. “No one knows about us, and BP can brush it under the carpet.” Not knowing. The country remains largely unaware of health problems occurring to cleanup workers and others in the Gulf of Mexico and those … Continue reading The fear of not knowing…
A new study from the University of California-Davis shows a combination of sunlight and oil exposure can cause the “physical disintegration” of fish embryos. The process, called phototoxicity, was documented in the aftermath of the 2007 Cusco Busan spill which occurred when a tanker hit the Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco to Oakland. From the La Times: “This phenomenon had been observed in the laboratory, … Continue reading Still being smothered by agendas…
Okay…so riddle me this Batman: In August, fresh oil slicks are discovered near the Macondo well site. BP denies they are there. The Coast Guard denies they are there. Bonnie Shumaker, pilot for Wings of Care flies out and takes pictures, proving the oil is there. BP then admits the oil is there as does the Coast Guard, after confirming BP admitted it too, but both say … Continue reading BP, Batman and the Joker’s natural oil seeps…
A new study published online yesterday reports the Food and Drug Administration vastly underestimated the cancer risk from seafood when the agency allowed commercial fishing in the Gulf to resume. Miriam Rotkin-Ellman and Gina Solomon of the Natural Resources Defense Council authored the study where they found that by using flawed assumptions and outdated risk assessment methods, the FDA allowed up to 10,000 times too much … Continue reading New study reports FDA underestimated cancer risk from Gulf seafood…
The oil that washed ashore after tropical Storm Lee…fresh as ever! “Auburn University experts who studied tar samples at the request of coastal leaders said the latest wave of gooey orbs and chunks appeared relatively fresh, smelled strongly and were hardly changed chemically from the weathered oil that collected on Gulf beaches during the spill. The study concluded that mats of oil – not weathered … Continue reading The oil isn’t degrading, but BP’s legal arguments are…
Yeah, been offline a few days. Well, a week to be exact and boy, has my re-entry into social work been a major headache. Got pulled over early this morning, while I was working…that adult crisis job I do which helps enable the police of my town to spend less time in emergency rooms dealing with mental health and AODA issues and more time on … Continue reading I’m back, so what’d I miss? Wait! What do you mean, a speeding ticket?
Ed Note: The USCG now taking a fresh look at pictures of the oil they previously denied was there. Look, I’m not trying to play the role of conspiracy buff here, but if there is one thing any of us who follow the oil spill news knows, it is: 1. Truth takes a second place to narrative. 2. Order of response: deny everything, and if … Continue reading More about the (not) leaking Macondo Well…
More oil in the Gulf of Mexico… British Petroleum says it is investigating a new sheen of oil, but did not say where they have found said sheen. Nor did they say what is causing said sheen. What they did say is it wasn’t found near “any existing BP operations,” oh, and they added “there is a lot of sheen in the Gulf of Mexico … Continue reading Hear the one about the sealed Macondo Well?
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