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“Covering Up The [Gulf] Oil Spill With Corexit Was a Deadly Action … What Happened In the Gulf Was a Political Act, an Act of Cowardice and Greed”
A Tragedy Our Society Should Never Repeat
Preface: Washington’s Blog has interviewed numerous other leading government-affiliated experts concerning the BP oil spill, including Bob Bea and Ian McDonald.
As we reported at the time, the EPA allowed BP to dump mass quantities of a highly-toxic chemical into the Gulf of Mexico in order to help BP hide the amount of oil in the Gulf … and to help to cover up what was really going on.
Last month, 60 Minutes made a fantastic exposé on the whole shenanigan.
We contacted Gulf toxicologist Dr. Susan Shaw – Founder and Director of the Marine Environmental Research Institute – for comment. Here’s background on Dr. Shaw’s involvement with the BP oil spill.
Dr. Shaw told Washington’s Blog:
It was refreshing to see such a strong public statement about what really happened in the Gulf of Mexico.
I was the first scientist to dive in the oil slick after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010. As a member of DOI’s [the U.S. Department of the Interior's] Strategic Sciences Working Group (SSWG) and a TEDx speaker, I alerted federal agency heads and the public about the combined toxicity of Corexit and oil, and predicted much of the terrible human suffering and environmental damage we are seeing in the Gulf today. The Australian 60 Minutes report takes the viewer up close to the victims, Gulf residents and cleanup workers whose health problems are overwhelming and who will not recover, ever. As a public health professional, I interviewed residents of Grand Isle LA (“ground zero”) and experienced first hand what we now call the “Gulf syndrome” – they had blinding headaches, memory loss, heart palpitations, internal bleeding, swollen livers, and skin lesions. Some had been sprayed directly with Corexit, often by planes flying at night. One was a 14 year old school girl who had periodic bleeding from her ears. As a scientist, I was stunned at the depth of suffering, the bewilderment, the loss.
Covering up the oil spill with Corexit was a deadly action that resulted in a tragedy our society should never repeat. For the federal government to make Corexit’s application the standard operating procedure for offshore oil spills is unacceptable. It is outrageous.
Below are links to my previous public statements about the danger and the duplicity of using Corexit to contain oil spills. Scientists know very well how toxic the mixture is. What happened in the Gulf was a political act, an act of cowardice and greed. It is time for Americans to know the truth.
I will be speaking about the Gulf again at TEDx MidAtlantic Oct 2-3 in DC.
Maine scientist part of the solution in gulf: http://bangordailynews.com/2010/10/07/news/maine-scientist-part-of-the-solution-in-gulf/
Deep Water Horizon oil still affects Gulf Coast environment, residents
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/04/13/news/hancock/deep-water-horizon-oil-still-affects-gulf-coast-environment-residents/TEDxOilSpill Speaker Susan Shaw Launches Independent Research Group to Study Effects of Oil and Dispersants in Gulf
http://tedxoilspill.com/2010/06/30/research-group-launched/TEDxMidAtlantic Video
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxMidAtlantic-2010-Susan-Sh-2TEDxOilSpill Video
http://sittingo.com/talk/2741
Unfortunately, the government has a habit of covering up disasters – including not only oil spills, but everything from nuclear accidents to financial problems – instead of fixing the problems so they won’t happen again.
Source: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/09/bps-gulf-oil-spill-covering-up-the-oil-spill-with-corexit-was-a-deadly-action-what-happened-in-the-gulf-was-a-political-act-an-act-of-cowardice-and-greed.html
It’s my understanding they are STILL using it. They are running out all the locals and “relocating them” so they can drill offshore right around there. It was planned by our government, and all involved made $millions off of destroying so many lives.
The local rumor control had it that a small boat went out to the oil rig
Two guys one with a RPG the launcher got dump over the side after the attack
They attack the oil rig for the tree hu
Please always add a picture to you posts that gives a visual of your post. Thank you.
How few really believe ALL that the prophets have spoken.
The Messiah calls these folks FOOLS Luke 24:25.
How about you are you one of those wise, Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps…..
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
These things must be remember one of the great prophets said even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
Hosea 4:3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
If we have a few more years left which I can’t say we do mankind in his greed and deception will kill off all life on earth.
There is hope but we MUST CHANGE and start NOW!
Come see, and join those who do have have the answers.
http://www.PeacefulSolution.org