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As Dolphins Die, Gulf Residents Ask What About Us? … even Michael Jackson seem to know, these times were here
“They took advantage of everyone down here because we were all poor and broke,” he says. “They told us in hazwhoper class that we didn’t have to worry about the toxins because the oil was weathered and there were no fumes. We’ll it was so bad my eyes were on fire and I had tears running down my throat.”
Seaman reports he got $12,000 from BP last year for lost wages and then took a $5,000 quick claim buyout from BP claims administer Ken Feinberg. “I needed the money, but now I can’t sue because I took the money,” he says.
As dolphins die, Gulf residents ask what about us?
HERE By Rocky Kistner, Bridge the Gulf
Local community advocates tell me that their phones are ringing off the hook with calls from people who are sick and looking for help. Ecosystem restoration meetings on the Gulf coast have been overwhelmed by people testifying about health symptoms because it’s the only place they can be heard. Clean-up workers and community members are worried about an increase in unexplained symptoms such as rashes, chronic respiratory problems, fatigue, and headaches.
In its State of the Gulf report released in September, the Waterkeeper Alliance describes the ongoing health problems in the Gulf this way:
In the following weeks and months more and more cleanup workers, fishermen and community members experienced health problems that they believed might be related to the BP oil disaster. Symptoms commonly reported to Save Our Gulf Waterkeepers expanded to include skin irritation and sores, irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, nausea, diarrhea, numbness of the extremities, stomach cramps/abdominal pain, dizziness, confusion, depression, coughing, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, and chest pains. These individuals also were often unable to get relief or satisfactory diagnosis from their local health care providers… Full horror report HERE
Did you ever stop to notice, All the blood we’ve shed before
Did you ever stop to notice, The crying Earth the weeping shores?
What have we done to the world, Look what we’ve done
What about all the peace, That you pledge your only son
What about flowering fields, Is there a time
What about all the dreams, That you said was yours and mine…
Did you ever stop to notice, All the children dead from war
Did you ever stop to notice, The crying Earth the weeping shores
I used to dream, I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don’t know where we are, Although I know we’ve drifted far
what about yesterday, (What about us) ..
What about the seas, (What about us)
The heavens are falling down, (What about us) ..
I can’t even breathe, (What about us)
What about apathy,(What about us) ..
I need you, (What about us)
What about nature’s worth. It’s our planet’s womb .. (What about us)
What about animals, (What about it),
We’ve turned kingdoms to dust, (What about us)
What about elephants, (What about us) ..
Have we lost their trust, (What about us)
What about crying whales, (What about us) …
We’re ravaging the seas, (What about us)
What about forest trails, Burnt despite our pleas ..
(What about us) ..
What about the holy land, (What about it) ..
Torn apart by creed, (What about us)
What about the common man,(What about us) ..
Can’t we set him free, (What about us)
What about children dying, (What about us) …
Can’t you hear them cry, (What about us)
Where did we go wrong, Someone tell me why (What about us)
What about babies, (What about it) ..
What about the days, (What about us)
What about all their joy, (What about us) …
What about the man, (What about us)
What about the crying man, (What about us) …
What about Abraham, (What was us)
