BREAKING THE MEDIA BLACKOUT IN THE GULF

WARNING:  The following video is not uplifting.  In fact it's possibly the ugliest, saddest most depressing video I have watched yet.  Having said that however, I think it should be MANDATORY for every human being, yes even your precious children to be made to watch every horrible scene.  I'm not only posting this video because I want to cut through the media blackout by the American Government and BP.  I'm posting this video because this just isn't a Gulf Coast problem, it's a planet problem and I'm mad as hell and hope you will be too.  We all play a part in this ... not just BP ... and if we can make this mess we sure as hell should be able to face. some of the consequences of using oil.  Now go watch the video before you go back to your regular programming, please!

BP LYING TO CLEAN UP CREWS - 15 Dollars an Hour for Long Term Health Problems

Just like the 911 clean up crews the clean up workers in the Gulf are being told breathing without a mask while you work is safe - here's your paycheck.  Another crime in the gulf is happening right before our eyes.  People who lost their livelihoods fishing are now doing whatever they can to survive - but for how long?  Another example of how Corporate greed overrides telling the truth. 

BP OIL SPILL IN THE GULF: Toxic Dispersants and You

Is BP hiding the problem at the risk of making everything more Toxic?  They have been told over and over to stop spraying Corexit .  But it seems like BP is the big stupid bully on the playground in control of the ball and they can do whatever they want with it.  

IT'S NOT JUST THE OCEAN AND BEACHES THAT ARE BEING POISONED

The immediate and long term health effects of the Gulf oil spill are finally reaching mainstream news.  Government agencies are still hiding, denying the devastating health risks to MILLIONS OF PEOPLE why?  Repeatedly I am told it's to, "not cause mass panic".  I guess that means mass death is ok?  Here are some clips making a case for the fact that it's not just the ocean and pretty white beaches that are being poisoned. 

 

RACHEL MADDOW gives us some OIL DEJA VU

GULF OIL DISASTER: Jon Stuart vs. The President

GULF OIL SPILL: IT'S PAST TIME TO BE PISSED PEOPLE

At least these people are taking a stand ... What have you done today?  This is not just a Gulf of Mexico problem anymore.  Our planet is being poisoned and hundreds of thousands of animals are dying slow horrible deaths ... make no mistake ... humans will not be far behind.  Take the time to write your local officials NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE and let them know that something has to be done and leaving this matter in British Petroleum's hands IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ANYMORE.  

 

"THE AIR IS SAFE ON THE GULF" YEAH OK

OIL SPILL CLEAN UP and COREXIT

Corexit is a product used to break up oil slicks.  It is made by the Nalco Holding Company which works in a partnership with BP Oil and Exxon Oil. Corexit is the most-used dispersant in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with COREXIT 9527 having been replaced by COREXIT 9500 after the former was deemed too toxic.

On May 19, 2010 the Evironmental Protection Agency gave BP 24 hours to choose less toxic alternatives to Corexit but BP refused to change from Corexit, citing safety and availability concerns and kept on spraying. BP has used Corexit EC9500A and Corexit EC9527A thus far, applying 800,000 US gallons (3,000,000 l) total but more accurate estimates run as high as 1,000,000 US gallons (3,800,000 l) underwater.

BP GULF OIL SPILL: Go With The Flow