Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Fighting Water with Fire

Dispersant used in BP oil spill 4x more toxic than oil,
currently banned in the UK.
Safer alternatives available though BP ignores them.
The real reason oil still flows into the gulf

Hiding millions of gallons of toxic oil

BP wont change oil

Toxic corexit ingredients

This company aims to shoot 1million letters to the EPA by August 1st

Corexit is developed by a company called Nalco which has close ties to BP, Goldman Sachs, & even Al Gore....
meaning once you follow the paper trail BP actually profits from its use.
it's 50% effective in the gulf and nearly 40% on the crude oil which drifts ashore...
there are far more effective chemicals available, some which would potentially be 100% effective and far less toxic.
there's also a natural microbe available in abundance which when dumped into the ocean eats the oil and dies becoming 100% safe.
Nearly every worker who helped to clean the Exxon Valdez spill has died and suspicions linger as to whether or not Corexit is to blame.

Readily absorbed by clouds and rained down as acid rain the fumes will likely cause much devastation to the lungs of many who live along the gulf shores.
As of late there's no exact total on how much chemical has been dispersed, but experts put it above 2 million gallons.
How dangerous is corexit to those living nearby

BP had dumped more than 1.4million gallons of corexit

Corexit is killing the gulf

Connecting the BP dots

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