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Archive for July, 2010
EPA’s PR Stunts
Jul 22nd
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson (who should have been fired already) tweeted a link to USA Today’s “article” on the EPA dispersant “studies”. Essentially, USA Today published a carefully worded press release on behalf of the EPA, making it look as though it is reporting real news. Please take note: this is little more than another PR stunt from EPA, which apparently cares more about protecting its image than the environment or public health. More >
Study: Corexit Cuts Survival Rates By 50%
Jul 14th
In the video below Andy Nyman, Associate Professor at LSU, highlights a prior study done on Corexit 9500 and 9527, the two varieties of Nalco dispersant being used by BP in the Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe.
Nyman’s study shows these two forms of Corexit cut the marine life survival rate in half over South Louisiana Crude alone. Combine this, with the review of 450 scientific articles spanning 11 years posted here and you have to wonder why the EPA is claiming its 4 weeks of studies are better than all the existing scientific data that disagree. More >
Video: RFK, Jr, On How We Save The Environment
Jul 12th
“It’s more efficient to change your politician than to change your light bulb.” Fantastic insights and a call to action here from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. My thanks to Casi Callaway and Tammy Herrington at Mobile Baykeeper for making this interview opportunity possible. Here is a clip of Kennedy, answering my question about what people can and should be doing in response to BP’s oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. This is a brilliant mind at work…
“We’re funding both sides of the war on terror.”
“The only way we are gonna save the environment is if we restore democracy in our country and not let this country turn into a corporate plutocracy run by corporate elites inside the beltway, and instead democratize our energy systems so EVERY American is making a profit, and EVERY American has an opportunity to turn their home into a power plant, and turn themselves into an energy entrepreneur and power this country on our intellectual and entrepreneurial energies rather than on mid-eastern carbon.” More >
Video: On Deadly Ground
Jul 12th
This old clip needs no commentary from me. It is from the 1994 movie On Deadly Ground. It deserves 4 minutes of your full attention. (The last minute of this clip is credits, so no need to wait for anything spectacular at the end.)
“How many oil spills can we endure?” Indeed, how many… We must reach a higher level of consciousness as a people to save our planet. We force change with our wallets. We do so by coming together and punishing bad behavior (inefficiency and waste) from government and big business, and rewarding good behavior (efficiency). More >
Where Waste Management Takes Toxic Material
Jul 11th
I can corroborate the activity at the location noted in this video from James C Fox. My entire life I have driven the “back roads” of Baldwin County to the beach. I know County Roads 65 and 12 like the back of my hand.
When I was home a few weeks ago I drove that route several times and noticed the facility in this video. More >
Gulf Coast Must Act Now!
Jul 11th
This post is written by Pam Brundige Batson, who lives in Mobile, AL. Pam attended last week’s community meeting, hosted by Dr. Riki Ott and Dr. Steven Picou. This is a critical summary of information every one of you must know – especially if you live anywhere near the Gulf coast. More >
Heal The Earth: Composting
Jul 9th
Today is our second edition of Heal The Earth, launched last week with an eye for offering simple, easy-to-follow steps to living a greener life. Only by working together can we begin to heal our Earth, one day at a time. Today’s edition spotlights composting. There is much to be said about composting, but let’s start very simply. More >
Petition To De-List Dispersants
Jul 8th
I told you in a prior post about my meeting with Dr. Riki Ott, and how she explained to us what she determined to be the underlying source of the problem with getting the dispersant Corexit banned: More >
Buying Time and Selling Out
Jul 8th
Video: BP’s Sand Job
Jul 7th
As they continue to give a much needed voice to gulf coast residents all along their journey, Project Gulf Impact highlights this Pensacola resident showing what BP, et al, keep denying. You cannot deny the difference in the beautiful, natural, white sand that lines Pensacola Beaches, making it so very special, and the sand BP is trucking in to dump on top of the oil-soaked white sand. More >
