Dr. Riki Ott, along with many others are saying people in certain areas along the Gulf Coast need to evacuate immediately. The reason? The chemical dispersant Corexit, mixed with the already toxic South Louisiana Crude, is making people sick. These aren’t temporary illnesses that will go away and leave no impact. According to EPA’s Hugh Kaufman, whistleblower extraordinaire, this exposure poses an increased risk in cancer and early death to the public, and the EPA is putting (surprise) profit above public health. See entire article on Truthout.

“If you’re getting sick, it’s because you’re being poisoned,” he said. “Those chemicals can cause cancer 20 years down the line and that’s why Riki Ott is saying some areas have to be evacuated. That’s true. We don’t know how bad it is because the EPA is not doing adequate air testing. They’re taking some measurements so they can tell the public that everything is safe [when in fact the public has] an increased risk of getting cancer and dying early. They’re pawns in a money game.”

“It’s all about money,” says Kaufman. “Follow the money.”

We’ve previously told you about Dr. Riki Ott here on CTGN. She continues her work on the Gulf Coast, putting her own health at risk, to help educate the public and drive them to demand more and create change:

She says the culprit is almost two million gallons of Corexit, the dispersant BP is using to break up and hide the oil below the ocean’s surface. “It’s an industrial solvent. It’s a degreaser. It’s chewing up boat engines off-shore. It’s chewing up dive gear on-shore. Of course it’s chewing up people’s skin. The doctors are saying the solvents are making the oil worse.”

“People don’t have the information to know that the burning sore throat is actually chemical poisoning,” she said. “And this isn’t getting any attention, but it’s very important. There are no vaccinations for chemical poisoning. None.”

“If I were in charge of the media, I would be talking be about public safety and public health every day. They should also be exposing the truth about how our federal standards are outdated and no longer protective of public health or worker safety. We knew in 1989 that OSHA had a loophole in it that’s big enough to drive every single sick worker through. It exempts the reporting of colds and flues. That loophole has not been closed since Exxon Valdez.”

Oh how we wish Dr. Ott were in charge of the media. What it would be like to be told the truth, and to focus on issues that matter, rather than on what Lindsey Lohan is doing today! Speaking on her We The People platform Ott continues to advocate for grassroots, citizen-driven change:

Ott expressed her concerns during a May meeting with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lisa Jackson. “I was sitting across from her. She said, quote, ‘I am walking a fine line between truth and hysteria. We don’t want to create a panic.’ This shows you how much our government is beholden to oil and cannot imagine a future without oil. We the people have got to imagine this. We have to. This is way worse than people think.”

Former shrimper Dianne Watson issues a beautiful call to action:

“This is a crisis. If this oil gusher does not move people to force a change in Washington, then it will never happen. We are seeing the end of the United States as we know it. If people hold their planet dear, they better be out there. Folks are too well behaved. We need to be unreasonable.”

If YOU are ready to be unreasonable, step up and take personal responsibility, and do your part to restore our nation and heal our planet, join Dr. Riki Ott, keynote speaker for the Spill Into Washington DC Rally Labor Day Weekend (Sept 4 & 5 at The Ellipse in DC), for an even that will change the course of our nation. It’s time we unite in ONE VOICE and start taking care of ourselves, our friends, our neighbors… each other.