about 1 year ago - 1 comment
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
about 1 year ago - No comments
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
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
Anyone who follows CTGN knows that I routinely call EPA out for obvious and blatant disregard for actual human health and safety. The “P” in EPA likely refers to protecting themselves against liability, by lying and covering up what they actually know, and has little or nothing to do with protecting the environment, let alone
about 1 year ago - 4 comments
WKRG in Mobile, AL did their own independent water sampling along Gulf Shores and Orange Beach areas. You have to watch the video below to believe what they found and what happened to one of their samples (complete summary follows). Remember in Gulf Beaches: Public Health At Risk how we told you that you (and
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
People with respiratory and other symptoms that they suspect are a result of chemical exposure need to have a Volatile Solvents Profile. Please write this down and take the information to your doctor’s office with you. Physicians can order the kits from Metametrix (www.metametrix.com). The lab will send the doctor a kit – the doctor
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
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
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
“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
about 1 year ago - No comments
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
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
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
about 1 year ago - 7 comments
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. Pam’s note begins now