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. More >
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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 >
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 the people. If THIS article doesn’t give you enough reason to march to Washington and join the Spill Into Washington Rally Labor Day weekend to demand EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson be fired on the spot (along with most of her minions), I don’t know what it takes to get you to take action. More >
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 especially your children) should not be swimming in the water? See why no one should be on the sand either! More >
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 >
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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 >
Remember when the US Coast Guard seemingly laid down the hammer on June 12 with this, a “demand” for BP to come up with a better oil containment plan? Remember that there was no “or else” in that, our first indication that it may be just a show for the public? More >
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In another great interview by Project Gulf Impact, Dr. Chris Pincetich, PhD, Marine Bioligist, Toxicologist, of Turtle Island Restoration Network, talks about the dispersant use, where it’s being used (might surprise you) and how the EPA studies are set up to avoid giving you the real toxicity data on the dispersants. More >
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2010
TODAY: Top EPA Scientist to Discuss Data from First Round of Dispersant Testing More >
So many of you have asked what you can do to help. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE! More >
This morning EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson tweeted that EPA is monitoring air and water quality and even linked to the “data” EPA is making available:
EPA continues to monitor enviro quality in Gulf. For data: http://budurl.com/bn2l
Now, I’m no scientist, but I am a pretty smart lady, so I set about trying to interpret the “data” Lisa provided us. More >
Below are the ingredients for Corexit, as well as Louisiana Crude Oil. We the people demand that you institute HOURLY testing for every ingredient listed below across the entire Gulf Coast. We also demand that you More >
We are not fans of conspiracy theory here, but we are huge proponents of facts. So we have a few facts to share, consolidated in one place. More >
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 >
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 >
