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Pawns In A Money Game
Jul 23rd
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
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 >
EPA’s PR Stunts
Jul 22nd
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
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 >
EPA Cover Up? Say It Ain’t So!
Jul 20th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
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 >
Independent Gulf Coast Water Testing
Jul 17th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
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 >
Gulf Coast Must Act Now!
Jul 11th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
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 >
What You Don’t Know Might Kill You
Jul 9th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in Information
We all feel reassured when we hear that NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service is doing comprehensive testing on the seafood that is being sold from the open waters in the Gulf of Mexico. We trust NOAA to place our health first, right? Sadly, like so many things in the wake of this oil spill, we’re learning that you have to look closely at what is NOT being said, when our governmental agencies give us their reassuring reports. More >
Is Corexit Destroying Our Food Supply?
Jul 6th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
First we lost the fish, shrimp and other marine life in the Gulf of Mexico, to the BP oil catastrophe and ensuing massive dump of the neuro-toxic dispersant Corexit. Now we appear to be losing crops from the Mississippi Gulf Coast to middle Georgia. Watch these two videos. More >
Video: Understanding The EPA Toxicity Tests
Jul 6th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
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 >
Video: Our Suicide Economy
Jul 5th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in Information
One of my favorite moments working with Project Gulf Impact was being able to do this interview with Dr. Riki Ott, marine toxicologist and Exxon Valdez survivor, talking about chemical-induced illnesses and lessons learned after Exxon Valdez, as well as why she came to the Gulf Coast right after the Deepwater Horizon exploded and oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. More >
Kindra Arnesen Exclusive: What BP Isn’t Telling You
Jul 2nd
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
Many of you already know Kindra Arnesen, multi-generational shrimper from Venice, LA. from the Gulf Emergency Summit, 6/19/10, as seen in this video (see second video below). This was the video in which many of us met Kindra for the first time. But Kindra is no stranger to southern Louisiana. More >
Savage to Obama: STEP UP!!
Jul 1st
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
Please see video below from Merle Savage, former General Foreman during Exxon Valdez oil spill clean up. Savage continues to suffer with debilitating health issues as a result of her exposure to the toxic chemicals in oil as well as those in the neurotoxic dispersant Corexit, the same dispersant BP is dumping in unprecedented amounts in the Gulf of Mexico. More >
EPA To Discuss Data From Dispersant Testing Today
Jun 30th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2010
TODAY: Top EPA Scientist to Discuss Data from First Round of Dispersant Testing More >
Gulf Beaches: Public Health At Risk
Jun 30th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
Having just returned from an exhausting week on the gulf coast, I’m at once overwhelmed by all that I’ve experienced in the past week. I had the great pleasure of personally meeting great folks like Dr. Riki Ott, Philippe Cousteau, Jr., Robert Kennedy, Jr. as well as hard working locals fighting to save our waters like Casi Callaway and Tammy Harrington at Mobile Baykeeper. More >
Current Air/Water Quality: Deciphering EPA “Data”
Jun 29th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
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 >
Oil, Toxins, Acid… SOMETHING is in the rain
Jun 29th
Posted by Jennifer Roth in BP Oil Spill
Many of you know I spent last week working with Project Gulf Impact, a film crew from L.A., on the gulf coast to document the crisis, and the story NOT being told. I left them last Friday and they continued on to NOLA for several days. Yesterday they went out in a boat in Pass Christian, MS More >
