Local residents believe the foam showing up on beaches is from
the BP dispersant.
Michelle Nix, from Pensacola, Florida, founded the group Gulf
Coast Oil Spill Volunteers in an effort to be pro-active and do what she could
to help when the BP oil disaster began on April 20.
"I had 500 volunteers coordinated to help with cleanup, people
offering free oil boom, people donating their work and time to help," Nix told
Al Jazeera.
She contacted the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Coast Guard, Wildlife and Fisheries, "and everyone I could think of to try to
help," Nix said. "But none of them responded. None of the government agencies
would get back in touch with me."
Nix, not to be deterred, helped organise blood tests for
several Gulf coasts residents who were experiencing sicknesses attributed to
toxic chemicals released from BP's well blow-out and the dispersants the company
has used to sink the oil.
In October, Dr. Wilma Subra, a chemist and Macarthur Fellow,
conducted the blood tests for volatile solvents - chemicals present in BP's
crude oil as well as their toxic dispersants - on eight people Nix provided who
live and work along the coast.
Chemical contamination
Most of the people tested had these toxic chemicals present in
their blood at levels several times higher than the national average. "Ethylbenzene,
m,p-Xylene and Hexane are volatile organic chemicals that are present in the BP
Crude Oil. The blood of all three females and five males had chemicals that are
found in the BP Crude Oil," according to Subra’s report. ... (Read
More)
BP Mismanages Oil Rig And
Now The Oil Spill Clean Up Why Are We Allowing The Perpetrator To Fix A Problem That They
Caused? NewsFocus - 060710
Since the start of this oil catastrophe, British
Petroleum has undeniably made all the wrong moves, acting instead only in the
interest of its shareholders and chief executives.
The U.S. government has also failed
miserably to take control of the situation. First off, our miserable excuse for
Capitol Hill representation has sought to protect this oil industry giant by
capping its liability in lawsuits at $75-million dollars, even though BP
openly gouged us all at the gas pumps and made
record profits off of us to the tune of $5.6-billion dollars in just the
first three months of 2010. The Obama administration needs to act responsibly
and take over BP, seize its assets and use them accordingly to clean up this
massive ecological disaster.
Follow this story through the news links provided below.
NewsFocus:
BP executives and anyone else involved need to go to prison over this. If
corporations want rights as an individual, then they should be punished as such. All of them. Not just the CEO, but all officers and all board members.
There is such a thing as 'accessories to a crime.' Having foreknowledge
or active involvement carries great weight against individuals in a court of
law. If you light a forest fire, even accidentally, you damn well know you're
going to jail. I'm just sayin.'
The brokerage firm that's faced the most scrutiny from regulators
in the past year over the shorting of mortgage related securities seems to have
had good timing when it came to something else: the stock of British oil giant
BP.
According to regulatory filings, RawStory.com has found that
Goldman Sachs
sold 4,680,822 shares of BP in the first quarter of 2010. Goldman's sales
were the largest of any firm during that time. Goldman would have pocketed
slightly more than $266 million if their holdings were sold at the average price
of BP's stock during the quarter.
A Series Of Lucky Coincidences Involving Goldman Sachs And BP
ZeroHedge.com, by TylerDurden - 060110 Earlier, when observing the US AG disclosure of a civil and
criminal investigation into BP plc, we noted in passing that BP's former
Chairman,
Peter
Sutherland, who left the firm is a Chairman of Goldman Sachs International.
Mr. Sutherland holds some other interesting titles, including a position on the
Trilateral Commission ...
NewsFocus:
Since
when does an
investment group pull its money from a $5.6-billion 1st quarter profit cow??
Like the 9/11 put options, this story reeks and needs to be investigated, but
this possibly orchestrated diversion keeps the public from looking into more
relevant issues... 1) the finding of military grade cutting charges (thermate)
in four separate World Trade Center dust samples, 2) the anthrax attacks and the
finding that not only were the spores created at Ft. Detrick, but the colleagues
of patsy Bruce Ivins saying it was impossible for him to produce the anthrax, 3)
the call by many within Congress for an audit of the crooked Federal Reserve, 4)
the Bush-Cheney war crimes, 5) the engineering of the global financial collapse,
etc, etc, etc. It's hard to discount coincidence out of hand when man
conveniently profits in excess from it. This story of the Goldman Sachs BP
(British Petroleum) sell off smells immensely. You don't ignore a story like
this just because you might personally find it hard to believe. You investigate
it to assure that isn't a coincidence. Selling $250-million in very lucrative
stock before the disaster and the demise of BP smells worse than the oil tainted
Gulf.
NewsFocus:Since when does an
investment group pull its money from a $5.6-billion 1st quarter profit cow?? How
coincidental is it that the head of BP sold off significant shares of his own
stock, just weeks before the disaster? Again, before the massive spill,
British Petroleum was a huge profit leader, making billions of dollars in
just three months time.
Like the 9/11 put
options, this story reeks and needs to be investigated, but this possibly
orchestrated diversion keeps the public from looking into more relevant
issues... 1) the finding of military grade cutting charges (thermate) in four
separate World Trade Center dust samples, 2) the anthrax attacks and the finding
that not only were the spores created at Ft. Detrick, but the colleagues of
patsy Bruce Ivins saying it was impossible for him to produce the anthrax, 3)
the call by many within Congress for an audit of the crooked Federal Reserve, 4)
the Bush-Cheney war crimes, 5) the engineering of the global financial collapse,
etc, etc, etc. It's hard to discount coincidence out of hand when man
conveniently profits in excess from it.
This story of the
Goldman Sachs BP (British Petroleum) sell off smells immensely. Add to that the
chief operating officer of the company selling off significant shares of his own
stock and you have huge questions that need to be answered. You don't ignore a
story like this just because you might personally find it hard to believe. You
investigate it to assure that isn't a coincidence. Selling millions of
dollars in very lucrative stock before the disaster and the demise of BP smells
worse than the oil tainted Gulf.
In 1978, Edward "Coots" Matthews and Asger "Boots" Hansen founded
Boots & Coots (WEL).
Both were veteran oil-well firefighters. In fact, they
provided inspiration for a 1968 film called Hellfighters, starring
John Wayne.
But the days of independence have come to an end for Boots & Coots as the
company has
agreed to sell out to Halliburton (HAL)
for $240.4 million. Shareholders will get $1.73 in cash and $1.27 in Halliburton
stock for every share of Boots & Coots.
The company certainly has a distinguished history. It has been critical in
dealing with many
well fires, including those from Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. But given
its relatively small size, Boots & Coots has been at a disadvantage. As a
result, the stock price has been mostly lackluster over the years.
NewsFocus: This is an
extremely damning "coincidence," given the events with BP that came about in the
gulf, less than two weeks after they made the purchase. Is no one in the
corporate media asking questions over the timing of this?
What BP Does Not Want You To See:
Oil Spill Cam From Gulf Seabed:
Cousteau Jr.: 'This Is
a Nightmare... a Nightmare': Video: Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Sam Champion
take hazmat dive into Gulf's oily waters.
One of the ideas that made our country great is the idea that the law is
applied equally. I knew there were plenty of exceptions and special deals, of
course, but somehow I still believed that ultimately, justice would prevail.
Blowout: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster (From :60 Minutes)
CBS News A Survivor Recalls His Harrowing Escape; Plus, A Former BP Insider Warns Of
Another Potential Disaster
Are you sure that
you want to help clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
In a previous article we documented a number of the health dangers from this
oil spill that many scientists are warning us of, and now it has been reported
on CNN that the vast majority of those who worked to clean up the 1989
Exxon Valdez oil spill
in Alaska are now dead. Yes, you read that correctly. Almost all of them are
dead. (Read
More)
Coast Guard Grounds Ships Involved in Spill Cleanup After 7 Fall Ill; BP
Reportedly Preventing Fishermen from Wearing Respirators
DemocracyNow.org - 052710
At least seven fishermen involved in the cleanup of the BP oil spill were
hospitalized on Wednesday after reporting nausea, dizziness, headaches and
chest pains. The fishermen were likely exposed to both the leaked oil and
chemical dispersants. As a precautionary measure, the Coast Guard has ordered
all 125 commercial ships helping with the cleanup to return to land. For
weeks, cleanup crews hired by BP have been reporting health issues, but their
complaints have largely been ignored. We speak to Clint Guidry, president of
the Louisiana Shrimp Association, and Albert Huang, an environmental justice
attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
...
White House admits BP disaster worst spill in US history WSWS.org The admission from the Obama administration came after Louisiana Governor
Bobby Jindal announced on Monday that 70 miles of coastline had been
contaminated by heavy crude oil. “That is more than the seashore line of
Maryland and Delaware combined,” he said.
Halliburton
May Be Culprit In Oil Rig Explosion Huffington Post (blog) - Apr
30, 2010
Giant oil-services provider Halliburton may be a primary suspect in the
investigation into the oil rig explosion that has devastated the Gulf
Coast, ...
Did Halliburton Cause the Oil Spill? The Atlantic -
May 4, 2010
How did the Gulf oil rig explode? A prominent theory adds Halliburton
to the mix. Workers had just finished cementing the well when the rig blew,
...
Gushing Oil Disaster Has Links to Halliburton HNN Huntingtonnews.net -
Tony Rutherford -
May 4, 2010
“We ask that you preserve for future production all documents related to
Halliburton's operations at and involvement with the Deepwater rig.”
Halliburton performed a variety of services on the rig, including cementing,
and had four employees stationed on the rig at the time of the accident.
Halliburton's employees returned to shore safely ...
Underwater view of
gushing oil
Report: Safety barrier removed before rig exploded MarketWatch -
050710
By MarketWatch An attorney representing a rig worker who survived the April 20
Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion said oil giant BP Plc (NYSE:BP) and
the ...
BP, Transocean and Halliburton blame each other for
Deepwater Horizon spill
The Guardian - 051110
The three oil industry titans behind the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico spill all
sought to blame one another under tough questioning from senators today, as
troops fanned out along the Louisiana coastline to limit the damage caused by
the unfolding ...
Document: BP Didn't Have Contingency Plan For Major Oil Spill
Which Regulatory Agencies Were Asleep At The Wheel Here?
How Were These Wells Ever Approved Without An Environmental Disaster Plan? BusinessWeek -
Cain Burdeau, Holbrook Mohr -
050110
As the worst US oil spill in decades began endangering the shoreline habitat
along the Gulf Coast, documents emerged ...
Workers on Oil Rig Recall a Terrible Night of Blasts New York Times -
Ian Urbina, Justin Gillis -
050810
The day before the blast, workers from Halliburton, the oil
services contractor, had finished one of the trickiest tasks in building a well:
encasing it in ...
BP Accused As Size Of Oil Slick Triples In A Day Independent -
David Usborne -
050110
Company opposed tighter rules for drilling, and 'was slow to react' to the
worsening US rig disaster. By David Usborne AP Recriminations mounted yesterday ...
T.
Boone Pickens Says
Oil Spill
Isn't a Big Deal
The Trading Report - 051010
May 10, 2010 ... According to Texas oilman, and now
windmill man, the recent oil
spill is not a big deal, and too much is being made of it. ...
The AP has released
a timeline of the government's response to the BP Oil Spill which clearly
shows early and aggressive involvement on the part of the administration.
NewsFocus:
And just how long will it be before
someone says, "this was terrorism?"
We didn't have to wait long. The fear-mongerers never miss an opportunity to
drive home the 9/11 agenda. Thankfully BP's chairman has squashed this early on,
but I'm not all all surprised that the right would try to take the blame away
from the rich corporate elite.
US Fights To Defend Fragile Coast From Big Oil Spill
Taxpayers On The Hook Instead Of BP, Thanks To Bush Change
In Clean-up Law Reuters -
Matthew Bigg,
Chris Baltimore - 043010 VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The US government
scrambled on Friday to ward off an environmental disaster that could cost
billions of dollars as a huge oil spill reached coastal Louisiana, imperiling
shrimp fishing grounds, oyster beds and fragile ...
NewsFocus:
With
unholy and unscrupulous profits like this, they had damn well better pay for
the entire clean-up. Period. Do any of you think that "we the people"
should be on the hook for this? Well guess what, while most naive Americans were
too busy watching "Dancing With The Stars," or worrying about who was
going to win "American Idol," George W. Bush screwed us all royally by
putting us on the hook for clean-up of environmental disasters. While I realize
President Obama did not put us in the position we are now, I do hold him and his
administration accountable for getting us out of the Bush mess. There are plenty
of bad laws that need to be undone. The environmental clean-up issue is just one
of many.
Update:
BP's profit margin went up after the oil spill. Clean-up is
profitable.
(See the
Boot & Coots acquisition)
