Author’s note: Has your bovine excrement meter maxed out yet?
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President Obama’s “feel-good” speech, raised a few questions about the Gulf oil disaster. Upon further review of information, there are many more.
It is becoming clear that this is a national nightmare without end. Some are calling it “America’s Chernobyl.” Every day new details are “officially” released, but none of those should come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the analysis of scientists over the past few weeks.
The truth is that no matter what President Obama or BP execs say, life in the Gulf region will never be the same…at least not in our lifetimes. No one is really in charge, because no one seems to know how to stop this leak. So far the only solution has been to dump millions of gallons of toxic dispersants on the oil gushing out, so that most of it doesn’t surface into public view. But that doesn’t make it go away. Oil, as well as toxic gases will soon be pouring ashore in unprecedented levels.
- The dispersants known as Corexit 9500 and 9527, are identified as a “moderate” human health hazards that can cause eye, skin or respiratory irritation with prolonged exposure, according to safety data documents. The chemicals break apart the oil and keep it from reaching the surface. It has been banned from use in the U.K. So why is it allowed to be used by BP in the Gulf?
- It is being reported that 2.61 parts per million of Corexit 9500 (mixed with oil at a ratio of 1:10) is lethal to 50% of marine life exposed to it within 96 hours. That means that 1 gallon of Corexit 9500/oil mixture is capable of rendering 383,141 gallons of water highly toxic to fish. So why was BP allowed to dump 1,021,000 gallons of Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527 into the Gulf of Mexico, and why aren’t they being stopped from dumping another 805,000 gallons of these dispersants that they have on order into the Gulf?
- If these dispersants are so incredibly toxic to fish, what are they going to do to the land and crops when they get rained on us? What are they going to do to people?
- Why are scientists finding concentrations of methane at up to 10,000 times normal background levels in Gulf waters?
- At some testing stations in the Gulf of Mexico, levels of benzene have been detected at over 3000 parts per billion, and levels of hydrogen sulfide have been detected as high as 1192 parts per billion. Considering that these levels are highly toxic to humans, why haven’t people been warned?
- Why are so many Gulf oil spill disaster workers showing up at local hospitals complaining of a “mysterious illness“?
- If the smell of the oil on some Gulf beaches is already so strong that it burns the nostrils of cleanup workers, then what is this oil doing to wildlife that have to swim in it?
- Why has the FAA shut down the airspace above the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? What don’t they want the American people to see?
- Is it a bad sign that birds from the Gulf region are flocking north by the thousands?
- Why is BP being allowed to use private security contractors to keep the American people away from the oil cleanup sites?
- Why is BP openly attempting to manipulate the search results on sites like Google and Yahoo?
- Senator Bill Nelson of Florida says that there are reports that there are additional ruptures in the sea floor from which oil is leaking (see video below). If there are quite a few of these additional ruptures, then how in the world does BP expect to completely stop this oil leak?
- If “70% or 80%” of the protective booms are doing absolutely nothing at all to stop the oil, then what is going to stop the millions of gallons of oil in the Gulf from eventually reaching shore?
- It is being reported that the deep sea oil plumes are creating huge “dead zones” where all creatures are dying as they are deprived of oxygen. If this oil spill continues to grow could the vast majority of the Gulf of Mexico become one gigantic “dead zone”?
- President Obama announced that the Gulf will be restored to 90% normal by the end of summer, but that we should also “pray.” Which is it?
It’s about time the American people, especially Gulf residents, get some answers…and the truth.
Read more, get a video and links here: Orlando Independent Examiner: More questions about the Gulf oil disaster.