BP dispersing oil to avoid fines that are based on amount of oil removed

[samboyellowsub]

http://bpoil.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/unprecedented-use-of-dispersants-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-a-draconian-experiment-making-people-sick/


please watch the news stories about it. tell your friends. please.

[samboyellowsub]

Basically, BP is using chemicals to atomize the oil in the water, so that it is not recoverable. They gain from this because they otherwise have to pay a fine based on how much oil is recovered from the spill. The chemicals are affecting citizens that went to help clean up the spill, paid workers, and residents along the Gulf Coast.
Please tell all of your friends.

[Emmerich]

When people get a "mysterious illness" by definition nobody knows what it is. So lets just blame BP. Pretty ignorant.

I would imagine if you worked in crop dusting and did not take proper precautions with chemicals you could get sick, but nobody is suggesting that the chemicals we put on the food we eat is bad and should be banned.

[Honus]

Originally Posted by Emmerich

When people get a "mysterious illness" by definition nobody knows what it is. So lets just blame BP. Pretty ignorant.

Ignorant? That's a strong word.

You singled out the one person in the story who died of a mysterious illness that the writer attributes to BP. I wouldn't say that it was ignorant of you to ignore the rest of the story, but your approach seems to be less than balanced. Since BP is the one spreading these chemicals in unprecedented amounts, isn't there some burden on them to prove the they did not cause the mysterious illness?

I would imagine if you worked in crop dusting and did not take proper precautions with chemicals you could get sick, but nobody is suggesting that the chemicals we put on the food we eat is bad and should be banned.

Isn't that the point of the article? BP is accused of not taking proper precautions. I don't know why that seems to offend you.

[samboyellowsub]

BP didn't issue respirators because they said it wasn't necessary because they could exacerbate the causes of heat strokes. The EPA told BP after a month that their Corexit chemicals were not safe to use and to stop using them. BP said they didn't have any other way to fix it so they kept using it. They're big enough that they can break the law basically.

[samboyellowsub]

Originally Posted by Emmerich

When people get a "mysterious illness" by definition nobody knows what it is. So lets just blame BP. Pretty ignorant.

I would imagine if you worked in crop dusting and did not take proper precautions with chemicals you could get sick, but nobody is suggesting that the chemicals we put on the food we eat is bad and should be banned.

There are plenty of people that think those chemicals used in crop dusting should be banned.

The symtoms of these mysterious illnesses attributed to Corexit are; oozing from the ears, twitches, losing feeling in limbs, upset stomach and death.

[Pooka]

Recovered oil is not the only way spill size is computed.

The size of the sheen is also used and that is factored in with the type of oil or oil product that is spilled.

The US Coast Guard is very good at this. I have never seen them be too far off when coming up with a spill size.

[samboyellowsub]

Originally Posted by Pooka

Recovered oil is not the only way spill size is computed.

The size of the sheen is also used and that is factored in with the type of oil or oil product that is spilled.

The US Coast Guard is very good at this. I have never seen them be too far off when coming up with a spill size.

you are correct. It is also correct to say that the size of the sheen is zero after they spray dispersant on it. It basically emulsifies the oil in the water.