Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Spills - past,present and planned

Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietySea Shepherd Conservation Society (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico (NASA, International...Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico (NASA, International Space Station Science, 05/04/10) (Photo credit: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center)
 

1.2 Million Litres and still leaking – Cold Lake

CNRL uses a process called High Pressure Cyclic Steam Stimulation (HPCSS) in the region to release bitumen from underground rock formations. The process uses extremely high-pressure steam injection to fracture the underlying reservoir to “create cracks and openings through which the bitumen can flow back into the steam-injector wells,” according to the AER.
Roughly 80 percent of Alberta’s bitumen deposits will be extracted using this and other in situ methods.
Last week more than 20 groups called on the AER to conduct a public inquiry into the safety of in situ operations.

 ( Doing that against positive pressure instead of migrating away from it. Just about as good as planning a dam using methods of channeling water flowing uphill. )

Real Coastal Warriors
4 hours ago
Gulf Sperm Whales May Be The Most Polluted In The World - A final word from campaign leader Dr. Iain Kerr
August 15, 2013 at 10:09am

For the whales – A final crew blog from Operation Toxic Gulf

This spring I was deeply concerned that Ocean Alliance would not be able to return to the Gulf of Mexico to continue the work Dr. John Wise and I started in 2010 looking at the effects of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on marine mammals. Around that time I was talking with my good friend Alex Cornelissen (Shepherd Global Executive Officer) about another mutual concern and the Gulf came up in discussion. Less than a month later Alex told me that we would be returning to the Gulf with the full support of Sea Shepherd Global and so Operation Toxic Gulf was born.

The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster was an accident; while others work to make sure that this type of accident never happens again Sea Shepherd, Ocean Alliance and its scientific partners and are working to make sure that the treatment of oil disasters in future not only removes the oil from sight but also from the food chain. We believe that it is vitally important to understand the effects of dispersants used in the Gulf on offshore species so that should this type of accident ever happen again the response can be as environmentally responsible as possible. Ocean Alliance and Sea Shepherd now fear that the oil, dispersants, metals and discharge from the Mississippi have placed the sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico among the most polluted whales in the world. There is compelling evidence that all is not well in the Gulf : http://phys.org/news/2012-11-gulf-mexico-clean-up-times-toxic.html

This campaign has focused on gulf sperm whales because they are at the top of the Gulfs food chain and as such they can act as a bio-indicator of the health of the entire ecosystem. Ocean Alliance, its scientific partners, and Sea Shepherd will be able to put any discoveries they make in the Gulf into a Global context due to the fact that from 2000 to 2005 the RV Odyssey circumnavigated the globe collecting baseline data on the levels of pollutants and metals in sperm whales. With this unique data set, the organizations and partners expect to better understand the effects of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster & massive use of dispersants, on whales. Earlier this year Dr. Wise hosted a 5 speaker session on the Gulf of Mexico at the 2013 American Academy for the Advancement of Science annual conference (AAAS) (http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2013/webprogram/Session5744.html). Not only is this a huge endorsement of our work so far but this is also the type of venue at which the data from the Gulf needs to be presented if we hope to get corporations to think of the potential long term effects on wildlife of using chemical like Corexit to clean up oil spils.

We hope to return to the Gulf in 2014 so this winter we will be fundraising and working with our scientific partners to analyze the data that we and the Wise Laboratory team have collected in the Gulf over the last four years. Since we are looking at the chronic effects as against the short-term effects of this disaster this analysis will take years. But as each analysis phase is completed we will publish papers, post papers online and present at conferences alerting the world to what we have learnt. Preliminary sample analysis for metals conducted by Environmental Toxicologist Dr. John Wise suggests that whales in the Gulf are carrying higher loads of metals than what we have found in our global data set. Considering that whales are at the top of the Gulfs food chain it seems only likely that these animals are at risk not only from the oil and the dispersants but also from the metals that were released into the Gulf during the Deepwater Horizon disaster. While there are thought to be over 1,600 sperm whales in the Gulf there are only an estimated 15 to 30 Bryde’s whales. The Gulf spill could be the final nail in their coffin.

Read more here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/sea-shepherd-conservation-society/gulf-sperm-whales-may-be-the-most-polluted-in-the-world-a-final-word-from-campai/10151674573064055

Photo credit: The large group of Sperm whales gathering together in a social display. Photo by Eliza Muirhead Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Photo: Gulf Sperm Whales May Be The Most Polluted In The World - A final word from campaign leader Dr. Iain Kerr August 15, 2013 at 10:09am For the whales – A final crew blog from Operation Toxic Gulf This spring I was deeply concerned that Ocean Alliance would not be able to return to the Gulf of Mexico to continue the work Dr. John Wise and I started in 2010 looking at the effects of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on marine mammals. Around that time I was talking with my good friend Alex Cornelissen (Shepherd Global Executive Officer) about another mutual concern and the Gulf came up in discussion. Less than a month later Alex told me that we would be returning to the Gulf with the full support of Sea Shepherd Global and so Operation Toxic Gulf was born. The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster was an accident; while others work to make sure that this type of accident never happens again Sea Shepherd, Ocean Alliance and its scientific partners and are working to make sure that the treatment of oil disasters in future not only removes the oil from sight but also from the food chain. We believe that it is vitally important to understand the effects of dispersants used in the Gulf on offshore species so that should this type of accident ever happen again the response can be as environmentally responsible as possible. Ocean Alliance and Sea Shepherd now fear that the oil, dispersants, metals and discharge from the Mississippi have placed the sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico among the most polluted whales in the world. There is compelling evidence that all is not well in the Gulf : http://phys.org/news/2012-11-gulf-mexico-clean-up-times-toxic.html This campaign has focused on gulf sperm whales because they are at the top of the Gulfs food chain and as such they can act as a bio-indicator of the health of the entire ecosystem. Ocean Alliance, its scientific partners, and Sea Shepherd will be able to put any discoveries they make in the Gulf into a Global context due to the fact that from 2000 to 2005 the RV Odyssey circumnavigated the globe collecting baseline data on the levels of pollutants and metals in sperm whales. With this unique data set, the organizations and partners expect to better understand the effects of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster & massive use of dispersants, on whales. Earlier this year Dr. Wise hosted a 5 speaker session on the Gulf of Mexico at the 2013 American Academy for the Advancement of Science annual conference (AAAS) (http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2013/webprogram/Session5744.html). Not only is this a huge endorsement of our work so far but this is also the type of venue at which the data from the Gulf needs to be presented if we hope to get corporations to think of the potential long term effects on wildlife of using chemical like Corexit to clean up oil spils. We hope to return to the Gulf in 2014 so this winter we will be fundraising and working with our scientific partners to analyze the data that we and the Wise Laboratory team have collected in the Gulf over the last four years. Since we are looking at the chronic effects as against the short-term effects of this disaster this analysis will take years. But as each analysis phase is completed we will publish papers, post papers online and present at conferences alerting the world to what we have learnt. Preliminary sample analysis for metals conducted by Environmental Toxicologist Dr. John Wise suggests that whales in the Gulf are carrying higher loads of metals than what we have found in our global data set. Considering that whales are at the top of the Gulfs food chain it seems only likely that these animals are at risk not only from the oil and the dispersants but also from the metals that were released into the Gulf during the Deepwater Horizon disaster. While there are thought to be over 1,600 sperm whales in the Gulf there are only an estimated 15 to 30 Bryde’s whales. The Gulf spill could be the final nail in their coffin. Read more here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/sea-shepherd-conservation-society/gulf-sperm-whales-may-be-the-most-polluted-in-the-world-a-final-word-from-campai/10151674573064055 Photo credit: The large group of Sperm whales gathering together in a social display. Photo by Eliza Muirhead Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
 
 
Real Coastal Warriors shared a link via Trisha James.
3 hours ago
New corexit

Bridge the Gulf
August 9
"We are now surrounded by 14 of those plants and refineries, and their dioxins have a bad effect on human beings, Mr. Bennett said. “The dioxins, a lot of which goes into the water; we would eat the fish—people started coming up with respiratory problems—children had birth defects,” ~ Delma Bennett, 69, who moved to Mossville 40 years ago

Read more at http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Health_amp_Fitness_11/article_100643.shtml.

Photo by Mossville Environmental Action Now, posted by The Final Call
Photo: "We are now surrounded by 14 of those plants and refineries, and their dioxins have a bad effect on human beings, Mr. Bennett said. “The dioxins, a lot of which goes into the water; we would eat the fish—people started coming up with respiratory problems—children had birth defects,” ~ Delma Bennett, 69, who moved to Mossville 40 years ago Read more at http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Health_amp_Fitness_11/article_100643.shtml. Photo by Mossville Environmental Action Now, posted by The Final Call

Real Coastal Warriors shared a link.
about an hour ago
Since 2010 there have been 710 complaints – about odours, human and animal health –from people living within a 20-kilometre radius of the centre of Three Creeks.

Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 7
"I didn't want to say anything because I didn't want everyone to think I was crazy," Gary Metrejean says.

But his neighbors noticed it, too. And they also saw something else unusual—bubbles of gas ("like boiling pasta," one resident recalls) appearing around the bayou.


Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 12
"I handle the biggest cases in America against some of the most corrupt industries, all the way from tobacco to the pharmaceutical industries. I have never seen this level of corruption we're seeing out of BP." ~ Attorney Mike Papantonio
 
Bridge the Gulf shared 350.org's photo.
August 12
Whistleblower, Landowners: TransCanada is Botching the Job on Keystone XL Pipeline
Keystone XL pipe is full of dents and cracks.

Hundreds of sections of Keystone XL South have been discovered with dents, rust and cracks. Some have been removed, but it shows real negligence on the part of TransCanada.

This is damning -- please SHARE to pull back the curtain on their total safety failure.

http://www.texasobserver.org/whistleblower-landowners-transcanada-is-botching-the-job-on-keystone-xl-pipeline/
Photo: Keystone XL pipe is full of dents and cracks. Hundreds of sections of Keystone XL South have been discovered with dents, rust and cracks. Some have been removed, but it shows real negligence on the part of TransCanada. This is damning -- please SHARE to pull back the curtain on their total safety failure. http://www.texasobserver.org/whistleblower-landowners-transcanada-is-botching-the-job-on-keystone-xl-pipeline/
 
Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 13
“The way this was orchestrated -- you know, we're seeing it now with the benefit of hindsight – (BP) played it out so that they would become the victim. And I'll be goddamned, that's exactly what happened. 'Oh we're the victim. We’re getting screwed on the money. We’re paying way too much money.’ But you caused it! And you agreed to it! How could you be a victim?” ~ George Barasich, an oysterman and shrimper whose boat is in drydock for lack of work
 
Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 12
A fraud hotline set up by BP to deal with fictitious compensation claims has backfired, with Gulf coast residents using it to accuse the oil giant of illegalities, including not paying legitimate claims.

Last week, local people from the region – which was devastated in 2010 when BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded – started a grassroots campaign through Facebook to hit back at the firm. They claim that the incident has created misery and suffering for everyone living in the area.
 
Real Coastal Warriors shared a link.
about an hour ago
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — More people have been sickened by tainted shellfish in Connecticut. The Stamford Advocate reports an official from the state Department of Agriculture says 32 cases are either confirmed or under investigation. Fourteen of those are connected to clams or oysters harvested from beds off Westport and Norwalk. The newspaper reports that 13 of the cases are unconfirmed. Five originated in harvest areas in other states.
Bridge the Gulf shared a link via Apalachicola Riverkeeper.
August 13
Today, members of the U.S. Senate are meeting in Apalachicola to hold a field hearing on the effect of water flow on the river and bay. Robertson said most of the water that would naturally feed the region is used up by Atlanta for drinking water before it can flow downstream.

Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 14
"We're losing too many trees and we aren't replacing them," Terese Collins said. She said she has been told the city can't afford to replace them. "Then get the public involved, have a fundraiser, do something. We're supposed to be a Tree City but I don't know if we'll have that designation much longer if this continues. I hate to laugh about it but it's getting ridiculous."
Bridge the Gulf shared 350.org's photo.
August 14
From our friends at 350.org -
No, you didn't read that wrong. *BP* is suing because they don't like being cut out of contracts from the US government after their spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

As if the millions in subsidies they get from the government every year weren't enough.

Click LIKE if you agree: BP doesn't deserve one more cent from the people it is poisoning.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/13/bp-sues-government-oil-spill_n_3746314.html
 

  2. Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
    August 13
    From Jason Falk,

    "Biggest mountain in a Louisiana wetland, (well sorta), a big honkin pile of coal just itching to be shipped overseas where it'll be burned, warm up the earth, expand the ocean, and sink us under the water, YAY waffles! No...See More
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  3. Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
    August 13
    "The company’s efforts know no bounds and have pushed the claimants and their legal representatives to the limit. My organization, the Mississippi Center for Justice, is one of several groups providing pro bono legal assistance. Since 2011, we have helped approximately 10,000 people navigate the difficult claims process and obtain money they are owed by BP.

    We have seen firsthand the extent to which BP will go to avoid paying even patently legitimate claims. One claimant with whom we worked, whose employer closed its doors in the wake of the spill, finally received an offer for compensation after two years. Then BP appealed the award, seeking to have it revoked. After he received assistance in countering BP’s appeal, the company finally admitted that he was, in fact, owed money and withdrew its appeal of his claim." ~ Stephen Teague, Staff Attorney at the Mississippi Center for Justice
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    • 4 people like this.
  4. Bridge the Gulf shared a link via Gulf Coast Fund.
    August 13
    "On the frontlines today, there is no greater challenge to our future, or should I say to our continued existence, than the issues surrounding climate change and global warming. Furthermore, people of color and the poor (specifically where I live, African-Americans) are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and therefore their involvement in the solution is critical. After attending several international climate summits over the years, I found the presence of African-American youth and students to be quite limited, and in recent years I have resolved to change that dynamic." ~ Dr. Beverly Wright, founding director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and former advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund
    Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
    August 13
  5. "There was a mass confusion going on behind the scenes," said Baton Rouge Mayor Holden, after a lightning strike caused a Butadiene leak yesterday at Intercontinental Terminal
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  6. Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
    August 13
    “The way this was orchestrated -- you know, we're seeing it now with the benefit of hindsight – (BP) played it out so that they would become the victim. And I'll be goddamned, that's exactly what happened. 'Oh we're the victim. We’re getting screwed on the money. We’re paying way too much money.’ But you caused it! And you agreed to it! How could you be a victim?” ~ George Barasich, an oysterman and shrimper whose boat is in drydock for lack of work
    2Like · ·
  7. Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
    August 13
    BP sued the U.S. government on Monday over its decision to bar the British oil giant from new federal contracts to supply fuel and other services following the company’s agreement to plead guilty to manslaughter and obstruction charges in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.
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  8. Bridge the Gulf shared WAFB Channel 9's photo.
    August 12
    Baton Rouge, LA - The shelter-in-place was a recommendation, but not mandatory for those in the downtown area. This happened about two hours after lightning struck a plant in Port Allen, LA and the chemical Butadiene was released in a vapor cloud above the plant.
    UPDATE: Recommended shelter in place for Downtown BR lifted after chemical leak at plant http://bit.ly/165wDPp


  9. Bridge the Gulf
    August 12
    Plains Southcap pipeline laid out and ready to be buried only a few steps away from homes and backyards in Moss Point, Mississippi, a community already overburdened by industrial toxins.

    Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rREv2FCyn90 to listen to Rev. Earl Young of Greater First Baptist Church in Moss Point, MS, as he talks about the industrial toxins spread in his community during Hurricane Katrina.

    The proposed pipeline route runs about 41 miles from Ten Mile Terminal in Alabama, through the watershed of Big Creek Lake, the only source of drinking water for the Mobile-area, to the Chevron refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

    More information about the pipeline at http://www.wkrg.com/story/23033991/mississippi-activists-concerned-about-pipeline.

    (Bridge the Gulf photo)
    Photo: Plains Southcap pipeline laid out and ready to be buried only a few steps away from homes and backyards in Moss Point, Mississippi, a community already overburdened by industrial toxins. Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rREv2FCyn90 to listen to Rev. Earl Young of Greater First Baptist Church in Moss Point, MS, as he talks about the industrial toxins spread in his community during Hurricane Katrina. The proposed pipeline route runs about 41 miles from Ten Mile Terminal in Alabama, through the watershed of Big Creek Lake, the only source of drinking water for the Mobile-area, to the Chevron refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi. More information about the pipeline at http://www.wkrg.com/story/23033991/mississippi-activists-concerned-about-pipeline. (Bridge the Gulf photo)
    21Like · ·
  11. Bridge the Gulf shared 350.org's photo.
    August 12
    Whistleblower, Landowners: TransCanada is Botching the Job on Keystone XL Pipeline
    Keystone XL pipe is full of dents and cracks.

    Hundreds of sections of Keystone XL South have been discovered with dents, rust and cracks. Some have been removed, but it shows real negligence on the part of TransCanada.

    This is damning -- please SHARE to pull back the curtain on their total safety failure.

    http://www.texasobserver.org/whistleblower-landowners-transcanada-is-botching-the-job-on-keystone-xl-pipeline/
    Photo: Keystone XL pipe is full of dents and cracks. Hundreds of sections of Keystone XL South have been discovered with dents, rust and cracks. Some have been removed, but it shows real negligence on the part of TransCanada. This is damning -- please SHARE to pull back the curtain on their total safety failure. http://www.texasobserver.org/whistleblower-landowners-transcanada-is-botching-the-job-on-keystone-xl-pipeline/
    2Like · ·
    • 2 people like this.
  12. Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
    August 12
    "I handle the biggest cases in America against some of the most corrupt industries, all the way from tobacco to the pharmaceutical industries. I have never seen this level of corruption we're seeing out of BP." ~ Attorney Mike Papantonio
    15Like · ·
    • 7 people like this.
  13. Bridge the Gulf
    August 12
    Mobile, Alabama - From SkyTruth, "Caller states that a hopper barge sunk with approximately 1300 tons of coal on board."

    Full report at http://alerts.skytruth.org/report/8deef76f-128b-32b6-b19a-99164931.

    Photo: Barges on the Mobile River, taken July 2013 by Bridge the Gulf. Flight by Tom Hutchings.
    Photo: Mobile, Alabama - From SkyTruth, "Caller states that a hopper barge sunk with approximately 1300 tons of coal on board." Full report at http://alerts.skytruth.org/report/8deef76f-128b-32b6-b19a-99164931. Photo: Barges on the Mobile River, taken July 2013 by Bridge the Gulf. Flight by Tom Hutchings.
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  14. Bridge the Gulf shared Platform - activism, education and the arts's photo.
    August 12
    From End oil-sponsorship of the arts and Platform - activism, education and the arts,

    "Wonder how many fee-paying members Tate has lost as a result of BP sponsorship? Here's the most recent one that we've heard about."
    Another Tate Member mutiny over BP sponsorship!
    Read more in Not if But When - Culture Beyond Oil
    http://platformlondon.org/p-publications/culutr/
    Photo: Another Tate Member mutiny over BP sponsorship! Read more in Not if But When - Culture Beyond Oil http://platformlondon.org/p-publications/culutr/
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    • 6 people like this.
  15. Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
    August 12
    A fraud hotline set up by BP to deal with fictitious compensation claims has backfired, with Gulf coast residents using it to accuse the oil giant of illegalities, including not paying legitimate claims.

    Last week, local people from the region – which was devastated in 2010 when BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded – started a grassroots campaign through Facebook to hit back at the firm. They claim that the incident has created misery and suffering for everyone living in the area.

 
Bridge the Gulf
August 6
Thayer Dodd presents information on eminent domain to a large crowd, as Mobile-area residents continue to organize to keep a Plains Southcap pipeline out of the Big Creek Lake watershed and to keep tar sands oil out of local communities.

Big Creek Lake is the area's only source of drinking water.

For the latest information, be sure to check out Tar Sands Oil Mobile
Photo: Thayer Dodd presents information on eminent domain to a large crowd, as Mobile-area residents continue to organize to keep a Plains Southcap pipeline out of the Big Creek Lake watershed and to keep tar sands oil out of local communities. Big Creek Lake is the area's only source of drinking water. For the latest information, be sure to check out Tar Sands Oil Mobile
Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 13
"The company’s efforts know no bounds and have pushed the claimants and their legal representatives to the limit. My organization, the Mississippi Center for Justice, is one of several groups providing pro bono legal assistance. Since 2011, we have helped approximately 10,000 people navigate the difficult claims process and obtain money they are owed by BP.

We have seen firsthand the extent to which BP will go to avoid paying even patently legitimate claims. One claimant with whom we worked, whose employer closed its doors in the wake of the spill, finally received an offer for compensation after two years. Then BP appealed the award, seeking to have it revoked. After he received assistance in countering BP’s appeal, the company finally admitted that he was, in fact, owed money and withdrew its appeal of his claim." ~ Stephen Teague, Staff Attorney at the Mississippi Center for Justice
 
 
Real Coastal Warriors shared a link.
27 minutes ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Flooding caused by some of the Philippines' heaviest rains on record submerged more than half the capital Tuesday, turning roads into rivers and trapping tens of thousands of people in homes and shelters. The government suspended all work except rescues and disaster response for a second day.

Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 16
From 60 Minutes Australia -

"It was the biggest offshore oil disaster ever - ‪#‎BP‬ promised they'd cleaned it up. The invisible toxin poisoning innocent people... and now it's being used in Australia."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAl9h9eng78
This week on 60 Minutes | 8.00 SUNDAY
www.youtube.com
A SPECIAL 3 YEAR INVESTIGATION It was the biggest offshore oil disaster ever - #BP promised they'd cleaned it up. The
 
Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 10
"If the marsh ain't healthy enough, you don't get the big numbers and if you don't get the big numbers, you don't have a the good seasons. "~ commercial fisherman Pete Gerica
Bridge the Gulf shared a link via The Earth Organization - United States.
August 15
A study just released raises concerns over seafood monitoring protocols after the BP disaster -

"Evidence shows that concentrations of PAHs found in seafood samples were up to 3,800 times greater than thresholds considered safe for human
consumption by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."

"A collaborative team of independent scientists has just released a research study of various toxic compounds associated with the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The evidence confirms that concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in the GOM during and after the BP oil spill reached levels higher than those considered safe for marine life and human exposure"
 
Bridge the Gulf shared a link via Gulf Coast Fund.
August 17
"Unless members of Congress from Florida, Georgia and Alabama stop fighting like crabs in a sack and make a water deal, we'll lose the incomparably rich ecosystem that produces that oyster. We'll lose a whole way of life, and another piece of Florida's soul.

A couple of years ago, the oyster population was about 40 per square foot. Now it's six — a drop of 85 percent. A recent story in the New York Times called what's happening "a budding ecological crisis." That's wrong — the crisis is already in full bloom."
Bridge the Gulf shared a link via Defending Florida.
Yesterday
"More than three years after the well was capped, the disaster’s effects appear to still be unfolding—despite BP’s slick public relations campaigns. Scientists say it will still be many years, even decades, before we understand the true impact of the roughly four million barrels of crude oil unleashed on the ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico."

Bridge the Gulf shared a link via Real Coastal Warriors.
Yesterday
"BP got away with contaminating the Gulf of Mexico, the marshes and estuary systems, the beaches, and most importantly, they got away with contaminating the communities in the coastal areas." ~ Toxicologist Wilma Subra
EXTRA MINUTES | Extended interview with Toxicologist, Wilma Subra
www.youtube.com
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Toxicologist, Wilma Subra discussing how the chemical

Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
Yesterday
"Since working for your oil spill I have trouble doing the simplest tasks. Things that I should ease through are frustrating to me. I feel like I am functioning with half the brain God gave me and it was not yours to take away!" ~ Jamie Griffin

Read Jamie's letter at http://www.bridgethegulfproject.org/node/598.


Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
August 16
"The Times-Picayune/nola.com’s six articles and one video (and counting) about Tulane Avenue, dubbed “Uneasy Street,” are an unfortunate example of glorified and sensationalized media reporting that leads to increased criminalization of marginalized communities, rather than solutions." ~ BreakOUT Director and Bridge the Gulf Contributor Wesley Ware
Bridge the Gulf shared a link via Real Coastal Warriors.
August 15
"BPFraud.com poses a simple question to the people of the Gulf Coast: Has BP made you whole yet? If not, why? BPFraud.com asks people to share their stories to counter the lies told by BP’s massive legal, public relations and political lobbying campaign. Likewise, we’re asking BP workers with a conscience to follow their own company’s advice and report anonymously any and all behavior that demonstrates BP’s deceit. We will investigate those claims and hold BP accountable for its reprehensible behavior."
Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
Yesterday
60 Minutes Australia returns to the Gulf Coast three years after the BP disaster -

"When petroleum giant BP spilled millions of litres of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico three years ago, it was the worst ever offshore oil disaster. Now, this environmental disaster has become a health catastrophe."
Crude Solution - Part 1
video.au.msn.com
When petroleum giant BP spilled millions of litres of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico three years ago, it was the worst ever offshore oil disaster. Now, this
Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
Yesterday
60 Minutes Australia returns to the Gulf Coast three years after the BP disaster - Part 2
Crude Solution - Part 2
video.au.msn.com
When petroleum giant BP spilled millions of litres of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico three years ago, it was the worst ever offshore oil disaster. Now, this
Bridge the Gulf
3 hours ago
From the Mobile Area Water & Sewer System (MAWSS) via Tar Sands Oil Mobile,

Citing its mission to protect and enhance the health, safety and economic well-being of our community, MAWSS' Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing the oil pipeline in the Big Creek Lake Watershed. The decision was based on the KBR report and other pipeline safety issues. The last line of resolution reads: "MAWSS opposes the construction of a new oil pipeline within the watershed of Big Creek Lake as a spill would be catastrophic to the public drinking water supply and detrimental to the region's health and economic future."

The KBR study on the pipeline concludes,

"The only option that would remove all the risks related to this pipeline to the Big Creek Lake Watershed would be to completely relocate the pipeline route out of the watershed."

The statement is repeated 20 times in the report.
Photo: From the Mobile Area Water & Sewer System (MAWSS) via Tar Sands Oil Mobile, Citing its mission to protect and enhance the health, safety and economic well-being of our community, MAWSS' Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing the oil pipeline in the Big Creek Lake Watershed. The decision was based on the KBR report and other pipeline safety issues. The last line of resolution reads: "MAWSS opposes the construction of a new oil pipeline within the watershed of Big Creek Lake as a spill would be catastrophic to the public drinking water supply and detrimental to the region's health and economic future." The KBR study on the pipeline concludes, "The only option that would remove all the risks related to this pipeline to the Big Creek Lake Watershed would be to completely relocate the pipeline route out of the watershed." The statement is repeated 20 times in the report.
Bridge the Gulf
August 14
Yesterday in Mobile, citizens rallied outside the law offices of Cabaniss Johnston. The firm represents Plains Southcap, the company currently building a controversial oil pipeline through the watershed of Big Creek Lake, the only source of drinking water for the Mobile-area.

Mobile Area Water & Sewer System (MAWSS) has said they oppose the construction of the pipeline through the watershed, but Plains Southcap, with the help of Attorney Jarrod White, filed a condemnation lawsuit, hoping to legally force MAWSS to allow the company to construct, lay, maintain, operate, inspect, replace, move, reconstruct, patrol or abandon and/or remove a crude oil and condensate pipeline.

Kimberly McCuiston and Tom Hutchings delivered a letter to the firm, demanding partner Jarrod White and the firm as a whole drop Plains Southcap as a client.

Photo credit: Carol Adams-Davis
Photo: Yesterday in Mobile, citizens rallied outside the law offices of Cabaniss Johnston. The firm represents Plains Southcap, the company currently building a controversial oil pipeline through the watershed of Big Creek Lake, the only source of drinking water for the Mobile-area. Mobile Area Water & Sewer System (MAWSS) has said they oppose the construction of the pipeline through the watershed, but Plains Southcap, with the help of Attorney Jarrod White, filed a condemnation lawsuit, hoping to legally force MAWSS to allow the company to construct, lay, maintain, operate, inspect, replace, move, reconstruct, patrol or abandon and/or remove a crude oil and condensate pipeline. Kimberly McCuiston and Tom Hutchings delivered a letter to the firm, demanding partner Jarrod White and the firm as a whole drop Plains Southcap as a client. Photo credit: Carol Adams-Davis

Bridge the Gulf shared The Alliance Institute's video.
August 9
In the wake of the BP disaster, former Gulf Coast Fund Advisor Stephen Bradberry worked with the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, Louisiana Bayoukeeper and local officials to bring the health center to Jean Lafitte, Louisiana.
Stephen Bradberry, RFK Lafitte Medical Clinic Grand Opening
Stephen Bradberry of Alliance Institute speaks at the grand opening of the RFK Lafitte Medical Clinic on July 29, 2013, Jean Lafitte, LA.



Hurricane Isaac’s unusually high waters has some wondering if flood-protection measures may have made conditions worse.

Louisiana Bucket Brigade 
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Video: Report says industry should do more to avoid pollution during hurricanes
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When a tropical storm or hurricane hits Louisiana, pollution in some form, including oil, chemicals and untreated wastewater and gas, is sure to follow, according to a report …
Bridge the Gulf shared a link.
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"Karen Dwyer is one of the lead organizers of the Preserve Our Paradise movement, the group behind stopping big oil drilling here in Collier County.

While Karen can often be spotted in town hall meetings and public hearings fighting to spr...See More


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Great news for Corpus Christi! The map shows the size and location of other coal terminals on the Gulf Coast.

(Map by EcoWatch/Southern Alliance for Clean Energy)


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First Nations chiefs worried about west-east pipeline terminal Breaking News, Canada, Environmental, Health, indigenous, Rights

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Express ‘serious concerns’ about possible environmental impact of marine terminal in Saint John The Assembly of First Nation Chiefs in New Brunswick is speaking out...

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