Friday 20 April 2012

More on the Gulf of Mexico catastrophe

2 Years After the BP Oil Spill, Is the Gulf Ecosystem Collapsing?



18 April, 2012


The BP oil spill started on April 20, 2010. We’ve previously warned that the BP oil spill could severely damage the Gulf ecosystem.

Since then, there are numerous signs that the worst-case scenario may be playing out:




MSNBC: Gulf shrimp scarce this season (and see the Herald Tribune‘s report)



CBS:Expert: BP spill likely cause of sick Gulf fish (and see the Press Register’s report)


Pensacola News Journal: “Sick fish” archive





A recent report also notes that there are flesh-eating bacteria in tar balls of BP oil washing up on Gulf beaches


NYT: Impact of Gulf Spill’s Underwater Dispersants Is Examined Speaking on the chemical ingredients of the dispersants used,

The report finds that “Of the 57 ingredients: 5 chemicals are associated with cancer; 33 are associated with skin irritation from rashes to burns; 33 are linked to eye irritation; 11 are or are suspected of being potential respiratory toxins or irritants; 10 are suspected kidney toxins; 8 are suspected or known to be toxic to aquatic organisms; and 5 are suspected to have a moderate acute toxicity to fish.”

If you still don’t have a sense of the devastation to the Gulf, American reporter Dahr Jamail lays it out pretty clearly:


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