Dr Riki Ott on dispersants & what BP is hiding

“We know from Exxon Valdez that giving people hardhats instead of respirators is a very bad idea” – Riki Ott See Also: BP using dispersants to hide size of spill, and their financial liability http://current.com/news/92526824_use-of-dispersants-questioned-allegations-that-… What Mainstream Media is Not Telling You about the Gulf Oil Cleanup (NaturalNews) What surface oil dispersant for oil spills is so toxic and ineffective it has been banned in England for a decade? The one that British Petroleum (BP) is using now in the Gulf of Mexico. It's loaded with 2-butoxyethanol, which kills marine and wetland wild life while causing serious lung problems to humans! It is more toxic than the oil it purports to clean, and it simply sends the newly formed toxic globules of dispersant and oil further into the depths where it forms underwater plumes. It's like pouring paint thinner on spilled paint and letting it drip out onto the lawn and garden, except the underwater plumes of thinned oil and toxic dispersant spread onto the shore lines, wetlands and coral reefs and into the Atlantic via the Gulf Stream and beyond. Yet there are many less toxic, even 100% green, oil spill solutions available that are more effective. EPA and BP It was initially reported that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) had given BP 72 hours to change the current oil dispersant chemicals to something less toxic and more effective. After a sharp reply from BP, the EPA seems to have back pedaled claiming they only want BP to use less of it. It appears somebody with clout stepped in for BP! BP is involved with a few other large international corporations. Among them is the company that makes the toxic oil dispersant banned in England containing 2-butoxyethanol, which kills what is supposedly being protected! Richard Charter, advisor for Defenders of Wildlife, says this about the chemical dispersant being used in the Gulf: “It's a chemical that the oil industry makes to sell to itself, basically.” So in addition to siphoning some of the oil pouring from the ocean floor into tankers, oil that can be separated from the water and sold later, BP execs are enjoying financially incestuous gains. (source below) Ignored Solutions… (cont http://www.naturalnews.com/029127_Gulf_Coast_cleanup.html ) ~~~ EPA just released it's first set of findings on Corexit, here is one response: “Mobile Baykeeper Executive Director Casi Callaway said Thursday she is “disappointed” with the EPA’s methods. She pointed out, “They did the minimal testing of a limited substance. They didn’t do the test of oil and dispersants mixed with water, and they only tested shrimp and small fish. They didn’t do any field testing. They only tested in a lab.” Callaway said dispersants should not be used in the first place because oil is suspended in the water column, which not only endangers marine creatures, but also makes defense systems such as floating booms ineffective. The products do seem to bolster BP’s public image, however, according to Callaway. “The purpose is to hide it. They think if (the oil) is out of sight, people will forget about it and the problem will go away,” she said. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is somewhat complicit by making its testing data difficult to obtain, she added. http://networkedblogs.com/5sBK9 ~~~ “Corexit a know poison” The BP disaster is far worse than we are being allowed to know via mainstream news: The toxic dispersant Corexit is gasifying getting into the atmosphere to return as rain, thus and affecting people, crops, far inland. Corexit is manufactured by a company making huge profits for many admin and other bigwigs, including Warren Buffet, Al Gore, & George Soros – a listing which makes me automatically suspect that this piece may be NeoCon finger-pointing – a side-effect which would unfortunately detract from the main news here regarding the degree of disaster that’s coming. Could it be there’s actually a $$$ reason for NOT stopping the leak? It would explain why neither Sen. Cantwell or Sen. Murray called me back after I left messages with their office staffers that I had a pretty good idea for dealing with the spill – I’ve heard nada despite 3 calls to each. Anyway, the following article with extensive details and links will bring you up to speed on a major disaster and perhaps the most hideous crimes. http://ow.ly/26Tih http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS66fomgWFI&feature=youtu.be added by: samantha420