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And another scare story bites the dust.

And you trust the EPA? The same people that want to regulate CO2 and farmers dust.

Toxic dispersents are okay, but farmers dust kills.

Gotchya.

Great timing.

I suspect that sometime next year they will also approve all of those European oil skimming ships to help clean up the gulf.

FWIW, I don't think we can say that just yet. I'm concerned that oil broken down by the dipersants will more easily find its way into fish and the food chain than it would've otherwise.

I'm not saying that the dispersants shouldn't have been used.

Just warning that nobody's been able to repeal the Law of Unintended Consequences :)

Is this dispersant like adding Dawn to the oil??

“On June 16, Markey notes, BP told the Coast Guard that its use of Corexit had never exceeded 3,365 gallons in any recent day.
Yet e-mails to Congress told a different story. In fighting the Gulf oil spill on June 12 and 13,
the e-mails noted, BP used 14,305 gallons 36,000 gallons respectively.”

Without the dispersants what would have happened to the beaches?

But hasn’t Miami been destroyed by the oil slick yet? Big Media cries wolf again.

Pray for America

EPA says dispersants no worse than oil alone

There are so many things wrong with this. If the dispersants aren't bad, why did BP need to use them?? And, if the oil, by itself, isn't bad what was the panic about??

I listened to another EPA dipwad on the radio this morning saying basically that the earth has already dealt with the oil; that's why no one can find it anymore. So, again, the question must be asked, what was the panic all about??

(It's a rhetorical question. After 18 months of 0bama, I KNOW the answer!)

The Dangerous Oil Dispersant formula revealed:

The EPA is a lackey for BP, which has bought the Presidency. Corexit used during the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster caused people respiratory, nervous system, liver, kidney and blood disorders. Corexit 9500 can cause hemolysis (rupture of blood cells) and may also cause internal bleeding. It bioaccumulates, like many other carcinogens. It’s manufacturer Nalco is a multinational interest with close ties to the administration and deep connections in China.

Phew! Enough for my little propaganda writing exercise for this morning.

"simple tests could miss subtle but important details.
For example, some of the ingredients in a seemingly acceptable dispersant called Sea Brat #4
may degrade into nonylphenol, an endocrine disrupter
that could bioaccumulate in ever-higher concentrations up the food chain."

"The Corexit 9527 product has been designated a “chronic and acute health hazard” by the EPA.
It is made with 2-butoxyethanol, a highly toxic chemical that has long been linked to the health problems
of cleanup crews who worked on the Exxon Valdez spill."

"Exxon researchers have already admitted that its dispersant products, Corexit 9527A and Corexit 9500A,
are significantly toxic for aquatic life.
.... the key word to look out for is”Norpar,” Exxon’s line of solvants.
... (Norpar) is basically kerosene... and napthalene …
The story is that Norpar solvent is the primary ingredient in Corexit."

"Despite Nalco's claims that Corexit is safe, biodegradable, and free of carcinogens,
it happens to contain substances that--you guessed it!--are dangerous, non-biodegradable, and carcinogenic.
For example, there's 2-butoxy ethanol.
2-Butoxy Ethanol can affect you by ingestion and may be absorbed through the skin.
2-Butoxy Ethanol should be handled as a CARCINOGEN--WITH EXTREME CAUTION.
Contact can irritate the skin and eyes with possible eye damage.
Inhaling 2-Butoxy Ethanol can irritate the nose and throat.
2-Butoxy Ethanol can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Exposure can cause headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, and passing out.
2-Butoxy Ethanol may damage the liver and kidneys. "

"Corexit is also being air sprayed across hundreds of miles of oil slicks all across the gulf.
There have been widespread reports of oil cleanup crews reporting various injuries including respiratory distress, dizziness, and headaches.
Corexit 9500 is a solvent originally developed by Exxon and now manufactured by the Nalco of Naperville, Illinois.
Corexit is is four times more toxic than oil
(oil is toxic at 11 ppm (parts per million), Corexit 9500 at only 2.61ppm).

Corexit 9500 was found to be one of the most toxic dispersal agents ever developed.
.... Corexit mixed with the higher gulf coast water temperatures becomes even more toxic.
The warnings on the Corexit packaging is straightforward. Breathing in Corexit is not recommended."