Posted on 06/30/2010 3:13:44 PM PDT by Willie Green
Seventy-one days have elapsed since the largest offshore oil spill in United States' history.
And despite the efforts of wildlife protection agencies to save the animals affected by the sticky, noxious oil and the dispersants being used to hasten the clean-up, in many ways things keep getting worse.
My heart sank when I learned that BP is now using "controlled burns" to facilitate the clean-up.
Last week's reports from the Gulf described how shrimp boats make "corrals" of oil, by dragging fire-resistant booms across the water to form enclosed "burn boxes." These are set on fire.
If the fire is lit before rescuers have the opportunity to remove any endangered sea turtles, these precious marine animals are burned alive. What in the world is BP doing here? How can this company not only permit these tragic and unnecessary deaths to occur, but to make matters worse, they are denying access to courageous animal rescuers.
BP is now actively and purposefully blocking wildlife rescue crews from entering these areas for their own financial incentives.
In an interview with conservation biologist, Catherine Craig, turtle rescuer Mike Ellis said, "They ran us out of there and then they shut us down." Since Sea turtles and other marine life are trapped in the booms and caught in the burn area they are burned along with the oil. Ellis added, "Once the turtles get in there they can't get out."
Rather than to allow the time to permit rescuers to do their work, BP obviously doesn't give a damn about the turtles. The mighty dollar is far more important. I am beyond enraged about their heartless actions, along with the many other animal lovers who deplore what BP is doing. This is sheer insanity!
The Kemp2 Ridley Sea Turtle is listed under the Endangered Species Act, as "threatened "or "endangered". This species of turtle is impacted by far the greatest, as a result of the oil spill.
I wonder if BP is aware or cares that anyone caught causing the death of endangered turtles will be held accountable and is at risk of facing criminal charges, resulting in imprisonment and fines of $25,000 for each violation. I imagine that BP considers these magnificent little turtles only as collateral damage.
Watch the video uploaded to YouTube by MOXNEWS.com to learn more about the issue at hand.
And check out this video uploaded to YouTube by fastcutvideo to learn more about the plight of the Sea Turtles.
No worries. Captain Kick Ass will get on it, as soon as he gives his big immigration speech tomorrow and plays a few rounds of golf.
Perhaps Sergeant Smart Ass can be of assistance at this time?
It is one of the most effective ways to get rid of the oil. As for blocking the wildlife rescue crews, the last thing they need is some Sea Shepard hippies burning their little pinkey finger and suing BP to block yet another clean-up method.
No evidence that any turtles were ACTUALLY being harmed?
SWEET!
Can I get some Ranch Dressing with that?
Carefully read, the article does not claim a single sea turtle has been burned. All you get from these enviros is horsesh*t.
BP has the worst safety record of any oil company operating in the US.
BP contributed to Obama.
Need I say more?
OK, I don’t really know, but do the booms have nets under them? Sea turtles can swim, and I don’t understand why they can’t just swim underneath and get away. This seems a little bogus to me, but I’m willing to be educated.
“Mama, the tuna tastes different lately”
Tarter sauce is better
If the oil isn’t contained and eliminated off shore, people will suffer onshore. That is a significantly larger issue than whether a few turtles (birds or fish also)are killed in the process of keeping the oil from reaching shore. Besides, there are reported to be seven different flavors of meat in a turtle.
Any Octopuss in the Gulf? Maybe some Calimari.
any turtle the can’t figure out “swim down” or “turn around” probably isn’t doing the gene pool a lot of good anyway.
also, all that oil in a confined space would have likely doomed any turtles that were caught, long before the fires were set.
however, until I see some unwashed long-hair waiving a fried turtle corpse in front of a camera, I’m going to remain incredulous of these claims.
Carefully read, the article does not claim a single sea turtle has been burned.Click on the YouTube link that was provided: eyewitness testimony from a boat captain who saw it.
I believe octopi are more deep ocean dwellers because they prefer the dark and cold of the deep water.
In any event, I neither like nor eat fish.
After spending a few minutes today looking out over the Gulf from the Ocean Springs fishing pier (in the driving rain) at the foot of Lake Mars Road, I believe the concern over loss of a couple turtles is about as lame as the concern over the snail darter fish.
A far greater loss is the shrimp, oysters and fish that our good fisherman have relied upon to feed their families and us for generations. Likewise the offshore workers. No one seems to give a rats ass for them including (more like especially) the African fellow.
He needs to be removed from office.
A few fried turtles will save many thousands more that do not die from oil ingestion.
Burn a few turtles maybe save a few birds near the shore. Who knows but I’d guess any turtles caught in the pool of crude are destined to die anyway.
http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/seaturtles/turtle%20factsheets/kemps-ridley-sea-turtle.htm
RANGE AND POPULATION LEVEL: The range of the Kemps ridley includes the Gulf coasts of Mexico and the U.S., and the Atlantic coast of North America as far north as Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Most Kemps ridleys nest on the coastal beaches of the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, although a very small number of Kemps ridleys nest consistently at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas. Hatchlings, after leaving the nesting beach, are believed to become entrained in eddies within the Gulf of Mexico, where they are dispersed within the Gulf and Atlantic by oceanic surface currents until they reach about 20 cm in length, at which size they enter coastal shallow water habitats.
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Is that anything like “no animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture”?
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