Crude Solution: BP's Corexit on 60 Minutes, Australia

Climate State ^ | 8/27/2013 | 60 Minutes Aussie

[logi_cal869]

This is a 60 Minutes Australian segment I believe is based on information posted here last November. I'm not sure when the episode aired in Australia. I rate this a "must-watch", both for personal safety in regards to the Gulf and in regards to the radioactive contamination we can expect from Fukushima (and the same level of disclosure & transparency from 'authoritative sources').

[logi_cal869]

This 60 Minutes segment was posted to YouTube by Climate State. Fair notice: That group appears firmly entrenched in 'climate change delusion'. However, the 60 Minutes segment is unrelated to them.

Crude Solution: BP's Corexit on 60 Minutes (Australia)

Someone might want to capture this video. It's shameful it only has 2635 views; maybe you all can change that via sharing.

[Brad from Tennessee]

From Wikipedia:

“Sylvia V. Baca is a former employee of BP Oil [1] that was appointed by Barack Obama’s Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on June 18, 2009 as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management. Ms. Baca was the general manager for Social Investment Programs and Strategic Partnerships at BP America Inc. As part of her duties at the Department of Interior she oversees the Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Baca

BP and the Obama Administration are joined at the hip. BP’s management were big donors to Obama’s campaign and were part of a coalition of big corporations who lobbied for Obama’s failed Cap-and-Trade bill. To avoid a federal court decision Obama and BP set up a $20 billion fund for the settlement of the oil spill damages. Disbursement of these funds is handled by a Democrat hack whose law firm is raking in millions in fees. A lack of court oversight opens this process to fraud and kickbacks.

BP was one of the principle behind-the-scenes lobbyist for the overthrow of Ghadaffi. A rebel group promised BP and other oil companies lucrative deals on Libyan crude if they could draw the U.K. and the U.S. into the civil war.

[logi_cal869]

You and I and others might certainly know that, but what, exactly, does that have to do with the subject matter of the 60 Minutes segment (and the primary reason for posting it), which is that just wading into Gulf waters while on vacation (even 1000 miles away from the Deepwater Horizon spill site) can he hazardous to your health? I’m not belittling your info; it’s good, but not pertinent.

I find this 60 Minutes segment a revelation. I’ve been following the Gulf effects since it happened and news/postings on the Gulf have been sparse to non-existent for over 2 years. Damning, is another word.

It’s patently obvious a culture of corruption has run amok with liberal elitists & their blank checks, but the video is about regional contamination at the hands of Obama. People weren’t poisoned by Katrina; this is killing people (and, frankly, I won’t eat Gulf shrimp).

IMHO, the Gulf Effects of Deepwater Horizon should stick to Democrats & Obama like TAR, no different than Obamacare.

Oh, and don’t go in the water...unless you trust your government.

[Democrat_media]

The day i believe anything in a media report or a news media report is the day pigs fly.

long live big oil , long live capitalism( the free market), long live freedom

and I never bought the global warming big lie they’ve been pushing for 30 years either for example

And I live by the Gulf of Mexico.

[Paradox]

I frequently visit the gulf coast beach area in Florida. I have NEVER seen any effects of that horrible, world ending catastrophe. I doubt any of the millions of people who have visited there have either.

You know what had a far worse effect? The draining of fresh water from the everglades and Lake Okeechobee, into the warm salt water. Created quite the unsightly and smelly mess.

Whats worse now is a bad case of Red Tide. Mother nature doing another purge... mean ole witch..

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Back in the mid 90s, the oil company I worked for did a study of retail gas stations in MN-WI. One exceptional item I recall was that Amoco could charge $.02 to $.04 gallon more for the same gasoline vs. competing stations. In interviews with motorists we found the brand name represented quality, safety and consistency.
The first thing the Brits did when they bought the company was destroy the brand name. Genius !

[logi_cal869]

I have NEVER seen any effects of that horrible, world ending catastrophe.

You...obviously...did...not...watch...the...video...

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[Brad from Tennessee]

Apparently there are a number of news and NGO entities—according to Google—that continue to study corexit effects in the Gulf.

http://www.bpzoneclaim.com/blog/effects-of-corexit-on-reproductive-health/

[Paradox]

I havent paid much attention to sensationalist newsmongering since the Alar scare way back when. Beach waters have been tested, the urine in my bladder is more toxic than the waters at the beach.

[Smokin' Joe]

One might think that anyone who "...represents residents of the Gulf and clean up workers who display symptoms of illness following the Deepwater Horizon incident. If you are unwell, you might be eligible to receive monetary compensation for your medical bills. Call us today for a consultation." might have a reason for promoting the idea that compensation should go to their clients, (and legal fees, expenses, etc., to them, of course.)

It appears the purveyors of that site make their living seeking that compensation.

While their motivation may be pure and completely void of exploitative hyperbole, I personally prefer to get my information from the medical studies themselves.

Keep in mind that those can be biased or, as I have seen, draw conclusions not necessarily supported by the data or in concordance with subsequent studies, but which are in turn utilized for the purpose of swaying juries to provide compensation with emphasis which may be beyond the scientific significance of the study in the overall body of scientific knowledge.

Such exploitation has been utilized in the past, sometimes to good effect, sometimes not, but always with the fundamental presence of what many might consider extreme pecuniary compensation, which I suspect highly is the prime motivational factor, regardless of other effects, and regardless of the true nature of any danger posed, should such exist.

I strongly suspect that the number of NGOs and others who are interested in studying and/or seeking compensation for any effects of Corexit use in the Gulf will diminish significantly as funding does.