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There is now more evidence to support the suspicions of Tampa, Florida and other Gulf Coast residents, that BP’s massive use of chemical dispersant on the Gulf oil spill is cause for concern.
Since the Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20, 2010, BP has pumped nearly 2 million gallons of the chemical disbersant, Corexit into the Gulf of Mexico.
“Deep concern about negative impacts the dispersant/crude oil mix will have on both the marine ecosystem and human health has prompted leading ocean scientists to issue a consensus statement that urges a halt to any further dispersant use in the Gulf. The statement, authored by Dr. Susan Shaw, Director of the Marine Environmental Research Institute, stands on a large body of research indicating that crude oil and dispersants are more toxic when they are combined than either oil or dispersants alone,” according to a CNBC report. ”
BP as been trying to hide scientific evidence that could be used against them in litigation since the start of the oil spill disaster.
Just days after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig, Professor Norm Guinasso of Texas A&M University was approached by BP with a contract to ‘buy’ his silence. The lucrative contract which prohibits scientists from publishing their findings on the BP oil spill was also offered to scientists at Louisiana State University, Alabama University, the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Southern Alabama, and other independent researchers.
Scientists not muzzled by BP’s stifling contract believe the worst impacts of the disaster are yet to come. Full public disclosure of all available oil spill data could provide critical information and a plan for action for what could otherwise be thousands of unexplained cases of disease, cancer, reproductive problems and other adverse health effects on marine life and humans.
BP’s efforts to silence the scientific community adds credibility to the claims of marine biologists and other researchers. If there were nothing detrimental to hide, BP would not be attempting to control public access critical scientific data.
Resources and more info:
Marine Environmental Research Institute
Oil spill media blackout evidence: BP buying scientists to hide data
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