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Tampa Florida Gulf oil spill recap for August 2010

BP chemical dispersants pose risk to public health in Florida

BP chemical dispersants pose risk to public health in Florida Independent toxicologists have issued a warning that includes data of concern for Florida residents. While the FDA has recently claimed that the chemical dispersant BP used in the Gulf oil spill did not pose a risk to public health, the new study says it does. ..
 

Tampa oil spill news: BP relief well on hold again

The BP relief well that Tampa, Florida residents have been waiting for to seal the Macondo well is on hold again. The delay has been ordered by Incident Commander Thad Allen, who wants the damaged blowout preventer replaced in advance of any attempt at pumping cement into the relief well. The reason....

 

Florida residents get false reports of vanishing oil in BP Gulf oil spill disaster

Florida residents get false reports of vanishing oil in BP Gulf oil spill disaster As it turns out, reports of the disappearance of oil from the BP Gulf of Mexico spill are false. “A team from the Georgia Sea Grant and the University of Georgia released a report that says nearly 80 percent of the oil that gushed from the well "has not been recovered and remains a threat to...

 

BP admits risk of another uncontrolled oil spill from relief well problems

  BP admits risk of another uncontrolled oil spill from relief well problems Some have called it a media blackout; others say it’s a lack of transparency. Still, throughout the four month long Gulf oil spill crisis...

 

BP relief well: Real target may be bypass of new drilling ban law on BP's poor safety record

BP oil spill news for Tampa and  St. Petersburg, Florida: The real target for BP's relief well may be a way to bypass a new law that would block drilling by BP, due to their poor safety record...
 
 

BP blowout preventer to surface as evidence in criminal investigation

Plans to replace the damaged blowout preventer were announced Friday, along with plans to turn over the original device to federal officials as evidence in the ongoing criminal investigation against BP...

 

BP dispersant: The Agent Orange of the Gulf oil spill disaster

BP dispersant cover up: The Agent Orange of the Gulf oil spill disaster As of August 5, the government reported collecting a total of 3,606 dead birds, 508 dead sea turtles and 67 dead mammals from the Gulf. Collected and actually killed are two different things. The real numbers are likely to be considerably higher. There is a lot to hide beneath the Gulf oil spill disaster, and a lot of financial motivation to hide it. So much so, that reports have suggested that BP oil spill whistle blower Matt Simmons may have been assassinated......

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Tampa Gulf Oil Spill Examiner

Maryann Tobin has been a freelance writer for more than twenty years. She has written for local publications in New York and Florida. She is an ex...

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