Filmed by Gavin Garrison and Heather Rally On Sunday, August 15, fishing families from across the Gulf Cost gathered in Panama City Beach, Florida, with a message for President Obama: The Gulf of Mexico is still infused with oil and dispersants from the BP disaster, threatening marine life, livelihoods, and the health of the American…
Daily Archives: August 16, 2010
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Ends Sea Turtle Egg Relocations
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, working with partners from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, announced Thursday that sea turtle nests on the eastern portion of Florida Panhandle beaches would no longer be excavated and transported to the Atlantic coast. Biologists determined that the risks to hatchlings…
Commerce Secretary Announces $31.3 Million in Restoration Grants in Louisiana
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke visited Louisiana today to hear from local business owners and community members who have been directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. At an economic roundtable in Metairie, La., Locke announced $31.3 million in coastal restoration and economic development grants for Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. “These grants are…
Gulf Fishermen Demonstrate Against Dispersant Use in Panama City
Commercial fishermen gathered in Panama City Florida to demonstrate and hold a press conference denouncing the continued use of dispersant. Fishermen are demanding the following…
Gulf Groups Dispute FDA Claim of Low Danger from Dispersants in Fish
The United Commercial Fishermen’s Association, the Louisiana Environmental Action Network, public and private entities, and citizens harmed by the BP oil catastrophe, filed a response today objecting to the FDA claim that chemical dispersants have a low potential for accumulating in seafood and do not pose a public health concern. “Independent analysis by toxicologists dispute…
Coal Ash: 130 Million Tons of Waste
CBS 60 Minutes
Economic Evaluation Teams Deployed to Communities Impacted by BP’s Oil Flood
National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen announced the deployment of 19 additional Economic Assessment and Evaluation Teams today to communities affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. These interagency teams will work with communities in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas to help them orient to their economic situation,…
BP’s Masterful Illusion: Media Enabled and Government Approved
The Dispersant Hid the Oil Underwater, Like Mayonnaise? Here’s how BP hid the oil by using dispersant that Uncle Sam approved in spite of EPA and environmental groups warnings particularly about using Corexit.
