Project Gulf Impact Finds Oil, Corexit in Florida and Alabama Waters
September 1st, 2010This is some raw video footage taken from a Project Gulf Impact boat trip August 24th.
“Within minutes of departing in Perdido Bay, Florida, we came across massive amounts of oil that had been obviously freshly sprayed with Corexit,” the group says. “The problem was, the dispersed oil wasn’t just in one place, but it was everywhere we went between there and Dauphin Island, Alabama. This is one of the worst we have ever seen it, with the dispersant still in powder form in some cases. This is happening in massive quantities across the Gulf of Mexico every day.”
Corexit 9500 and 9527A (the oil dispersant) are some of the most poisonous substances on Earth. They are greatly impacting our Gulf, and the animals and HUMANS who reside in it.
Project Gulf Impact team members and friends on board include: Matt Smith, Heather Rally, Gavin Garrison, Alyssa Martinez, and our friend Michelle Nix from Gulf Coast Volunteers. They thank Jo Billups and Karen from Sassafrass and Michelle Nix and Marty (our captain) for making this trip possible.
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September 1st, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Where is Mahatma Ghandi when you need him? There ought to be a GENERAL STRIKE–nothing moves, until the use of Corexit is halted.
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:48 am
A general strike would presuppose a union or coalition of unions and other organizations powerful enough to call one and pull it off. And that presupposes enough folks in the labor movement who would participate, which seems unlikely in the present economy.
If I remember my US labor history correctly, there has never been anything like a nationwide, or even regional general strike in American history.
There were successful general strikes in union-dominated cities like Portland and Chicago early in the 20th century; there have also been successful citywide strikes in such places as NYC and Memphis.
I assume Rowland’s post is rhetorical and polemical, because the general strike is a labor movement tactic well-suited to Western countries with significant heavy industry and labor union membership a half century ago or more, but not very well-suited to today’s diverse economy and fairly disorganized labor situation.
Gandhi’s general strikes in India were political in nature, part of his nonviolent strategy to hasten the end of the British raj. A unique set of political, cultural, historic and social factors converged, seized upon and guided by the inimitable Mahatma, to make them successful.
In today’s political and socio-economic environment, keeping up the public pressure on BP, government agencies and other players through Web press exposes, perhaps some on-shore demonstrations by activists along the Gulf coast, and pestering members of Congress with calls and email, are likely the best tactic.
But it would be fun to have Gandhi alive and leading the charge on this one, wouldn’t it?