rssHouse Lawmakers Holding Recess Hearing on Oil Spill
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 9:36 am
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A key subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow in an attempt to sort out varying accounts of the amount of oil that has been taken care of in the Gulf of Mexico. The hearing will also touch on seafood safety, another big issue now that shrimpers in Louisiana have gone back to work.
Expect Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), the chairman of the subcommittee, and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the full committee chairman, to go after officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency over the report released last week that said much of the oil in the Gulf has been dispersed or cleaned up. The University of Georgia released yesterday a report countering those claims, arguing that up to 79 percent of the oil in the Gulf “remains a threat to the ecosystem” there.
At the same time, the committee has invited an official from the Food and Drug Administration, as well as representatives from the seafood industry to talk seafood safety. While Louisiana opened up its waters to shrimping this week, the Washington Post noted yesterday that fishermen are concerned that any discovery of tainted seafood could severely hobble the industry.
Here’s the full list of witnesses.
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Comment posted August 18, 2010 @ 3:17 pm
Those two just can't keep their noses out till the enquiry reports can they?
Wouldn't the world be a better place if they butted out til they knew the real answers instead of pontificating and posturing before anyone knows the real answers. I would certainly wait til after the recess, but their egos wouldn't.
All these scientists are only working on possible theories not hard facts, so wait till we know for sure.
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Comment posted August 19, 2010 @ 2:12 am
Here’s a great resource for the TRUTH:
The OIL SPILL CRISIS MAP is a partnership between Tulane University and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and allows Gulf Coast residents to share personal accounts of oil sightings, health problems, suspicious odors and other relevant information with the public.
You can clearly see the extent and kinds of the DAMAGE in the Gulf. View the Oil Spill Crisis Map here: http://www.oilspill.labucketbrigade.org/
Click on “BP Oil Spill” and you can see the locations of: oil in the water, oil on shore, odor, health effects, harmed marine wildlife, other wildlife, property damaged by oil, threatened livelihood, community organizing and meetings, and other topics.
We need to keep this tragedy in the media and visible every day.
Comment posted August 19, 2010 @ 2:14 am
This is really just the beginning.
The mess is huge and far-reaching, and BP – Transocean and their collaborators should be prosecuted so something like this is less likely to happen again.
Evidence of long term damage from the oil spill:
Scientists Deeply Concerned About BP Disaster's Long-Term Impact: http://www.truth-out.org/scientists-deeply-conc…
The article starts out: “Contrary to recent media reports of a quick recovery in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists and biologists are “deeply concerned” about impacts that will likely span “several decades”.
Environmental and Health Impacts of the BP Gulf Oil Spill By Dr. Tom Termotto: http://oilspillsolutionsnow.org/?page_id=176
Scientists Find Evidence That Oil And Dispersant Mix Is Making Its Way Into The Food chain: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/scient…
Prof: Gulf chemicals very concerning: http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/us_news/professor-…
This informative report, “Gulf Oil Spill Health Hazards”, describes the toxicity of chemicals in crude oil and in the dispersants currently being used in the Gulf area. http://www.sciencecorps.org/crudeoilhazards.htm
BP Accused of 'Buying Academic Silence': http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10731408
We need to keep this tragedy in the media and visible every day
Comment posted August 19, 2010 @ 8:05 am
The OIL SPILL CRISIS MAP is a partnership between Tulane University and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and allows Gulf Coast residents to share personal accounts of oil sightings, health problems, suspicious odors and other relevant information with the public.
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Comment posted September 1, 2010 @ 9:20 am
dispersed or cleaned up. The University of Georgia released yesterday a report countering those claims, arguing that up to 79 percent of the oil in the Gulf “remains a threat to the ecosystem” there.
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