A NEW ORLEANS VOODOO CEREMONY IN APOLOGY TO THE SPIRITS OF THE OCEAN
BP sliced off a pipe with giant shears Thursday in the latest bid to curtail the worst spill in U.S. history, but the cut was jagged and placing a cap over the gusher will now be more challenging, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said.
With the several million gallons of oil polluting the gulf of Mexico something drastic needs to be done to clean the ocean.
"The BP oil leak is the worst oil spill in the history of the U.S." "The unspeakable destruction to the economy and ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and the Louisiana wetlands requires that we make apology to the Spirits of the Ocean and encourage the Healing of the Waters." States Sallie ann glassman, New Orleans voodoo Mambo.
"We are all participating in this disaster as users and we want to express our sorrow."
"We have gone so often to Our Mother, the Star of the Sea, to wash away our sorrows. " " It will be good to bathe Her this time." " ames Singleton will perform his composition for Lasiren in offering, and poet Moose Jackson will recite a litany to her."
"Perhaps she will deign to possess one of us and will tell us what she needs, how we can give back to her, and how the world can shift through this horrible contamination of the Gulf waters." " We will listen for Lasiren's voice telling us what would be of help now. It's so much about awareness and mindfulness. " "Maybe in healing her, we will heal ourselves."
On April 20, 2010, a semi-submersible exploratory offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded after a blowout and sank two days later, killing eleven people and causing a massive oil spill threatening the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Florida. The rig is owned and operated by Transocean Ltd on behalf of BP, which is the majority owner of the oil field. The company originally estimated the size of the leak at about 1,000 barrels a day but later accepted government estimates of a leak of at least 5,000 barrels per day (790 m3/d). On April 30, BP stated that it would harness all of its resources to battle the oil spill, spending $7 million a day with its partners to try to contain the disaster.
BP was running the well without a remote control shut-off switch used in two other major oil-producing nations, Brazil and Norway, as a last resort protection against underwater spills. The use of such devices is not mandated by U.S. regulators.
The U.S. Government gave the responsibility of the incident to BP and will hold it accountable for costs incurred in containing the situation.
On May 11, 2010, Congress called the executives of BP, Transocean, and Halliburton to a hearing regarding the oil spill. When probed for answers regarding the events leading up to the explosion, each company blamed the other. BP blamed Transocean who owned the rig, who then blamed the operators of the rig, BP. They also blamed Halliburton, who built the well casing.
Scientists have been requesting the right to monitor the amount of oil that is actually being released per day, but "'The answer is no to that,' a BP spokesman, Tom Mueller, said on Saturday, May 15. 'We're not going to take any extra efforts now to calculate flow there at this point. It's not relevant to the response effort, and it might even detract from the response effort.' "Steven Wereley, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University, analyzed videotape of the leak using particle image velocimetry and estimated oil flow rates at between 56,000 to 84,000 barrels per day (8,900 to 13,400 m3/d), or equivalent to one Exxon Valdez spill every 3.5 to 2.4 days.
A second, smaller leak has been estimated to be releasing 25,000 barrels per day (4,000 m3/d) by itself, suggesting that the total size of the leak may well be in excess of 100,000 barrels per day and became the largest oil spill in US history.
More than 400 species live in the islands and marshlands at risk, including the endangered Kemp's Ridley turtle. In the national refuges most at risk, about 34,000 birds have been counted, including gulls, pelicans, roseate spoonbills, egrets, terns, and blue herons.
As of May 30, dead animals collected from the spill zone included 491 dead birds, 227 sea turtles, and 27 dolphins, although according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service these animals have not been determined to have been killed by the oil.
Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia indicated that the oil could harm fish directly, and microbes used to consume the oil would also add to the reduction of oxygen in the water, with effects being felt higher up the food chain.
According to Joye, it could take the ecosystem years and possibly decades to recover from such an infusion of oil and gas.
On Tuesday May 18, 2010, BP chief executive Tony Hayward insisted the environmental impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be "very, very modest".
It is possible the Gulf Stream sea currents may spread the oil into the Atlantic Ocean.
If oil follows the Loop Current to the east coast of the United States, it could impact wildlife even without the oil reaching the beaches.
Duke University marine biologist Larry Crowder said threatened loggerhead turtles on Carolina beaches could swim out into contaminated waters.
Sea birds, mammals, and dolphins could also be affected. Ninety percent of North Carolina's commercially valuable sea life spawn off the coast and could be contaminated if oil reaches the area. Douglas Rader, a scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund, said prey could be negatively affected as well. Steve Ross of UNC-Wilmington said coral reefs off the East Coast could be smothered by too much oil.
Damage to the ocean floor is as yet unknown, and marine life between the ocean floor and the surface could be affected.
Sick workers By early June 2010, dozens of people, had filed complaints with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals regarding oil exposure. Eleven people had been treated and released from one New Orleans hospital alone, complaining of respiratory problems, headaches and nausea.
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EVERYONE BACK TO THE SEA
WHAT: A public prayer ceremony for the Spirits of the Sea, for the oil in the Gulf.
WHY: To apologize to the Spirits of the Ocean and to encourage the natural healing of the waters of the Gulf.
WHEN: Sunday, June 27th, Last Sunday in June – 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: New Orleans, On the Levee, Oak Street at the River, Uptown (near the electric tower), and all along the Mississippi River, and wherever you are…
DRESS: All white, or white with blue headscarves.
SCHEDULE:
5:00 - 5:30 pm: Reiki circle (energy healing) to encourage the Ocean's natural healing ability
5:30 - 6:30 pm: Kirtan (Hindu call-and-response chanting) and Sufi Healing Chant
6:30 - 7:00 pm: Prayers of Atonement and Healing, led by various local religious leaders
7:00 - 9:00/10:00 pm: Ceremony in Apology to Lasiren and Agwe, two great Spirits of the Ocean. Led by Manbo Sallie Ann Glassman and La Source Anicenne Ounfo
10:00 until…: Drumming, dancing
We ask people and communities all along the River, from Headwaters to Gulf, to join with us in ceremony and prayer. Please pass this message on. We are all connected. We are all in this together.
Sponsored by The New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St Claude Avenue. In renovation for our 2011 opening, the Center is dedicated to healing the community on all levels of sustainability: physical, environmental, emotional, intellectual, social, economic, and spiritual. For more information contact Sallie Ann Glassman, Interim Director, at (504) 948-9961 or at info@neworleanshealingcenter.org
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