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To: koan who wrote (81215)	6/11/2010 9:36:33 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Why Is BP Using Highly Toxic Corexit Oil Dispersant? beforeitsnews.com

To: koan who wrote (81215)	6/11/2010 9:53:24 PM
From: stockman_scott	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Lindsey Williams Report on BP Oil Catastrophe... Message 26607746 <<...Williams is live on the Alex Jones show now... - says the blowout is not related to a deliberate false flag event. - this well was pushing the limits of all technology. - BP hit a reported 20,000 to 70,000 PSI (Prudhoe Bay hit at 1,500 psi), this pressure exceeds all existing technology. - the size of this strata exceeds anything ever encountered. - this is an ecological nightmare and the public is not being told about the size and scope of the catastrophe. - EPA tests have revealed benzene, methylene chloride, hydrogen sulfide, all exceeding EPA safety levels by 60- 120 times, along with releases of vandium, and undisclosed "volatile organic compounds." - oil release is at 4-5 million gallons a day, far exceeding what is being told to the public. - says COREXIT (4 x more toxic than the oil), is being used to hide the size and scope of the oil leak. Bottomline: This is an ecological disaster beyond anything perceived by the public. And there could be a mass evacuation from the gulf due to toxicity in air, and oil washing ashore...>>

To: koan who wrote (81215)	6/11/2010 11:48:52 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Oil Spill May Be Pushing Sharks Toward Florida _____________________________________________________________ By Laura Parker Contributor AOL News AOL News (June 11) -- The appearance of a huge man-eating shark near a Florida beach on the cusp of the summer swimming season would not usually evoke a sympathetic response from either beachgoers or local tourism boosters. But the discovery of a weakened, disoriented tiger shark -- measuring more than 11 feet and weighing some 800 pounds -- in the surf of Nokomis Beach last month has become something of a poignant symbol for what scientists fear most from the gulf oil spill: the unknown effects of the massive underwater oil plume and dispersants on marine life beneath the waves. "When we see deeper-water sharks this close to shore, it leads me to believe that something is going on," said Robert Hueter, director of the Center for Shark Research at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. "The tiger shark was still alive, but disoriented and lethargic. That matches what toxicologists tell me are the effects of oil on other invertebrates." Experts have recorded a string of shark sightings near shore in recent weeks. Hueter has recorded more than two dozen sightings of deepwater sharks near the Florida coast in the past few weeks. Along with the tiger shark, a pair of whale sharks was spotted May 28 six miles offshore. All three sharks were tagged and steered back into deep water. It is too early to say whether the sharks' appearance in coastal waters is connected with the spill. But Hueter does not see it as a good sign. He calls it a "Hmm moment -- what are we looking at here?" Marine scientists also have logged recent sightings of sailfish, dolphin fish, mahimahi and other fish in coastal places they normally don't frequent. "Blackfin tuna are being caught by fishermen 10 miles from shore. Mahimahi don't come close to shore. That doesn't happen," Hueter said. The Gulf of Mexico is home to 16 species of shark. Since the sharks are equipped with an acute sense of smell to enhance their predatory skills, scientists hope that the smell of the oil may prompt them to seek cleaner waters. But no one knows how they will respond. Many are in the northern gulf now, bearing their young in shallow estuaries. The whale shark, which has been recorded diving a mile deep or more, would normally be in the spill area this time of year, Hueter said. The world's largest fish, it is known as a "gentle giant" because it lacks the predatory tendencies of its brethren. Instead, it feeds almost entirely on plankton, filtering its food through a mesh in its throat. That may make it even more susceptible to the effects of the spill. "If those sharks swim into this oil, with the kind of feeding and breathing mechanism they have, it's kind of a death sentence," Hueter said. Yet Hueter, who has directed the shark research center for two decades, is most concerned about the nonlethal effects of the oil spill on animal health, which are largely unseen, widespread and long term. For instance, research after other spills shows that animals' reproductive rates can be drastically harmed. Within a year after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound, a resident pod of 36 killer whales had lost 40 percent of its population, according to a report by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. The pod is reproducing today at only 70 percent of the rate of other pods that live permanently in Alaskan waters, the report said. "Dead animals are something we can see," Hueter said. "Animals that are swimming around sick or with contaminants in them are difficult to observe. That's the nightmare I fear in the middle of the night -- what we won't be able to figure out very easily." If the shark sightings in Florida continue, and more sharks move close to shore, it will no doubt further hamper the state's efforts to keep its tourism industry afloat in the wake of the spill. Hueter doesn't even want to speculate about that headache. "The gulf is a very sharky place. Attacks are determined not by the number of sharks in the water, but by the number of people in the water," he said. "The last thing we have to worry about is shark attacks. If that comes, it's going to be at the end of a very long series of extremely unfortunate consequences." But that's a hedge, and he knows it. "It's worrisome when we have an 11-and-a-half-foot shark show up on a beach," Hueter said. "On the other hand, he was so disoriented, the last thing on his mind was bothering people." In fact, the crowd that gathered on the beach that day -- watching as Hueter and other rescuers from the Mote Lab cradled the monster tiger shark and prepared to move it into deeper water -- seemed more concerned for the shark's welfare than their own. "I was moved that people watching were worried about the shark," Hueter said. "They were not saying, 'Why don't you just kill it?' "

To: koan who wrote (81215)	6/11/2010 11:59:12 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Scientists Warn Gulf Of Mexico Sea Floor Fractured Beyond Repair beforeitsnews.com By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers A dire report circulating in the Kremlin today that was prepared for Prime Minister Putin by Anatoly Sagalevich of Russia's Shirshov Institute of Oceanology warns that the Gulf of Mexico sea floor has been fractured “beyond all repair” and our World should begin preparing for an ecological disaster “beyond comprehension” unless “extraordinary measures” are undertaken to stop the massive flow of oil into our Planet’s eleventh largest body of water. Most important to note about Sagalevich’s warning is that he and his fellow scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences are the only human beings to have actually been to the Gulf of Mexico oil leak site after their being called to the disaster scene by British oil giant BP shortly after the April 22nd sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform. According to Sagalevich’s report, the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico is not just coming from the 22 inch well bore site being shown on American television, but from at least 18 other sites on the “fractured seafloor” with the largest being nearly 11 kilometers (7 miles) from where the Deepwater Horizon sank and is spewing into these precious waters an estimated 2 million gallons of oil a day. Interesting to note in this report is Sagalevich stating that he and the other Russian scientists were required by the United States to sign documents forbidding them to report their findings to either the American public or media, and which they had to do in order to legally operate in US territorial waters.

To: koan who wrote (81215)	6/12/2010 1:05:19 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Interview with Dr. Ira Leifer, "researcher in the Marine Science Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a member of the government’s Flow Rate Technical Group" (June 09, 2010)... democracynow.org He indicates the upper bound for flow may be around 100,000 bbl/day (and is increasing in volume over time) . He talks about concerns about "weak formation" in geological strata, and also that independent scientists do not have continuous access to spill (and the problems this presents for "lessons learned" and understanding from a scientific vantage point the dynamic situation of oil spills at this depth). He indicates it's a massive reservoir of oil and gas at the bottom of the well, and could flow into the gulf for 20-30 years if it is not mitigated by current efforts.