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What's up with Obama's fake BP Oil spill? The Exxon Valdez was covered daily for 10 years.
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Darryl Westley
May 10, 2012, 1:10:34 AM5/10/12
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An actual oil spill disaster.
On March 24, 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping
Company, and captained by Joseph Hazelwood bound for Long Beach,
California, the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef resulting
in the second largest oil spill in United States history. The
size of the spill is estimated at 40,900 to 120,000 m3
(10,800,000 to 32,000,000 US gal), or 257,000 to 750,000
barrels. In 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill was listed as the 54th
largest spill in history.
Litigation was filed on behalf of 38,000 litigants. In 1994, a
jury awarded plaintiffs US$287 million in compensatory damages
and US$5 billion in punitive damages. Exxon appealed and the
Ninth Circuit court reduced the punitive damages to US$2.5
billion. Exxon then appealed the punitive damages to the Supreme
Court which capped the damages to US$507.5 million in June,
2008. On August 27, 2008, Exxon Mobil agreed to pay 75% of the
US$507.5 million damages ruling to settle the 1989 Exxon Valdez
oil spill off Alaska. In June 2009, a federal ruling ordered
Exxon to pay an additional US$480 million in interest on their
delayed punitive damage awards.
Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
them for the disaster.
The fake BP oil spill.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil
spill, the BP oil disaster the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the
Macondo blowout) is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which
flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to seep.
It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of
the petroleum industry. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil
gusher that resulted from the 20 April 2010, explosion of
Deepwater Horizon, which drilled on the BP-operated Macondo
Prospect. The explosion killed 11 men working on the platform
and injured 17 others. On 15 July 2010, the gushing wellhead was
capped, after it had released about 4.9 million barrels (780,000
m3) of crude oil. An estimated 53,000 barrels per day (8,400
m3/d) escaped from the well just before it was capped. It is
believed that the daily flow rate diminished over time, starting
at about 62,000 barrels per day (9,900 m3/d) and decreasing as
the reservoir of hydrocarbons feeding the gusher was gradually
depleted. On 19 September 2010, the relief well process was
successfully completed, and the federal government declared the
well "effectively dead". In August 2011, oil and oil sheen
covering several square miles of water were reported surfacing
not far from BP’s Macondo well. Scientific analysis confirmed
the oil is a chemical match for Macondo 252. The Coast Guard
said the oil was too dispersed to recover. In March 2012, a
"persistent oil seep" near the Macondo 252 well was reported.
Barack Hussein Obama, after protests from leading chemical
engineers and environmentalists, directly ordered the dumping of
a chemical oil dispersant into the gulf.
Spilled oil naturally disperses through storms, currents, and
osmosis with the passage of time. Chemical dispersants
accelerate the dispersal process, although they may have
significant side-effects. Corexit EC9500A and Corexit EC9527A
have been the principal dispersants employed. These contain
propylene glycol, 2-Butoxyethanol, and dioctyl sodium
sulfosuccinate. 2-butoxyethanol was identified as a causal agent
in the health problems experienced by cleanup workers after the
1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Warnings from the Hazardous
Substance Fact Sheet for 2-Butoxyethanol include "Cancer Hazard:
2-Butoxy Ethanol may be a carcinogen in humans since it has been
shown to cause liver cancer in animals. Many scientists believe
there is no safe level of exposure to a carcinogen" and
"Reproductive Hazard: 2-Butoxy Ethanol may damage the developing
fetus. There is limited evidence that 2-Butoxy Ethanol may
damage the male reproductive system (including decreasing the
sperm count) in animals and may affect female fertility in
animals".
Environmental groups attempted to obtain information regarding
the composition and safety of ingredients in Corexit through the
Freedom of Information Act but were denied by the EPA. After
Earthjustice sued on behalf of the Gulf Restoration Network and
the Florida Wildlife Federation, the EPA released a list of all
57 chemicals in the 14 dispersents on the EPA's National
Contingency Plan Product Schedule. In August 2011, Earthjustice
and Toxipedia released an analysis of the 57 chemicals, stating
that "5 chemicals are associated with cancer; 33 are associated
with skin irritation from rashes to burns; 33 are linked to eye
irritation; 11 are or are suspected of being potential
respiratory toxins or irritants; 10 are suspected kidney toxins;
8 are suspected or known to be toxic to aquatic organisms; and 5
are suspected to have a moderate acute toxicity to fish.”
Corexit manufacturer Nalco states that "[COREXIT 9500] is a
simple blend of six well-established, safe ingredients that
biodegrade, do not bioaccumulate and are commonly found in
popular household products....COREXIT products do not contain
carcinogens or reproductive toxins. All the ingredients have
been extensively studied for many years and have been determined
safe and effective by the EPA". According to the OSHA-required
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for both versions of Corexit
used in the Gulf, "Component substances have a low potential to
bioconcentrate" (or bioaccumulate), defined by the EPA as
"accumulation of a chemical in tissues of a fish or other
organism to levels greater than in the surrounding medium". The
data sheets further state: "No toxicity studies have been
conducted on this product".
Corexit EC9500A and EC9527A are neither the least toxic, nor the
most effective, among the Environmental Protection Agency
approved dispersants. They are also banned from use on oil
spills in the United Kingdom. Twelve other products received
better toxicity and effectiveness ratings, but BP says it chose
to use Corexit because it was available the week of the rig
explosion.
Nalco Holding Company NYSE: NLC (formerly Ondeo Nalco) supplies
water treatment and process improvement services, chemicals and
equipment programs for industrial and institutional markets.
Among its products is Corexit which is an oil dispersant and is
widely being used in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The company was founded in 1928 in the United States as the
National Aluminate Corporation formed from the merger of Chicago
Chemical Company and the Aluminum Sales Corporation. In 1959 it
changed its name to Nalco Chemical Company and was publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under that name from 1964
until a French company, Suez, purchased it in 1999. After a name
change to Ondeo Nalco Company then another change in ownership
in 2003, the Company went public again, returning to the New
York Stock Exchange in late 2004 under the name Nalco Holding
Company.
In July 2011, Nalco announced a merger with Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE:
ECL; known as Economics Laboratory prior to 1986).
Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE: ECL; known as Economics Laboratory prior to
1986) is a St. Paul, Minnesota based sanitation supply company
founded in 1923 by Merritt J. Osborn.
In June 2010 BP set up a $20 billion fund to compensate victims
of the oil spill. To July 2011, the fund has paid $4.7 billion
to 198,475 claimants.
Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
pointing fingers at Haliburton and George W. Bush, blaming them
for the disaster.
Nothing smells about Obama giving a Chicago connected company
the nod to dump millions of gallons of ineffective disperant
poison in the Gulf of Mexico. Nothing at all apparently.
The Horizon oil spill has all but vanished from the MSM.
Despite all the claims of the Obama administration that all is
well here and there is no problem, what happened to the oil?
Did it really happen at all the way they said it did? Why isn't
the media all over this the way they were the Exxon Valdez story?
Is it because a liberal "president" is sitting in the Whitehouse?
On March 24, 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping
Company, and captained by Joseph Hazelwood bound for Long Beach,
California, the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef resulting
in the second largest oil spill in United States history. The
size of the spill is estimated at 40,900 to 120,000 m3
(10,800,000 to 32,000,000 US gal), or 257,000 to 750,000
barrels. In 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill was listed as the 54th
largest spill in history.
Litigation was filed on behalf of 38,000 litigants. In 1994, a
jury awarded plaintiffs US$287 million in compensatory damages
and US$5 billion in punitive damages. Exxon appealed and the
Ninth Circuit court reduced the punitive damages to US$2.5
billion. Exxon then appealed the punitive damages to the Supreme
Court which capped the damages to US$507.5 million in June,
2008. On August 27, 2008, Exxon Mobil agreed to pay 75% of the
US$507.5 million damages ruling to settle the 1989 Exxon Valdez
oil spill off Alaska. In June 2009, a federal ruling ordered
Exxon to pay an additional US$480 million in interest on their
delayed punitive damage awards.
Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
them for the disaster.
The fake BP oil spill.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil
spill, the BP oil disaster the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the
Macondo blowout) is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which
flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to seep.
It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of
the petroleum industry. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil
gusher that resulted from the 20 April 2010, explosion of
Deepwater Horizon, which drilled on the BP-operated Macondo
Prospect. The explosion killed 11 men working on the platform
and injured 17 others. On 15 July 2010, the gushing wellhead was
capped, after it had released about 4.9 million barrels (780,000
m3) of crude oil. An estimated 53,000 barrels per day (8,400
m3/d) escaped from the well just before it was capped. It is
believed that the daily flow rate diminished over time, starting
at about 62,000 barrels per day (9,900 m3/d) and decreasing as
the reservoir of hydrocarbons feeding the gusher was gradually
depleted. On 19 September 2010, the relief well process was
successfully completed, and the federal government declared the
well "effectively dead". In August 2011, oil and oil sheen
covering several square miles of water were reported surfacing
not far from BP’s Macondo well. Scientific analysis confirmed
the oil is a chemical match for Macondo 252. The Coast Guard
said the oil was too dispersed to recover. In March 2012, a
"persistent oil seep" near the Macondo 252 well was reported.
Barack Hussein Obama, after protests from leading chemical
engineers and environmentalists, directly ordered the dumping of
a chemical oil dispersant into the gulf.
Spilled oil naturally disperses through storms, currents, and
osmosis with the passage of time. Chemical dispersants
accelerate the dispersal process, although they may have
significant side-effects. Corexit EC9500A and Corexit EC9527A
have been the principal dispersants employed. These contain
propylene glycol, 2-Butoxyethanol, and dioctyl sodium
sulfosuccinate. 2-butoxyethanol was identified as a causal agent
in the health problems experienced by cleanup workers after the
1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Warnings from the Hazardous
Substance Fact Sheet for 2-Butoxyethanol include "Cancer Hazard:
2-Butoxy Ethanol may be a carcinogen in humans since it has been
shown to cause liver cancer in animals. Many scientists believe
there is no safe level of exposure to a carcinogen" and
"Reproductive Hazard: 2-Butoxy Ethanol may damage the developing
fetus. There is limited evidence that 2-Butoxy Ethanol may
damage the male reproductive system (including decreasing the
sperm count) in animals and may affect female fertility in
animals".
Environmental groups attempted to obtain information regarding
the composition and safety of ingredients in Corexit through the
Freedom of Information Act but were denied by the EPA. After
Earthjustice sued on behalf of the Gulf Restoration Network and
the Florida Wildlife Federation, the EPA released a list of all
57 chemicals in the 14 dispersents on the EPA's National
Contingency Plan Product Schedule. In August 2011, Earthjustice
and Toxipedia released an analysis of the 57 chemicals, stating
that "5 chemicals are associated with cancer; 33 are associated
with skin irritation from rashes to burns; 33 are linked to eye
irritation; 11 are or are suspected of being potential
respiratory toxins or irritants; 10 are suspected kidney toxins;
8 are suspected or known to be toxic to aquatic organisms; and 5
are suspected to have a moderate acute toxicity to fish.”
Corexit manufacturer Nalco states that "[COREXIT 9500] is a
simple blend of six well-established, safe ingredients that
biodegrade, do not bioaccumulate and are commonly found in
popular household products....COREXIT products do not contain
carcinogens or reproductive toxins. All the ingredients have
been extensively studied for many years and have been determined
safe and effective by the EPA". According to the OSHA-required
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for both versions of Corexit
used in the Gulf, "Component substances have a low potential to
bioconcentrate" (or bioaccumulate), defined by the EPA as
"accumulation of a chemical in tissues of a fish or other
organism to levels greater than in the surrounding medium". The
data sheets further state: "No toxicity studies have been
conducted on this product".
Corexit EC9500A and EC9527A are neither the least toxic, nor the
most effective, among the Environmental Protection Agency
approved dispersants. They are also banned from use on oil
spills in the United Kingdom. Twelve other products received
better toxicity and effectiveness ratings, but BP says it chose
to use Corexit because it was available the week of the rig
explosion.
Nalco Holding Company NYSE: NLC (formerly Ondeo Nalco) supplies
water treatment and process improvement services, chemicals and
equipment programs for industrial and institutional markets.
Among its products is Corexit which is an oil dispersant and is
widely being used in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The company was founded in 1928 in the United States as the
National Aluminate Corporation formed from the merger of Chicago
Chemical Company and the Aluminum Sales Corporation. In 1959 it
changed its name to Nalco Chemical Company and was publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under that name from 1964
until a French company, Suez, purchased it in 1999. After a name
change to Ondeo Nalco Company then another change in ownership
in 2003, the Company went public again, returning to the New
York Stock Exchange in late 2004 under the name Nalco Holding
Company.
In July 2011, Nalco announced a merger with Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE:
ECL; known as Economics Laboratory prior to 1986).
Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE: ECL; known as Economics Laboratory prior to
1986) is a St. Paul, Minnesota based sanitation supply company
founded in 1923 by Merritt J. Osborn.
In June 2010 BP set up a $20 billion fund to compensate victims
of the oil spill. To July 2011, the fund has paid $4.7 billion
to 198,475 claimants.
Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
pointing fingers at Haliburton and George W. Bush, blaming them
for the disaster.
Nothing smells about Obama giving a Chicago connected company
the nod to dump millions of gallons of ineffective disperant
poison in the Gulf of Mexico. Nothing at all apparently.
The Horizon oil spill has all but vanished from the MSM.
Despite all the claims of the Obama administration that all is
well here and there is no problem, what happened to the oil?
Did it really happen at all the way they said it did? Why isn't
the media all over this the way they were the Exxon Valdez story?
Is it because a liberal "president" is sitting in the Whitehouse?
George Plimpton
May 10, 2012, 10:59:16 AM5/10/12
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On 5/9/2012 10:10 PM, Darryl Westley wrote:
> An actual oil spill disaster.
>
> On March 24, 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping
> Company, and captained by Joseph Hazelwood bound for Long Beach,
> California, the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef resulting
> in the second largest oil spill in United States history. [...]
> An actual oil spill disaster.
>
> On March 24, 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping
> Company, and captained by Joseph Hazelwood bound for Long Beach,
> California, the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef resulting
>
> Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
> pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
> them for the disaster.
Illiberal "liberals" screamed bloody murder about the BP oil spill, too,
> Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
> pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
> them for the disaster.
and they *also* blamed Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush (and George
W. Bush) for it.
Mike Moore
May 11, 2012, 10:55:14 PM5/11/12
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On 09 May 2012, "Darryl Westley" <dar...@shaw.ca> posted some
news:MEQD83CQ4103...@reece.net.au:
1. What was Obama's cut? That is his modus operandi. Check his wife's
offshore bank account.
2. What was Nancy Pelosi's cut? Check her government guaranteed loans
for keeping her moth shut.
3. Why did Robert Gibbs really quit? Gibbs may be an ass, but he does
have more scruples than his former boss. Even lying for a paycheck has
it's limits.
4. How did lowlife Rahm Emanuel walk right out of the Whitehouse into the
job of Mayor of Chicago?
How did the above all happen at the same time?
Follow the money.
news:MEQD83CQ4103...@reece.net.au:
offshore bank account.
2. What was Nancy Pelosi's cut? Check her government guaranteed loans
for keeping her moth shut.
3. Why did Robert Gibbs really quit? Gibbs may be an ass, but he does
have more scruples than his former boss. Even lying for a paycheck has
it's limits.
4. How did lowlife Rahm Emanuel walk right out of the Whitehouse into the
job of Mayor of Chicago?
How did the above all happen at the same time?
Follow the money.
Fredric L. Rice
May 14, 2012, 11:02:55 PM5/14/12
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"Darryl Westley" <dar...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
>pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
>them for the disaster.
Translation: American citizens pointing at the dog fucking Republican
>Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
>pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
>them for the disaster.
corporate terrorists and traitors demanding that they clean up their
messes while also demanding that the American tax payer should not have
to pay for the clean up.
You really are a shitting right wing cock sucker, huh?
---
http://www.skeptictank.org/
abelincoln
May 15, 2012, 12:31:08 AM5/15/12
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In article <4LqdnXzZzIn9WizS...@posted.sonicnet>
But you gave that nigger in the whitehouse a free pass on the
faked BP oil spill didn't you asshole?
Obama and the media created that fake-assed oil spill to try and
make the monkey look good.
Well they failed.
faked BP oil spill didn't you asshole?
Obama and the media created that fake-assed oil spill to try and
make the monkey look good.
Well they failed.
Fredric L. Rice
May 15, 2012, 9:25:55 PM5/15/12
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abelincoln <lowlif...@barackobama.com> wrote:
>In article <4LqdnXzZzIn9WizS...@posted.sonicnet>
>fr...@skeptictank.org (Fredric L. Rice) wrote:
>> "Darryl Westley" <dar...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> >Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
>> >pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
>> >them for the disaster.
>> Translation: American citizens pointing at the dog fucking Republican
>> corporate terrorists and traitors demanding that they clean up their
>> messes while also demanding that the American tax payer should not have
>> to pay for the clean up.
>> You really are a shitting right wing cock sucker, huh?
>But you gave that nigger in the whitehouse a free pass on the
>faked BP oil spill didn't you asshole?
Golly, you Christian Republicans really are insane hate-filled corporate
>In article <4LqdnXzZzIn9WizS...@posted.sonicnet>
>fr...@skeptictank.org (Fredric L. Rice) wrote:
>> "Darryl Westley" <dar...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> >Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
>> >pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
>> >them for the disaster.
>> Translation: American citizens pointing at the dog fucking Republican
>> corporate terrorists and traitors demanding that they clean up their
>> messes while also demanding that the American tax payer should not have
>> to pay for the clean up.
>> You really are a shitting right wing cock sucker, huh?
>But you gave that nigger in the whitehouse a free pass on the
>faked BP oil spill didn't you asshole?
cock sucking shit piles, huh?
---
http://www.skeptictank.org/
Tom Shelly White God
May 15, 2012, 11:01:34 PM5/15/12
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In article <EcCdnSFzB5W5ny7S...@posted.sonicnet>
educated superior liberal with no hint of hatred or bigotry.
That was pure tolerance. Right, Freddy?
Have the black boys held you down and raped your sissy white ass
lately? Did you like it?
--
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http://www.niggermania.com/tom/
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fr...@skeptictank.org (Fredric L. Rice) wrote:
>
> abelincoln <lowlif...@barackobama.com> wrote:
> >In article <4LqdnXzZzIn9WizS...@posted.sonicnet>
> >fr...@skeptictank.org (Fredric L. Rice) wrote:
> >> "Darryl Westley" <dar...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >> >Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
> >> >pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
> >> >them for the disaster.
> >> Translation: American citizens pointing at the dog fucking Republican
> >> corporate terrorists and traitors demanding that they clean up their
> >> messes while also demanding that the American tax payer should not have
> >> to pay for the clean up.
> >> You really are a shitting right wing cock sucker, huh?
> >But you gave that nigger in the whitehouse a free pass on the
> >faked BP oil spill didn't you asshole?
>
> Golly, you Christian Republicans really are insane hate-filled corporate
> cock sucking shit piles, huh?
Don't look now, but that last post was from an impressively
>
> abelincoln <lowlif...@barackobama.com> wrote:
> >In article <4LqdnXzZzIn9WizS...@posted.sonicnet>
> >fr...@skeptictank.org (Fredric L. Rice) wrote:
> >> "Darryl Westley" <dar...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >> >Liberals screamed bloody murder, jumping up and down while
> >> >pointing fingers at Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, blaming
> >> >them for the disaster.
> >> Translation: American citizens pointing at the dog fucking Republican
> >> corporate terrorists and traitors demanding that they clean up their
> >> messes while also demanding that the American tax payer should not have
> >> to pay for the clean up.
> >> You really are a shitting right wing cock sucker, huh?
> >But you gave that nigger in the whitehouse a free pass on the
> >faked BP oil spill didn't you asshole?
>
> Golly, you Christian Republicans really are insane hate-filled corporate
> cock sucking shit piles, huh?
educated superior liberal with no hint of hatred or bigotry.
That was pure tolerance. Right, Freddy?
Have the black boys held you down and raped your sissy white ass
lately? Did you like it?
--
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http://www.niggermania.com/
http://www.niggermania.com/tom/
http://www.niggermania.com/raptorman/raptorman.html
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Jeff M
May 16, 2012, 1:11:34 PM5/16/12
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typical of the sort of posts we see here every day.
emoneyjoe
May 16, 2012, 3:08:59 PM5/16/12
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