Comments on: EPA on Oil Dispersants: No More Toxic Than Oil Alone

By: carole

carole — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:31:17 +0000

ps, jj, there have been dozens of massive fish kills all over the Gulf, photos with dead fish as far as the eye can see. Now there are several fish kills along the east coast. But keep on looking through those rose colored glasses, its a heck of a lot less depressing than THE TRUTH.

By: carole

carole — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:28:50 +0000

jj: funny, I’ve heard that only 10-20% of oil has been collected or burned. The rest has been sprayed with toxic chemical dispersant corexit9527, which is nasty stuff, banned in the UK and other countries since 1998. Remember Exxon Valdez? 20 years later, most cleanup workers are dead due to the dispersant corexit. The oil is still there, scientists estimate it will be there for at least another 20. And that was really a “spill”. The Gulf catastrophe is so huge it doesn’t even compare. “We will restore the Gulf”…ya right, not in my lifetime. The oil is purposely being sprayed to sink/hide it, probably because its cheaper than cleaning it up responsibly.

By: Bruce J. Kolinski

Bruce J. Kolinski — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:59:34 +0000

I don’t buy any of this BP / Government / environmentalist collusion. Dump oil on your back patio, driveway or even better in your swimming pool. Then grab a chair and wait for it to disappear. I would suggest a comfortable chair because you will be waiting a very long time.

BP dispersed this oil so it isn’t readily visible. The oil is not gone. Oil consuming bacteria did not suddenly bloom and then vanish beneath the magician’s hat. It did not suddenly transform itself into air. We now have no idea what the scope of the problem or damage might be. We do know that however this plays out, BP is now off the hook, even Rush Limbaugh says so, and we, the uninformed tax payer will be picking up 100% of the tab; and the sea life and the Gulf Coast residents – well who really cares about that?

The environmental movement has proved once again that their agenda is Marxism, not the environment. Screw the Gulf of Mexico; Marxist Obama must be protected at all costs. Sometimes being a human is a disgrace. This is one of those times.

By: fatkid

fatkid — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:08:37 +0000

JJ- You are cherry picking and you know it. And the crack about the EPA isn’t even worth rising to the bait.

Why dont you go to Drudge or some other right wing apologists site? I’ve read your posts, they get to be many times longer than the original article, arguing the company line. Arent there any other trolls to agree with under your bridge?

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:14:35 +0000

Over 75% of the spill has been burned, collected, evaporated, or dispersed by the last storm and processed by bacteria. BP has also begun plugging the well and it’s going as planned, should be completed in the next 2 to 3 weeks. Things are looking good.

The dispersant is basically glorified soap, it’s not a stretch to say it’s no more dangerous than oil itself. The biggest risk with dispersant is irritation to mucus membranes (nose, throat, lungs, eyes), it’s really no more dangerous than household cleaning products. As for sea life, it seems to be safe, as far as we know. The EPA hasn’t said anything about dispersant being toxic to sea life and they wouldn’t have approved its use if it was deemed so.

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:20:44 +0000

Shouldn’t the minimum standard be, the dispersant has to be less toxic than the oil? And by a good margin too, say 10-1000X. Otherwise, you’re just making a toxic mess bigger by adding to it.

By: Rhacodactylus

Rhacodactylus — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:49:41 +0000

WOOOOOOT, Finally a victory! The dispersant and oil aren’t MORE toxic than oil alone. Ladies and gentlemen at BP, looks like it’s Miller Time.