Demand BP Pay NOW for Damaged Gulf Way of Life. We, the people of Gulf fishing communities and those in solidarity with us, are petitioning our elected representatives to stop BP from starving fishermen for final releases.
A final release in this agreement drops spill-related claims against BP and all potential defendants. Alleviate the Gulf fishing communities' prolonged distress caused by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by advocating for the following: (1) BP issue immediate and fair interim payments and insert a re-opener clause in the GCCF Waiver and Release Form that confirms BP's continuing responsibility to pay if a claimant suffers greater losses from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, thereby protecting Gulf Coast fishing communities in case BP's claims of no long-term damage to fisheries prove false. (1) BP fund, or order its agent Feinberg to fund, a billion dollar "Subsistence Use Fund," as a gesture of good faith, to be used to pay for the damage BP caused to subsistence use of our fisheries, a Gulf Way of Life. i.
Ii. Iii. Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' may reach record size this summer. The Gulf of Mexico's annual "dead zone" will likely grow to an unprecedented size this summer, a leading expert tells MNN.
The lifeless expanse of oxygen-starved seawater is a regular problem for both marine animals and fishermen throughout the region, but due to historic Mississippi River floods this spring — combined with relentless thunderstorms dumping rain across the central U.S. — the Gulf dead zone is expected to grow up to 15 percent larger in 2011 than ever before. The dead zone is fueled by excess nutrients flowing down the Mississippi River, namely synthetic fertilizers and animal waste from Midwestern farms (although urban pollutants are also to blame). And based on measurements taken so far in 2011, the swollen river is carrying a lot more nutrients than usual, says Nancy Rabalais, executive director of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and a prominent authority on environmental issues in the Gulf of Mexico.
Deepwater Drilling Resumes Despite Unclear Impact of BP Spill: "It is All about Hiding the Oil, Not Cleaning It Up" This is a rush transcript.
Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Speaking about the environment and how it’s been affected, we’re also joined by Kieran Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity. Can you talk about this first anniversary and what we’ve seen since the massive explosion in the Gulf one year ago today, Kieran? KIERAN SUCKLING: Well, the impact on wildlife has been devastating. We’ve estimated that over 6,000 sea turtles were killed; 26,000 marine mammals, including dolphins and porpoises, were killed; and on the order of 82,000 seabirds. AMY GOODMAN: Talk about the dispersants that were used. KIERAN SUCKLING: Yeah, the dispersants are particularly disturbing, because the oil was bad enough, then we sprayed this highly toxic dispersant on it, which is actually four times more toxic than the oil to many of the wildlife.
AMY GOODMAN: Now, you have litigation pending around the dispersants, right? AMY GOODMAN: Tracie Washington — Gulf oil spill one year later.