Rachel Maddow: The Whole of the Gulf is a Bad Air Day

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Run time: 09:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCjv2eq9pBA   Posted on YouTube: June 09, 2010 By YouTube Member: keithmsnbcer Views on YouTube: 55   Posted on DU: June 09, 2010 By DU Member: Poll_Blind Views on DU: 527

 
Maddow explores something which has not been touched on very much: The high toxicity of the oil slick's fumes and concerns for the health of residents and cleanup workers. She describes her own experience, provides video footage of President Obama's warning to cleanup crews about the high toxicity of the slick and interviews Ricki Ott.

Ott, a community activist and former commercial salmon fisherman who has a degree in marine toxicology gives a clear breakdown on why this could already be turning into a human health tragedy in the Gulf.

The bit starts about 2:00 minutes exactly into the video.

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