Environmental Fallout From Gulf Oil Leak to Reach Arctic, Europe

[tekisui]

Source: UPI

Oil spill's toll will go far beyond gulf

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Environmental devastation from the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil spill will spread as far as Europe and the arctic, scientists said.

"This is not just a regional issue for the wildlife," Carl Safina, president of the Blue Ocean Institute, told members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee as the panel scrutinized the much-criticized response to the spill.

Safina said multiple forms of marine life across the Atlantic Ocean come to the Gulf of Mexico to breed.

Like other scientists who testified before the committee, Safina criticized BP's response to the spill.

"I think asking BP for answers is the wrong place to look," he said. "They seem to have cut corners on some critical junctures. We keep asking their permission to go down and measure the oil that's coming out."

Sylvia Earle of The National Geographic Society said BP's playing a leading role in containment efforts would amount to "relying on the foxes to look after the chicken coop."


more: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/05/22/Oil-spills-toll-will-go-far-beyond-gulf/UPI-96441274544678/

[HCE SuiGeneris]

1. Does having a poodle as BP's CEO inspire confidence in you?

His head should be on a platter... and it should have happened weeks ago.

[dgibby]

3. But Adm Thad Allen

told CNN that he trusts Tony Hayward.

You just can't make this shit up.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. No doubt they have dined at some of the finest establishments together

and vetted one another.

:banghead:

[flamingdem]

6. It's got to be the fumes, he's out of it nt

[RandomThoughts]

2. Can we measure the corruption in world systems also?

It might make sense to have audits and accountability in many sectors like Global financial systems and other groups that are using secrecy for not the best reasons.

[gateley]

4. It's an ecosystem - all interrelated. No way will any area be untouched. nt