Key Facts to Jeff Morrells ridiculous claims: From an Opportunistic Environmentalist that we are being called by Geoffy To Quote The Doctor of BP Spin Geoffy Morrell you would think everything was just Hunkey Dorey. We need to put facts with the Spin, this guy would not know honest Science if he fell on it. .These are some key issues that need to be addressed by US the people of the Gulf. Tonight they will be LYING again on 60 minutes: Oh My the top on the list WE NEVER SAW AN OILED OYSTER. https://youtube/watch?v=e-7f8iYP9LQ CBS News asserted that “ten years from now… there will very likely still be seafood… contaminated with oil.” The network suggested that “this could mean a permanent end” to the Gulfs seafood industry. aljazeera/indepth/features/2013/10/gulf-ecosystem-crisis-after-bp-spill-2013102065313544754.html Make no mistake: The accident was a tragedy. Eleven people lost their lives. Birds, fish and other wildlife perished. But it’s also clear – almost four-and-a-half years later – that the apocalyptic forecasts of the death of the Gulf, the coastal economy, indeed, the unique way of life here – did not come to pass. The oil didn’t make it to Tampa - let alone the beaches of Gulf shrimp landings didn’t take “generations” to rebound – they quickly returned to pre-spill levels . tampabay/news/environment/water/four-years-after-oil-spill-1250-pound-tar-mat-washes-ashore-in-florida/2167938 The spill didn’t “strikeout” Louisiana’s brown pelicans. A year later, the population was so strong, in fact, that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was predicting nesting would be “the most productive since Katrina.” thelensnola.org/2014/04/11/bp-oil-spill-choked-off-important-pelican-nesting-sites/ Probably no warning was more off base than the one about tourism. Crowds have flocked to the Gulf every year since the spill, setting records in 2011 – 2012 – and 2013. And 2014 is on track to be another record-setter. fastcompany/1687697/top-ten-reasons-why-bps-advertising-disaster And here are a few more key facts. We cleaned most public beaches to a depth of four feet, leaving them in better shape than they’ve been in years. desmogblog/deadly-bacteria-found-gulf-coast-tar-balls With a few exceptions not related to the spill, commercial seafood landings since 2011 are consistent with levels before the spill. Last year, recreational fishermen caught more pounds of fish than they have in nearly 30 years. And more than 10,000 government tests show it’s all safe to eat. The point of all this is the environmental effects of the spill were not as far reaching or long lasting as many predicted. The post-spill populations of many signature Gulf species, such as pelicans, shrimp, and red snapper, are normal. We’ve seen no data indicating the spill caused the population of any species to crash… or even fall below levels you would have projected before the spill.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:19:09 +0000
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