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A New Look at Oil Spill Response

Just Released: A New Look at Oil Spill Response An Analysis of the BP Macondo Spill Cleanup The Science & Technology Advisory Board of the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) has just published a significant position paper entitled A Call … Continue reading

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EPA Accused of Violating the Clean Water Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information Contact: Susan Aarde Susanaarde@gmail.com Gulf Rescue Alliance EPA Accused of Violating the Clean Water Act Costing Billions in Environmental Damage CEO Discusses Non-Toxic Oil Spill Cleanup Method on Fox Business Network, March 3 March … Continue reading

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The BP Gulf Oil Spill Info Blackout And Data Lockdown

There has been a tremendous amount of discussion for the past two and one half year about what has really gone on here in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of the BP oil spill. Here’s the inside story. … Continue reading

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Dispersant Use Like Corexit Sees Precipitous Decline Worldwide

Most nations now favor non-toxic alternatives for oil spill response, especially bio-remediation agents Unknown to many throughout the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) advocacy network, the BP Gulf oil spill has triggered a sea change in the way that oil spills … Continue reading

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EPA Grossly Misrepresents The Toxicity Of Corexit Used In Gulf Of Mexico

Quite incredibly, the EPA issued a positive report on May 1, 2012 regarding the safety and toxicity of various dispersants used in the BP Gulf Oil Spill. Included in this assessment was the use of Corexit. This report “indicated that … Continue reading

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LESSONS NOT LEARNED — INEFFECTIVE OIL SPILL RESPONSE

Two years after– oil spill clean-up ‘technology’ is apparently not about effectiveness but market dominance–Exxon invented/Nalco manufactured Corexit dispersant is the ONLY product with EPA/DOI pre-approval since 1994.  And, preapproval is a key word in oil spill response-since no companies will stockpile for emergency use  a … Continue reading

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Use Of Toxic Dispersant COREXIT Must Be Stopped In Gulf

The Name – COREXIT – is supposed to make you think it “Corrects It!” Did you ever wonder how they came up with the name COREXIT?  We did … and it was recently brought to our attention that COREXIT is … Continue reading

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BP Gulf Oil Spill Revisited

PRESS RELEASE: BP Gulf Oil Spill Revisited Corexit Plus Oil Is A Continuing Threat, Says Gulf Rescue Alliance Sunday, April 22nd is not only Earth Day, it also marks the 2nd anniversary of the unprecedented Macondo Prospect oil gusher into … Continue reading

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The Gulf of Mexico is Dying – Part II

A 2nd Anniversary Report on the BP Gulf Oil Spill Friday, April 20th marks the 2nd anniversary of the BP Gulf Oil Spill. For those of us who live, work and play on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) coastline, it … Continue reading

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DEEPWATER UNKNOWNS -TWO YEARS AFTER

Digging Under the Macondo Tombstones By Gulf Rescue Alliance As of April 20, 2012—the 2nd Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster — we have a backdrop of recently published scientific studies[i] indicating sick and dying dolphins, coral and other sea … Continue reading

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