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Moreover, once oil penetrates shallow fault areas, an uncontrollable situation exists, information again suppressed because revealing it might jeopardize future oil and gas exploration. As a result, coverup protects it, no matter the extreme geological, environmental and human hazards.
Not only is America's Gulf dying, but all planetary waters are interconnected and potentially at risk, meaning the entire global ecosystem and humanity are endangered, as well as animal and vegetable life. However, not only do regulatory-free hazardous practices continue, but no one's been held accountable for America's greatest ever environmental crime because on-the-take politicians conspire to prevent it.
America's Gulf - the Daily Human and Environmental Toll
On April 20, New York Times writer Campbell Robertson headlined, "Beyond the Oil Spill, the Tragedy of an Ailing Gulf," saying:
A year later, "southern Louisiana sinks steadily into the sea," with scant mention of the enormity of destruction to the entire Gulf, its coastal wetlands, the catastrophic loss of sea life, as well as millions of grievously harmed residents, getting sick and not compensated for illnesses and lost livelihoods.
Spending weeks in the region, investigative journalist Dahr Jamail compiled compelling evidence of "the biggest chemical poisoning crisis in US history." On April 16, his article headlined, "BP anniversary: Toxicity, suffering and death," saying:
".....(M)arine and wildlife biologists, toxicologists, and medical doctors have described the impact of the disaster upon the environment and human health as 'catastrophic,' and (explain) this is only the beginning of (a likely) environmental and human health crisis" to continue for decades, affecting millions of regional residents, the environment, and sea life.
Yet in February, Obama officials ordered marine scientists documenting dolphin mortality "to keep their findings confidential."
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