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"Dolphins and sea turtles (are) canaries in the coal mine in the Gulf since they (top) the food chain and directly reflect" their entire ecosystem's health. Obtained evidence suggests a worsening prognosis, documented by enormous, continuing fish kills as well as hazardous contamination making nothing in Gulf waters safe to eat. and coastal areas hazardous for residents.
Jamail interviewed Louisiana-based Dr. Mike Robicheux, expressing alarm over conditions and lack of government response. Treating scores of new patients with Gulf related illnesses, he unsuccessfully appealed to the US Centers for Disease Control for help, saying:
They stonewalled him. "The medical community has shut this down....This is the biggest public health crisis from a chemical poisoning in the history of this country. We are going to have thousands of people who are extremely sick, and if they aren't (properly) treated," many will die.
Yet Washington and state authorities don't give a damn, anymore than about the hazardous radiation contaminating large parts of the country. Combined, Fukusima and Gulf poisons may kill unimaginable numbers from preventable carcinogenic illnesses in America alone.
Only years from now we'll know how many and the entire ecosystem toll. However, it won't compensate for enormous pain and suffering in the meantime or for official complicity in letting hazardous practices continue, as well as subsidizing dangerous technologies instead of mandating safe alternatives.
A Final Comment
In mid-February, marine biologist/toxicologist Dr. Riki Ott said extremely toxic Corexit dispersants and genetically engineered bacteria are still used illegally in the Gulf, contrary to BP and EPA reports, exacerbating the disaster's enormity.
Moreover, on March 19, several reports, including from Florida Oil Spill Law.com headlined "New huge spill near Deepwater Horizon, at MC 243 (the Mississippi Canyon System) - Slick is 100 miles long, skimming started days ago."
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