Misleading, optimistic announcements about the success of the cleanup. Coast Guard forbids toxicity tests for oil and dispersants. Reporters barred from beaches and ordered not to photograph dead birds. The dispersant "Coexit" is causing more damage than the oil it was supposed to disperse, and the President's Commission to investigate the disaster has been stripped of subpoena power.

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Misleading, optimistic announcements about the success of the cleanup. Coast Guard forbids toxicity tests for oil and dispersants. Reporters barred from beaches and ordered not to photograph dead birds. The dispersant "Coexit" is causing more damage than the oil it was supposed to disperse, and the President's Commission to investigate the disaster has been stripped of subpoena power.

Authors Bio:

Josh Mitteldorf, de-platformed senior editor at OpEdNews, blogs on aging at http://JoshMitteldorf.ScienceBlog.com. Read how to stay young at http://AgingAdvice.org.

Educated to be an astrophysicist, he has branched out from there to mathematical modeling in a variety of areas, including evolutionary ecology and economics. He has taught mathematics, statistics, and physics at several universities. He is an avid amateur pianist, and father of two adopted Chinese girls, now grown. He travels to Beijing each year to work with a lab studying the biology of aging. His book on the subject is "Cracking the Aging Code", http://tinyurl.com/y7yovp87.