Massive media blackout in gulf oil spill

Chevron spill was deliberate opposed to BPs... hmmmm
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•Instead of re-injecting toxic “produced water” (which contains high levels of salt, pure crude, and the carcinogen benzene) deep into the ground – the industry practice then recommended by the American Petroleum Institute – Chevron dumped 18 billion gallons of it into rivers and streams. These waters had been used thousands of years by the local population for its drinking water.
•The BP tragedy was an accident; Chevron’s discharge in Ecuador was deliberate.

Dead or injured birds, dolphins & turtles increase from oil spill
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Dead or injured birds, dolphins & turtles increase from oil spill
The number of dead birds, dolphins and turtles are increasing at a dramatic pace. While the death and injury to birds, wildlife and marine animals are increasing, suspicions continue that BP is working to enforce a media blackout on photographs of wildlife death and destruction.

Today 31% of the Gulf of Mexico is off limits to any fishing. There is a lot of ocean people cannot access. What people may not be seeing is the massive death and destruction being inflicted on the gulf's marine life, birds and wildlife. Thanks to all for passing on this modest post so others may know. Getting information from Unified Command has been frustrating. For example, when I called the Unifed Command on June 2 if they can provide pictures of dead or injured animals, they promised to call back. I am still waiting for a call.

Columbia helping with oil spill


Columbia Helicopters deploys two aircraft to Gulf oil spill
June 01, 2010

Columbia Helicopters is pleased to announce the deployment of a second heavy-lift helicopter to Louisiana to assist with efforts in preventing the further spread of the Gulf oil spill.

The helicopters will also assist with clean-up operations already underway.

Working currently under contract to British Petroleum (BP), the two Columbia 107-II helicopters will carry sandbags and other barrier material designed to slow the spread of the oil. The aircraft are also delivering cleaning supplies to crews working in environmentally sensitive areas with limited accessibility.

While the aircraft are currently under contract to BP, the crews of each aircraft are working directly under the command of the Louisiana Army National Guard, which is coordinating the aviation assets involved in this operation.

Each tandem-rotor Columbia 107-II helicopter is capable of carrying loads exceeding 10,000 pounds. Loads are carried at the end of a 200-foot cable slung below the aircraft, and large bubble windows allow the pilot to deliver the cargo with exceptional precision.

Working from several locations in the New Orleans area, each aircraft is crewed with two pilots and a team of four to six mechanics.

Chevron in trouble in Alaska 'Felonies'
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EPA believes Chevron was aware of pollution violation

Anchorage Daily News
January 22, 2010
By Elizabeth Bluemink


Search warrants served on two Cook Inlet oil facilities last week were based on federal environmental regulators' suspicions that Chevron Corp. had knowingly violated its air pollution permits and made false statements, court filings show.
An Anchorage federal court magistrate on Jan. 7 authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Investigation Division to seize computers, files, photos and other records at Chevron's Trading Bay Production Facility and Granite Point Tank Farm.