Comments on: FWC EMERGENCY MEETING MAY 19! http://gulfportwatchdog.com/2010/05/fwc-emergency-meeting-may-19/ Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:35:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Dogfish http://gulfportwatchdog.com/2010/05/fwc-emergency-meeting-may-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 Dogfish Thu, 20 May 2010 05:04:28 +0000 http://gulfportwatchdog.com/?p=506#comment-1173 "The day we have all been fearing is upon us." Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana “The day we have all been fearing is upon us.”

Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana

]]> By: Aardvark http://gulfportwatchdog.com/2010/05/fwc-emergency-meeting-may-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1163 Aardvark Mon, 17 May 2010 12:53:54 +0000 http://gulfportwatchdog.com/?p=506#comment-1163 It may be of use to Watch Dog readers to read the Gulfport papers submitted by Mr Worthington which describe the risks and concerns presented to elected and appointed officials and agencies back in November of 2009. A review of those papers and a copy of the City oil DVD ($2 ?) would help get one up to speed for the meeting. It may be of use to Watch Dog readers to read the Gulfport papers submitted by Mr Worthington which describe the risks and concerns presented to elected and appointed officials and agencies back in November of 2009. A review of those papers and a copy of the City oil DVD ($2 ?) would help get one up to speed for the meeting.

]]> By: 2iveiw http://gulfportwatchdog.com/2010/05/fwc-emergency-meeting-may-19/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 2iveiw Mon, 17 May 2010 06:49:57 +0000 http://gulfportwatchdog.com/?p=506#comment-1161 I'm encouraged by the proactive position of FWC but the more I familiarize myself with what they call Dispersants my optimism fades. The Oil spill is being smothered with a Surfactant called Corexit http://www.iosc.org/papers/00020.pdf The use was stopped by NOAA and resumed by the EPA http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/water.html There's controversy over the use of this product, especially from Marine toxicologists as Elaine Shannon explains http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elaine-shannon/why-are-dispersant-chemic_b_575741.html Corexit and Oil have been discovered in the Loop Current and the Coast guard have been dispatched to the Keys to investigate. This may not affect our area immediately, as the winds now blow from the Southeast. But shifting winds or a spring storm with it's counter-clock-wise circular motion could very well drive both the oil and the Surfactant into Bay. So far I've not found any rational way of protecting the wildlife from the harmful affects of Corexit mixed with oil. Your Mileage may vary. I’m encouraged by the proactive position of FWC but the more I familiarize myself with what they call Dispersants my optimism fades.

The Oil spill is being smothered with a Surfactant called Corexit
http://www.iosc.org/papers/00020.pdf The use was stopped by NOAA and resumed by the EPA http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/water.html There’s controversy over the use of this product, especially from Marine toxicologists as Elaine Shannon explains
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elaine-shannon/why-are-dispersant-chemic_b_575741.html

Corexit and Oil have been discovered in the Loop Current and the Coast guard have been dispatched to the Keys to investigate. This may not affect our area immediately, as the winds now blow from the Southeast. But shifting winds or a spring storm with it’s counter-clock-wise circular motion could very well drive both the oil and the Surfactant into Bay. So far I’ve not found any rational way of protecting the wildlife from the harmful affects of Corexit mixed with oil. Your Mileage may vary.

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