Science of the Spill: Yes, Crude/Corexit Causes Red Tide

Back 8 years ago, those of us that worked diligently on getting info out about BP's Gulf Oil Disaster predicted the collapse of the populations of sea-life, seabirds, mammals and we noted that even humans would be affected along with our precious waterways, the beaches and our land here in Florida and indeed, throughout the Gulf region. We contacted corporate media, did interviews with independent media, many of us became the independent media ourselves and did our own radio shows, scrutinized documents, attended public meetings, took samples, blogged, protested in the streets and  spent hours on the phone or on social media connecting with thousands of people globally. We developed our own networks here in the Gulf Region. At that point many of us knew that the ecocide and genocide happening here would be politicized and monetized through those running for office, campaigns would take donations and others would be supporting themselves through the so called environmental NGOs whose main objective was to raise funding. And the oil companies and extraction industries OWN the city municipalities, the state, the candidates, the tourist boards, the County Fairs, the Better Business Bureaus, and local companies, in reality EVERYONE! Their money that was flowing into our communities paved their way so now they literally OWN us. 

Add to the existing toxic soup of Crude and Corexit dispersant, the Lake Okeechobee discharges, Big Sugar, Roundup and other herbicides and chemicals associated with Big Ag, nitrogen fertilizers that are over-applied, nuclear radiation dumping into city water sources courtesy of the Mosaic Company, Algenol Company, mining by Cemex (for fracking sand and aggregate), Pipelines such as Sabal Trail and existing radon associated with even more building and expansion and other toxins.

Our resistance to this ecocide and genocide should never follow a corporate model. That is why it has not worked in the past. We need bodies on the line now. We might not survive this, but we need to do this for those who will come after us. 

Voting the s-elected out is not an option.

Now is the time for real resistance.

Links about the science of the spill below. 

I will keep adding to this list.

***Crude/Corexit CAN cause Red Tide.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.8b00335

https://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/2018/08/16/corexit-causing/

https://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/news/2010/05/100518-gulf-mexico-oil-spill-loop-current-science-environment

PHOTOS:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SWFLcleanwater/photos/

Anita Stewart

Environmentalist 
Deep Green Resistance

Formerly Elected to the Hillsborough County Soil and Water Board

Green Party of Florida Spokesperson.

March Against Monsanto Spring Hill, Florida and Beyond

MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO TAMPA
OCTOBER 2013
PHOTO BY ANITA STEWART

Monsanto = Dioxin, Glyphosate, Roundup and Agent Orange and are legally poisoning our food and the environment. It must stop.

By Anita Stewart

May 15, 2016

Latest news reports on Monsanto’s Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weed-killer, Roundup indicate that it is present in California wines, Quaker Oats and even in the urine of elected officials in Europe.

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, Roundup is made by Monsanto. Same Monsanto that produced Agent Orange (an earlier chemical was Dioxin) which is responsible for the ongoing, horrific birth defects in Viet Nam where it was widely used as a defoliant and sprayed from planes into the bush and over remote villages. These chemicals also affect the US children of those active duty military and veterans that were exposed. What is chilling is the fact that these chemicals have also been either stored or used here in the United States.

Agent Orange is connected to the 25% of Veterans testing positive for Diabetes 2 per the VA’s own website–the general population is at 8-10%. (As soon as you are diagnosed through the VA with Diabetes 2, the second question is “to your knowledge, were you ever exposed to Agent Orange?” So the VA is well aware of this connection).

The VA will not pay out any monies/disability to Agent Orange victims unless the veteran was stationed in Viet Nam. Per the veterans themselves and some of their most recent reports, Agent Orange was not used, stored or transported exclusively in Viet Nam.

The Risks are Supposed to be Secret on this Globe Full of Victims

50% of our general population will get cancer during their lifetime or have it already. And this directly affects all of us as many of us have loved ones with cancer or know someone that has died from it. Those of us who got our diagnosis already are working hard at staying alive. We will live the rest of our lives constantly detoxing. Some of us who are veterans have both cancer and diabetes and both conditions are connected to the use of Agent Orange and other Monsanto chemicals per the VA's own website. We have probably been poisoned.

The important thing to note about these reports is that the IARC, a World Health Organization working group of doctors published their findings last year showing that Roundup’s Glyphosate “probably causes cancer.” Their report was posted on the LANCET website last year. Immediately after the report was published, Monsanto demanded a retraction of the IARC’s findings but they never got it.

From March Against Monsanto: "In a recent article by EcoWatch, it was revealed that the EPA had finally released its long-awaited report on the WHO declaration, only to mysteriously pull it from circulation (check out the full article here).

These are ways that corporate media, news outlets and government agencies censor, omit or create a critical buzz regarding information and attempt to keep it from those who need it most; like journalists, victims and medical workers. And of course to cover up the crimes by the corporations and any possibility of them being held accountable.

The other alarming trends and side effects of the regular use of these toxins includes the killing off of our pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, birds, etc. Some of these populations are now collapsing. We are already losing approximately 200 species a day due to extinction. Without the pollinators, we will not be able to sustain our current food supplies.

Will we be next? Some scientists say we are at extinction levels now. Many questions need to be raised about the continued use of these toxins. Roundup is the one most widely used in the US and at the same time, is being banned in many other countries.

“This planet is Gaia because of her evolutionary adaptive capacity. The only question to ask is will human beings be around in that adaptive context,” Dr. Vandana Shiva, Eckerd College, March 9, 2015.

Our Demands and Why We March

Labeling GMOs or genetically modified organisms in our food products and produce is the other reason why we march. I believe at the very LEAST companies should be accurately labeling them, but I would prefer the permanent banning of all GMO products. March Against Monsanto calls for two events a year: in May and October. The events are to increase awareness about the need for labeling food that contains GMO’s. This would give the consumers all of the information they need to know so they can make educated choices for themselves and their families.

March Against Monsanto will be present at a hearing at the Hague in October 2016 to correspond with World Food Day. You can help crowdfund and organize that event. (CLICK HERE)

All of this is why we march EVERYWHERE ON THE GLOBE May 21st, 2016. Join us! We are really marching for the right to not be poisoned anymore.

WEBSITE:

http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/home/ (Look for your local city’s march)

Facebook Event Page for Tampa:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1705447866398854/

Facebook Event Page for Spring Hill/Brooksville:

https://www.facebook.com/events/512430905613773/

I want to take it a step further.
I call for a permanent ban on Roundup and other similar agro-chemicals.
And a boycott of anyone that is using them. We are literally marching for our lives.
Who is with me?

MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO TAMPA
MAY 2014
PHOTO BY ANITA STEWART

Monsanto Continues to Strong Arm Truth:

http://challengingtherhetoric.blogspot.com/2015/04/monsanto-continues-to-strong-arm-truth.html

***This article originally published by the Hernando Phoenix in Brooksville/Spring Hill, Florida.
***http://www.hernandophoenix.com/march-monsanto-spring-hill-beyond/