BP executive indicted on charges he lied to authorities about work estimating Gulf spill rate

[Fawke Em]

No other news just yet... breaking:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/bp-executive-indicted-on-charges-he-lied-to-authorities-about-work-estimating-gulf-spill-rate/2012/11/15/8c43f3aa-2f56-11e2-af17-67abba0676e2_story.html

[louis-t]

1. Chemical disbursants hid the real numbers.

And did more damage than the oil would have.

[HooptieWagon]

2. Agreed. The corexit was much more toxic than the oil.

And it's purpose wasn't to neutralize the oil, but to hide it. Absolutely criminal.

[2on2u]

3. Corexit, cheaper than an actual cleanup, financial motives could be a factor

as well.

These ties have not been investigated but BP refuses to use less harmful chemicals in fact Corexit 9500 is being used which will not remove the oil-it spreads the oil throughout the gulf which is making matters worse. BP’s purchases of 1 million gallons of Corexit came from a company they have close ties with financially which is to their advantage. If you visit Nalco’s website you will find they call these chemicals are used in “oil recovery”. This is not an oil recovery chemical it actually breaks up the oil in smaller droplets which are harder to clean and remove and if the EPA believes this description they are dreaming in technicolor. Nalco also claims they are rated in the top 100 in Newsweek’s 2009 Green Rankings which is a plain and simple joke.

Read more: http://www.politicolnews.com/bp-ties-to-goldman-and-corexit/#ixzz2CJyx00qM