BP Gulf Disaster Caused Far More Mammal Deaths than Previously Reported

[The Straight Story]

BP Gulf Disaster Caused Far More Mammal Deaths than Previously Reported

Scientists from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom claim the animal death toll from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may have been dramatically higher than officially reported.

About 100 dead whales, dolphins and other marine mammals were discovered in the Gulf, but the actual toll could be 50 times greater, based on calculations used to determine marine mortality counts.

“When people present the raw carcass counts without any caveats, without any qualifiers, they are implying we have a 100 per cent carcass recovery rate when we don’t have anything like that,” Rob Williams of the University of British Columbia told Postmedia News.

Historically, only 2% of ocean carcasses are ever found. Applying this standard to the known total of oil-spill-related fatalities, Williams and other experts determined that as many as 5,050 mammals may have perished.

http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/BP_Gulf_Disaster_Caused_Far_More_Mammal_Deaths_than_Previously_Reported_110401

[joeybee12]

1. NO! Could this mean our government lied!

I don't believe it!

[The Straight Story]

2. Nope, no lies. When Obama was campaigning he never promised to tell the truth on animal deaths

And we knew that when we elected him :)

[northoftheborder]

3. Well, duh, that news is so predictable.

[woo me with science]

4. K&R. nt

[Rex]

5. Well that is okay, our seafood is to DIE FOR!

Come on down and try some shrimp, still best in the state. Oil? Yeah we deepfry everything, why?

[blindpig]

6. How many people sickened, financially ruined?

How many birds? How many song birds unable to survive migration because the marshes(fuel stations) are unproductive of insects?

How many endangered Atlantic Ridley's Sea Turtles? How many other sea turtles, diamondback terripins?

How can anyone support capitalism?

[iemitsu]

7. BP is a criminal enterprize

and every ill-gotten cent they have ought to be given to the victims of their neglect.

[CountAllVotes]

8. couldn't agree more!

BP is evil! And to think, they have a new drilling permit right next to where the other "doomed well" is located.

That's America for you!

Welcome to the DU btw! :hi:

:dem:

[iemitsu]

12. thank you.

i've been lurking for quite some time but just found my voice.

[blindpig]

10. Not until we criminalize capitalism....

and this event is one of many good reasons why we should do so.

[iemitsu]

13. yep, it qualifies as one of those events.

any system based on the needs of money rather than the needs of mankind does not deserve to flourish.

[Hubert Flottz]

9. I wish they could all...

just have their lives back.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

11. ...+1

:(