BIG NEWS!! THE EPA HAS OFFICIALLY REMOVED TOXIC DISPERSANTS FROM THE PROVEN LIST AND WE WON THIS FIGHT FOR OUR HEALTH!! I AM BEYOND EXCITED THAT WE FORCED THIS CHANGE TOGETHER AND NOW WE MUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEM TO ENSURE THEY NEVER BRING THESE CHEMICALS BACK!!!
May 26, 2013
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, oppose the federal government's decision to use toxic chemical dispersants in oil spill response. We are concerned about the long-term health consequences to humans and wildlife following wide-spread use of Corexit during the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. Human health must be a higher priority than corporate profit. We oppose the federal government's treatment of human health as a risk tradeoff when considering products. We demand that the EPA immediately and permanently removes all products that contain known human health hazards and/or proprietary ingredients from its Product Schedule. Further, we demand that the National Contingency Plan be amended to require that all products used in disaster response must first be proven safe to human health and the environment.
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Reached 2,500 supporters
April 26, 2013
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 12, 2013
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2013
147 Comments
Stop these Carcinogenic Dispersants, Please stop them Now. Corexit 9500 and 9527 are Toxic to humans and animals. Thousands upon Thousands of residents are affected. Our Ecosystem here is the Gulf is dying because of this reckless decision to sink the oil and not use other alternatives.
Author of Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound. The fact that industry continues to use dispersants as a supposed "clean-up" method after all that is known about them is beyond belief.
As a friend from Alabama said to use toxic dispersants is like 'spilling paint into the water and then using paint thinner to clean it'. Again the clean up is only for cosmetic purposes. it's a cover-up, a means to save the oil companies billions in profits.
The really horrible reality of this is that the local media is not reporting the ongoing, serious health issues. Big oil is running print and T.V. coverage. Locals do feel the effect of the $$ cost and availability of seafood but health issues are seldom reported on.
I just saw HBO Vice's episode on the impact Corexit has had on the environment, ocean life, and the human community. It's appalling that our government doesn't mandate bioremediation, like many other areas of the civilized world!
I know someone that this affected and Someone that help develop this toxin. It was not intended for this use of cleaning up the oil spill and was warned!
BAN this POISON!
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BIG NEWS!! THE EPA HAS OFFICIALLY REMOVED TOXIC DISPERSANTS FROM THE PROVEN LIST AND WE WON THIS FIGHT FOR OUR HEALTH!! I AM BEYOND EXCITED THAT WE FORCED THIS CHANGE TOGETHER AND NOW WE MUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEM TO ENSURE THEY NEVER BRING THESE CHEMICALS BACK!!!
May 26, 2013
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, oppose the federal government's decision to use toxic chemical dispersants in oil spill response. We are concerned about the long-term health consequences to humans and wildlife following wide-spread use of Corexit during the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. Human health must be a higher priority than corporate profit. We oppose the federal government's treatment of human health as a risk tradeoff when considering products. We demand that the EPA immediately and permanently removes all products that contain known human health hazards and/or proprietary ingredients from its Product Schedule. Further, we demand that the National Contingency Plan be amended to require that all products used in disaster response must first be proven safe to human health and the environment.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
April 26, 2013
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 12, 2013
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2013
147 Comments
As a biologist (Ph.D.) working in behavioural ecology I wholeheartedly support this petition. We do not know how to clean up an oil spill--the recent spill in English Bay (Vancouver, BC, Canada) strongly demonstrates that.
Stop these Carcinogenic Dispersants, Please stop them Now. Corexit 9500 and 9527 are Toxic to humans and animals. Thousands upon Thousands of residents are affected. Our Ecosystem here is the Gulf is dying because of this reckless decision to sink the oil and not use other alternatives.
Author of Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound. The fact that industry continues to use dispersants as a supposed "clean-up" method after all that is known about them is beyond belief.
As a friend from Alabama said to use toxic dispersants is like 'spilling paint into the water and then using paint thinner to clean it'. Again the clean up is only for cosmetic purposes. it's a cover-up, a means to save the oil companies billions in profits.
The really horrible reality of this is that the local media is not reporting the ongoing, serious health issues. Big oil is running print and T.V. coverage. Locals do feel the effect of the $$ cost and availability of seafood but health issues are seldom reported on.
I just saw HBO Vice's episode on the impact Corexit has had on the environment, ocean life, and the human community. It's appalling that our government doesn't mandate bioremediation, like many other areas of the civilized world!
I know someone that this affected and Someone that help develop this toxin. It was not intended for this use of cleaning up the oil spill and was warned!
BAN this POISON!
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As a biologist (Ph.D.) working in behavioural ecology I wholeheartedly support this petition. We do not know how to clean up an oil spill--the recent spill in English Bay (Vancouver, BC, Canada) strongly demonstrates that.