The EPA finally pulled the plug on those shipments and I am honestly kind of shaking right now because I really thought they would just ignore us forever. My coffee is cold and I have been staring at the screen for an hour but we actually forced their hand so …
We, the undersigned, oppose the federal government's decision to allow shipments of non-buoyant oil and explosive shale oil without viable spill response plans. Our National Contingency Plan was last updated over 20 years ago, and it lacks protocol to address tar sands oil, dilbit, Bakken shale, and variations of these products. We are concerned that none of the current shippers of these products have response plans that will work in spill emergencies. Emergency regulations have been passed to make shipments safer, but nothing has been done to ensure protection of the public and our workers during spill response. We demand that the EPA immediately bans shipments of non-buoyant oil and shale oil until EPA undertakes a comprehensive revision of our National Contingency Plan, including a public comment period.
I was looking at the screen and just realized how many people actually care about this spill disaster issue and honestly I am kind of shaking. It is wild to think about that many of us agreeing that twenty year old plans are just not going to cut it when the rivers are at stake. I am going to try and get some sleep now but I keep checking the screen because this momentum feels like we might finally get someone in charge to actually look at the files.
Reached 100 supporters
October 16, 2014
17 Comments
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KimLirette
11 years ago
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just look back at 2010 all the poisoning BP Destroyer spray in Gulf of Mexico. We caught rashes and burn out skin while picking shrimps. Plus destroy our season for years because it not the same like before spilled. Take from people who work the Gulf of Mexico for a living.
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Lori Bosarge
11 years ago
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I know nobody told me that I would be poisoned by dispersants used. Almost 5 yrs later and still suffering from chemical poisoning. I will speak up against BP and TransOcean as long as I'm able. I plea to the EPA to banned the toxic dispersants and the horrible tar sands that will poison not only the water we drink but the air we breath.
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Pamela Chamberlynn
11 years ago
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The American people do not want this. The safty record of tar sands and shale oil shipment is terrible! There is no safe shipment of these substances.
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Caryl Boehnert
11 years ago
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After living in AK for 9 years, I can attest to the damage of "safe" dispersants.
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Lori Lawrence
11 years ago
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It's time to stop the damage. Tar sands are hoping to come near my house and I will not allow it. Do not allow Tar Sands to come down from Canada. They don't want the pollution and we don't either.
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John Keeble
11 years ago
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Author of Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound.
The EPA finally pulled the plug on those shipments and I am honestly kind of shaking right now because I really thought they would just ignore us forever. My coffee is cold and I have been staring at the screen for an hour but we actually forced their hand so …
We, the undersigned, oppose the federal government's decision to allow shipments of non-buoyant oil and explosive shale oil without viable spill response plans. Our National Contingency Plan was last updated over 20 years ago, and it lacks protocol to address tar sands oil, dilbit, Bakken shale, and variations of these products. We are concerned that none of the current shippers of these products have response plans that will work in spill emergencies. Emergency regulations have been passed to make shipments safer, but nothing has been done to ensure protection of the public and our workers during spill response. We demand that the EPA immediately bans shipments of non-buoyant oil and shale oil until EPA undertakes a comprehensive revision of our National Contingency Plan, including a public comment period.
I was looking at the screen and just realized how many people actually care about this spill disaster issue and honestly I am kind of shaking. It is wild to think about that many of us agreeing that twenty year old plans are just not going to cut it when the rivers are at stake. I am going to try and get some sleep now but I keep checking the screen because this momentum feels like we might finally get someone in charge to actually look at the files.
Reached 100 supporters
October 16, 2014
17 Comments
K
KimLirette
11 years ago
Featured
just look back at 2010 all the poisoning BP Destroyer spray in Gulf of Mexico. We caught rashes and burn out skin while picking shrimps. Plus destroy our season for years because it not the same like before spilled. Take from people who work the Gulf of Mexico for a living.
L
Lori Bosarge
11 years ago
Featured
I know nobody told me that I would be poisoned by dispersants used. Almost 5 yrs later and still suffering from chemical poisoning. I will speak up against BP and TransOcean as long as I'm able. I plea to the EPA to banned the toxic dispersants and the horrible tar sands that will poison not only the water we drink but the air we breath.
P
Pamela Chamberlynn
11 years ago
Featured
The American people do not want this. The safty record of tar sands and shale oil shipment is terrible! There is no safe shipment of these substances.
C
Caryl Boehnert
11 years ago
Featured
After living in AK for 9 years, I can attest to the damage of "safe" dispersants.
L
Lori Lawrence
11 years ago
Featured
It's time to stop the damage. Tar sands are hoping to come near my house and I will not allow it. Do not allow Tar Sands to come down from Canada. They don't want the pollution and we don't either.
J
John Keeble
11 years ago
Featured
Author of Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound.
just look back at 2010 all the poisoning BP Destroyer spray in Gulf of Mexico. We caught rashes and burn out skin while picking shrimps. Plus destroy our season for years because it not the same like before spilled. Take from people who work the Gulf of Mexico for a living.