Thursday, May 20, 2010

Bird's Eye View: What is BP Hiding?

Gulf Restoration Network

GRN has been receiving confidential reports that BP is withholding information about fish kills including that of sperm whales, whale sharks, Blue-fin Tuna and other marine mammals. We are following these leads closely and are attempting to verify theses reports with visual evidence obtained through our independent flyovers and boat excursions. Following up on these leads, recently I flew over the staging areas where the reports allege that BP has been engaged in these secretive operations. What I saw from the air over Shell Beach and Hopedale, Louisiana was what seemed to be military protected staging areas where whales can be brought in from offshore, processed under huge white tents, then carted off in trash trucks owned by a collaborative of oil companies, including BP.

Military bridge allows for offloading from ships to trucks. Also, light towers allow for night time operations. This area at Shell Beach is not open to the public. Heavily guarded tents and trailers. There are several white tents guarded by the military and not open to the public. BP controlled staging area at Hopedale, Louisiana. Large plastic tarps capable of containing large marine mammals. GRN cannot confirm what these are being used for and BP is not divulging any information.

GRN is very concerned that BP is not providing honest and fully transparent assessments of the disaster, including the death of endangered marine life. While so far we have not been able to confirm the death of any sperm whales and whale sharks, we intend to keep the pressure on federal agencies and BP to allow for our ongoing independent monitoring and analysis. GRN is deeply concerned that BP has the power to put in place restrictions on our ability to access certain areas of the ever growing BP drilling disaster location and will continue advocating for a change in this policy.

Jonathan Henderson is the Coastal Resiliency Organizer for GRN

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The Black Sheep tries to warn its friends with the truth it has seen, unfortunately herd mentality kicks in for the Sheeple, and they run in fear from the black sheep and keep to the safety of their flock.

Having tried to no avail to awaken his peers, the Black Sheep have no other choice but to unite with each other and escape the impending doom.

What color Sheep are you?

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