>>>You have not provided any evidence for the statements I have questioned.
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>>Why would I spend any more time on it? It doesn't matter what I provide, you will discount it for your bias. Again, that doesn't make it any less true.
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>>You only have to pass one litmus test:
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>>Would you drink water from a well in a community with a shale oil mining outfit? I wouldn't.
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>>Will you eat seafood from the Gulf of Mexico? I won't. BP has too many politicians in its pockets for me to believe that the seafood is safe. I have the feeling we're going to find out in the years or decades to come some nasty news in just how much is being actively hidden.
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>You probably know I do not put blind faith in big corporations like BP. But everything I have read says seafood from the Gulf is safe. Here is one link.
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>http://politicsoftheplate.com/?p=889&cpage=1

Funnily enough oil is a naturally occurring material. I think the dispersants cause much more damage.

They would be better off collecting what they can and leaving the rest to biodegrade.