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Oil Spill Cleanup: Are Fishermen Getting Appropriate Protective Gear?

First Posted: 07/10/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:25 PM ET

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Dr. Gina Solomon, a senior scientist with the NRDC, is worried that fishermen enlisted to clean up oil may be unwittingly facing severe health risks. Problem is the oil itself, and the fumes it gives off, are toxic -- and the fishermen may not be getting the adequate gear to protect themselves from it.

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Dr. Gina Solomon, a senior scientist with the NRDC, is worried that fishermen enlisted to clean up oil may be unwittingly facing severe health risks. Problem is the oil itself, and the fumes it gives ...
Dr. Gina Solomon, a senior scientist with the NRDC, is worried that fishermen enlisted to clean up oil may be unwittingly facing severe health risks. Problem is the oil itself, and the fumes it gives ...
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01:24 AM on 05/11/2010
They're getting just 10 bucks an hour for hazardous work, and we've seen pictures of how they're working. What do you think?
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01:47 AM on 05/11/2010
In my opinion the industry should not be in charge of cleaning up the mess, it should be in charge of paying for it. This is a national disaster ans should be responded to with EPA, national park and guard resources and they should hire the subcontractors to do the work the wildlife refuges and fisheries needed to continue rather than what the oil industry needs to continue. Prevailing wages for the tasked needed. That means Davis Bacon Wages,. If the job requires protective breathing and clothing = hazard pay and that requires continuous testing and medical clearances to make sure nobody is getting exposed to harmful levels of the toxins in the oil.
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02:27 AM on 05/11/2010
I agree. It's far too enormous and important to leave to BP alone. They continue to fail. Let them pay the bill. This should have been contained and handled very early on.
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01:20 AM on 05/11/2010
As veterans we know all about lethal hazards.from radiation to toxic fuel contamination and dealing with explosive chemicals safely, Congress will here from 60 green veterans tomorrow about the immediate need for sustainable clean energy and massive investments in developing green jobs that include training the crews cleaning up after this eruption and setting safety standards for making sure this never happens again on our soil!
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04:31 PM on 05/10/2010
There is no such thing as 'appropriate protective gear.' There is protective gear - but the long term affects of exposure to this environmental disaster are unknown. This catastrophe may rival the midwest Dust Bowl of the 1930's. There are stories of that era of two-in-five children dying from pneumonia caused by the dust. ......

http://thefiresidepost.com/2010/05/10/the-gulf-oil-spill-is-the-dust-bowl-of-the-gulf-states/
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