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The Gulf - Four Years Later
This past Sunday was the fourth anniversary of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite what we've heard from BP, the wildlife, the environment, and the residents of the Gulf are still dealing with the effects of that massive oil spill. A new report from the National Wildlife Federation found that many animal species are still struggling to recover from the 2010 disaster, including Bottlenose dolphins, Bluefin Tuna, sea turtles, and many others.
Residents who live near the spill, and those who worked in clean-up efforts say that they're still dealing with skin boils, respiratory illness, and depression. Many coastal environments that were once home to birds and wildlife are now just stretches of barren land and dead mangroves. And, just a couple weeks ago, Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials discovered more than 350 tar balls on the beaches of Escambia County.
The oil isn't gone. The environment isn't restored. Residents' lives aren't back to so-called “normal.” Yet, BP continues to claim that they fixed the Gulf and reports that show otherwise are just “political advocacy – not science.” The fact is, there was no way to completely clean up the 210 millions of gallons of oil that spilled in the Gulf, and there's no way to bring back the millions of plants and animals that died as a result of that spill.
We should have learned our lesson from earlier oil disasters – like the Exxon Valdez in Alaska – but instead, even after these massive events, we just keep drilling for toxic sludge. Four years after the BP spill, we're still repeating the same mistakes. We can only hope that there won't be a bigger, more deadly disaster before we finally end our addiction to fossil fuels.
-Thom
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Quote: "Ideally, you'd have every plant you own on a barge to move with currencies and changes in the economy." -- Jack Welch, Chairman and CEO of General Electric.
Article: " 2nd Amendment". A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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Book: With God on Our Side: One Man's War Against an Evangelical Coup in America's Military by Michael L. Weinstein and Davin Seay.
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Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
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Hour One: Boston Marathon...one year after the bombing- Russ Baker, Who, What, Why
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Hour Three: Are evangelicals out of touch with the rest of America?
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Thom's Poll
Should BP ever be allowed to drill in the Gulf of Mexico again?
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Full Show 4/18/14: Can Organic Farming Help Stop Climate Change?
In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks organic farming with The Carbon Underground's Co-Founder Tom Newmark and in tonight's "Green Report" Thom discusses the danger rising sea levels pose to agriculture, infrastructure and our water supply with Dr. Radley Horton. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom details why climate change is the world's most dangerous and imminent threat.
Thom Hartmann on Science and Green News: April 21, 2014
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The Untold Story of The BP Gulf Disaster
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