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angel4me Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,814 Points:802,645 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 4:21:33 PM Ignore angel4me Report Abuse According to Mother Jones, the second anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill may cause even more worries than the initial event. Now, oysters have been added to the list of natural victims affected by the gallons of crude oil swirling down America's southern coast (alongside “eyeless shrimp” and “dead dolphins"), leaving consumers afraid to eat the local fishermen’s catches. Mother Jones reports: A team of scientists led by Dr. Peter Roopnarine of the California Academy of Sciences says that oysters in the Gulf contain higher concentrations of the heavy metals found in crude oil now than they did before the spill. Using a method known—awesomely—as "laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry," the scientists vaporized oyster shells and superheated them, Visit The Root for full article

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According to Mother Jones, the second anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill may cause even more worries than the initial event. Now, oysters have been added to the list of natural victims affected by the gallons of crude oil swirling down America's southern coast (alongside “eyeless shrimp” and “dead dolphins"), leaving consumers afraid to eat the local fishermen’s catches.

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A team of scientists led by Dr. Peter Roopnarine of the California Academy of Sciences says that oysters in the Gulf contain higher concentrations of the heavy metals found in crude oil now than they did before the spill. Using a method known—awesomely—as "laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry," the scientists vaporized oyster shells and superheated them,
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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,165 Points:779,850 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:00:04 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse wamster, sounds like you're still alive and kickin'!
wamster Champion Author Houston Posts:4,419 Points:720,340 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:18:59 AM Ignore wamster Report Abuse Not too long after the spill; commercials touting how the spill hadn't reached the oyster beds abounded. The commercial stated with the cold weather, it was the best oyster season in years. The oysters were delicious, and now I'm wondering how much poison did I ingest.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,926 Points:1,893,735 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 2:34:37 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse BOYCOTT ARCO/CASTROL/BP
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,165 Points:779,850 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 8:13:58 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse A little oyster fact here. A single oyster can filter algae, plankton and pollution out of 50 gallons of water a day! Amazing little critters of nature huh?
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,165 Points:779,850 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 8:07:29 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse "Yep, there does seem to be many cards missing from your deck. No one denies that nature can eventually reconcile conflicts in the environment. However, intelligent people hope to avoid killing off humans before nature has the opportunity to recover from the damage humans create." ============== Thanks PDQ! I got a real chuckle out of that! I think judgements of intelligence are best left up to the intelligent! Did you figure out which party held the Senate majority in the first two years of Bush's first term or are you still struggling with that? ;=}
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,214 Points:1,476,025 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 7:54:02 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse A not-so very happy anniversary. drpepperTX: I reckon there are a few like NHLivefree that are in denial that nature is by design able to cope with disaster, man made or natural. Yep, there does seem to be many cards missing from your deck. No one denies that nature can eventually reconcile conflicts in the environment. However, intelligent people hope to avoid killing off humans before nature has the opportunity to recover from the damage humans create. [Edited by: PDQBlues at 4/22/2012 8:54:23 PM EST]
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,165 Points:779,850 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 6:47:14 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Good one skydriver! :=) Good sense of humor!!!
07skydriver Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,380 Points:1,011,175 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 5:21:32 PM Ignore 07skydriver Report Abuse About the oyster problems, BP officials have decided to clam up
feistyfella All-Star Author Detroit Posts:921 Points:213,495 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 10:51:40 AM Ignore feistyfella Report Abuse Oysters are just doing their jobs. I'm more surprised that the oyster problem is news today as it was obvious that oysters, shrimp and the like would be effected from the initial "disaster". The bigger disaster wasn't the BP explosion, it was how long it took potus to put his foot down on those bunch of weasels from across the pond.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,165 Points:779,850 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 10:18:35 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse I reckon there are a few like NHLivefree that are in denial that nature is by design able to cope with disaster, man made or natural. Gee that makes sense. Deny the science showing that oil has been naturally leaking into the Gulf at the rate of over a million barrels per year for eons and oysters have been coping with that fact for eons. Deny as well that nature has survived countless 'disasters' such as floods, fire, earthquakes, volcanoes, ice ages, heat waves, etc. reality obviously has no basis in some thought processes!
tjc09f Veteran Author Tallahassee Posts:477 Points:694,475 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 8:57:43 AM Ignore tjc09f Report Abuse That's awful
YaBassa Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,571 Points:544,800 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 7:43:52 AM Ignore YaBassa Report Abuse BP's oil spill effects will be lasting. With a little oil on the face and a slap on the wrist, BP will continue.
JCI46009IN Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,129 Points:439,570 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 7:23:14 AM Ignore JCI46009IN Report Abuse The next 4 months are not oyster eating months anyway...........(no "R" in them)
ReddevilNO Champion Author New Orleans Posts:3,481 Points:600,090 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 5:55:47 AM Ignore ReddevilNO Report Abuse Always Problems>
molebaby96 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:2,173 Points:529,755 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 5:49:51 AM Ignore molebaby96 Report Abuse Eat gulf seafood at your own risk.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,658 Points:396,070 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 3:23:55 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse I'm still not buying or eating seafood from the gulf region.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,926 Points:1,893,735 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 2:07:24 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse KICK BP OUT OF THE USA !!!!
WalRus49 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,215 Points:896,565 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 12:34:03 AM Ignore WalRus49 Report Abuse More organized mayhem and pillage............
72_Monte Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,912 Points:2,024,285 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 12:07:20 AM Ignore 72_Monte Report Abuse I wouldn't eat from the Gulf in my lifetime.
menagerie1013 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,365 Points:711,940 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 12:04:17 AM Ignore menagerie1013 Report Abuse Well said NHLiveFree. We need to pay more attention to the earth and how humans are screwing it up.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,307 Points:1,651,065 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:41:30 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Mother Nature "heals all" and the tooth fairy and Tinkerbell are real too. Some here have a truly warped view of our "unsinkable" environment. The Gulf oysters noted in this article are not doing better and will not magically heal themselves. We should all be viewing ourselves as good stewards to the Earth and treating all life with the respect and care that is deserved.
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,041 Points:800,945 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:36:05 PM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse I miss my oysters.
Beaveronparade Champion Author Hartford Posts:2,167 Points:661,190 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:34:28 PM Ignore Beaveronparade Report Abuse I'm sure they are long lasting effects that are not even known yet. The whole thing was horrible & generations will pay I'm sure. Very sad.
91Hilux Champion Author New Haven Posts:2,262 Points:708,195 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:27:57 PM Ignore 91Hilux Report Abuse Yeah, WE'RE paying for it, and our kids...
anascom Champion Author Hamilton Posts:1,593 Points:556,690 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:24:17 PM Ignore anascom Report Abuse some one has to pay for their fault!
DrLyon Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,769 Points:1,239,365 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:12:36 PM Ignore DrLyon Report Abuse A problem...
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:2,077 Points:751,915 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:10:23 PM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse Not good!!!
ratboy1968 Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,757 Points:576,725 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:02:11 PM Ignore ratboy1968 Report Abuse ok
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,165 Points:779,850 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 10:56:51 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse "BP should have been forced to shutdown." ======================= By that logic, I reckon we should shutdown nature as well, after all nature has been killing off life since the dawn of time. Nature by design is fully capable of recovery in her own way. Small example, look at the 'devastation' (mankinds term) of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. 57 human lives were lost. Triggered by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, the eruptions lateral blast covered 230 square miles. The Washington State Department of Game estimated nearly 7,000 big game animals (deer, elk and bear) perished as well as all birds and most small mammals. Many burrowing rodents, frogs, salamanders and crawfish, managed to survive because they were below ground level or water surface when the disaster struck. The Washington Department of Fisheries estimated that 12 million Chinook and Coho salmon fingerlings were killed when hatcheries were destroyed. Another estimated 40,000 young salmon were lost when forced to swim through turbine blades of hydroelectric generators as reservoir levels along the Lewis River were kept low to accommodate possible mudflows and flooding. The energy released from the event was equal to 24 megatons of thermal energy. Enough timber was wiped out to buil 300,000 homes. The eruption cloud reached 80,000 feet up in 15 minutes, spread across the US IN 3 days and the world in 15. Detectable amounts of ash covered 23,000 square miles. The eruption dealt a nearly crippling blow to tourism, an important industry in Washington. The ash fall created some temporary but major problems with transportation, sewage disposal, and water treatment systems. Visibility was greatly decreased during the ash fall, closing many highways and roads. Interstate 90 from Seattle to Spokane was closed for a week and a half. Air travel was disrupted for a few days to 2 weeks as several airports in eastern Washington shut down because of ash accumulation and poor visibility. Over a thousand commercial flights were cancelled following airport closures. Fine-grained, gritty ash caused substantial problems for internal-combustion engines and other mechanical and electrical equipment. The ash contaminated oil systems and clogged air filters, and scratched moving surfaces. Fine ash caused short circuits in electrical transformers, which in turn caused power blackouts. Nature can be a beast too huh?
hubie24 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:315 Points:204,380 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 9:56:15 PM Ignore hubie24 Report Abuse BP should have been forced to shutdown.
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:4,347 Points:1,101,260 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 9:23:28 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse Not surprising given the gravity of the BP spill. Like Alaska, check back in 20-30 years to see the long-term impacts. In the meantime, eat the shrimp and oysters sparingly.
db60 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:982 Points:211,255 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 8:40:29 PM Ignore db60 Report Abuse But I don't like oysters.
esq262 Champion Author Asheville Posts:2,998 Points:674,540 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 8:38:24 PM Ignore esq262 Report Abuse The gulf oysters I had tonight were great.
raj_fl Champion Author Trenton Posts:3,324 Points:754,585 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 8:38:18 PM Ignore raj_fl Report Abuse mmmmm here we go again
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:7,379 Points:1,860,855 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 8:28:34 PM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse a lot of reefs around here are dead with oil on the shells still.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,968 Points:1,158,725 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 7:30:56 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse BP strikes again!
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,165 Points:779,850 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 7:27:11 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse rbrk02, I agree as well, but I have never acquired a taste for oyster anyway.
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:271,465 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 7:00:43 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse Liberal rag.
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:5,922 Points:845,905 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 6:49:00 PM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse drpepperTX, some great points made. I agree with you that we do all expect some effects from the spill to linger. VomVom, I also agree with you that I would not eat those oysters either.
northeast2 Champion Author New York Posts:3,849 Points:1,007,200 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 6:47:05 PM Ignore northeast2 Report Abuse Oysters are the canary in the coal mine.
KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,282 Points:641,755 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 6:43:36 PM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse D**n you BP -- now it's the oysters.
buckets42 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,690 Points:329,550 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 6:15:49 PM Ignore buckets42 Report Abuse Hot gas.
Wally3023 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,126 Points:559,025 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 5:49:00 PM Ignore Wally3023 Report Abuse It will get better.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:9,165 Points:779,850 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 5:31:09 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Interesting that neither The Root or Mother Jones, both well known for their objectivity (LOL), make no mention if there was a baseline study from before the spill. Obviously, we all expect some effects from the spill, but there appears to be a rush of 'studies' two years later attempting to show the 'end of the Gulf' scenarios that just have not happened. Somehow, oysters have managed to survive millions of barrels of oil naturally seeping into the Gulf for eons. Oysters have survived many, many warming and cooling periods over the eons as well.
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,863 Points:1,648,600 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 5:29:04 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse I wouldn't eat them oyster either.
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,849 Points:365,610 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 5:24:11 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse Not credible.
dbecks44 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,477 Points:459,680 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 4:42:31 PM Ignore dbecks44 Report Abuse Lost me at "according to Mother Jones"