BP Official: EPA Approved 'Toxic' Dispersant

[Robbien]

Source: ABC

EPA Demands Replacement Dispersant, BP COO Says There's No Better Alternative

A top BP executive insisted today that the dispersant that the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered it to stop using to control the gulf oil spill was approved by the EPA, is working well and is the best dispersant available.

"The EPA had to approve and the Unified Command and the Coast Guard had to approve the use of that product. It is approved and in fact we've been using it and it has been effective," BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles told "Good Morning America" today. "It's making a difference in this fight to try and keep this stuff from coming to shore."

Though Suttles said BP will continue to search for a better alternative, he said "right now we cannot identify another product that is available that's better than Corexit." His statement brings into question whether BP will comply with the EPA's deadlines for replacig Corexit.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/oil-spill-bp-official-epa-approved-toxic-dispersant/story?id=10708060

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There's no better alternative which is profitable for BP. Out of the 16 other dispersants, 12 are much more effective and much less toxic, but BP doesn't make a dime off of using them.

[charlesg]

1. BP = Oil-laden soulless lying murderous money grubbers

[zonkers]

4. Morally, their framing of the situation is reprehensible and does nothing to help

the problem. They need to give up all data and step aside.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

2. BP in CYA mode.

SSDD, AFAIC.

[TacticalPeek]

3. EPA made us do it.

:thumbsdown:

[joanmj]

5. Yeah--spread the oil out. More BS!

[Lorien]

6. Hay. It's green and effective

now if only BP and Monsanto could team up to make a special "oil spill ready" GMO hay that would eventually contaminate every strain of grass on the planet...THEN they would consider using it!