Then read: AmeriKan MSM Hiding THOUSANDS of DEAD From Hurricane Ike
"Ike's toll on ecosystem apparent; Crude oil, gas pollute marshes, bays in La., Texas" by Dina Cappiello, Associated Press | October 6, 2008
Are you fucking kidding me?
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks, and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent.
What about the PEOPLE, Globe?
At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous, and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by the Associated Press.
Oh, yeah, OIL is MORE IMPORTANT than PEOPLE -- to a lying, obfuscation, PEOPLE-HATING, pro-corporate, pro-oil, agenda-pushing, Zionist shit rag known as an AmeriKan "newspaper."
The Coast Guard, with the Environmental Protection Agency and state agencies, has responded to more than 3,000 pollution reports associated with the storm and its surge along the upper Texas coast. Most callers complain about abandoned propane tanks, paint cans, and other hazardous materials containers turning up in marshes, backyards, and other places.
And the TV news acts as if Ike never happened, notice that?
Power outages also caused sewage pipes to stop flowing. Elsewhere, the storm's surge dredged up smelly and oxygen-deprived marsh mud, which killed fish and caused residents to complain of nausea and headaches from the odor.
At times, a new spill or release was reported to the Coast Guard every five minutes to 10 minutes. State and federal officials have collected thousands of abandoned drums, paint cans, and other containers.
The AP's analysis found that, by far, the most common contaminant left in Ike's wake was crude oil. In the week of reports analyzed, enough crude oil was spilled nearly to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and more could be released, officials said, as platforms and pipelines were turned back on.
Yeah, but the MSM couldn't emphasize the complete destruction of this country (militarily, economically, and physically) under the BOY KING GEORGE!
Air contaminants were the second-most common release, mostly from the chemical plants and refineries along the coast. Ike's toll on wildlife is still unfolding. Only a few pelicans and osprey turned up oiled, but the storm upended nature. Winds blew more than 1,000 baby squirrels from their nests. The storm's surge pushed saltwater into freshwater marshes and bayous, killing grasses where cattle graze and displacing alligators. Flooding also stranded cows. --more--"
Oh, the COSTS to ALL PRECIOUS LIFE! (Sob)
Do I have permission to puke, readers?
