Almost Every Cleanup Worker from the 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster Now Dead

ah... a very convincing conspiracy theory.... but not buying it :cool2:
 
I know what you mean, Jiro. But this is the Business Insider, for crying out loud. They are not known for conspiracy theories.
 
I googled and was amazed at conflicting reports of illnesses suffered by the Exxon Valdez cleanup crews. However, I notice that Big Oil companies downplay it while personal accounts directly contradict what they say. It all comes down to credibility at this point, and I am not foolish enough to believe everything ExxonMobile or BP say. Am I foolish enough to believe personal accounts of people getting suddenly ill in the Gulf area? Perhaps, but I will err on their side until the truth is unmistakable. :roll:
 
Beowulf said:
I googled and was amazed at conflicting reports of illnesses suffered by the Exxon Valdez cleanup crews. However, I notice that Big Oil companies downplay it while personal accounts directly contradict what they say. It all comes down to credibility at this point, and I am not foolish enough to believe everything ExxonMobile or BP say. Am I foolish enough to believe personal accounts of people getting suddenly ill in the Gulf area? Perhaps, but I will err on their side until the truth is unmistakable. :roll:
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we also have to take in factor that they may have done something unhealthy afterward to reap in $$$$
 
Jiro said:
we also have to take in factor that they may have done something unhealthy afterward to reap in $$$$
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Oh yea!!! That's true... I live in Alabama, so I'm close to the oil.

*cough* *cough*

Oh my heart.
 
Jiro said:
we also have to take in factor that they may have done something unhealthy afterward to reap in $$$$
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Does that include those who are still suffering from the ExxonValdez spill and have yet to receive a dime?
 
Jiro said:
well I'm sorry, doll. I blame Obama for my low sperm count. :mad2:
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Yea!!! I do what he says. He says to practice safe sex and I do that all the time! And this is what I get. Broken ovaries.
 
Beowulf said:
It appears you are right. Ain't that hell?
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looks like we pay the ferryman to take us to the dead victims but first.... we must find some drachma..... I think Steinhauser has some :hmm:
 
First they say "the vast majority" of them are dead, which isn't the same as "almost all." Nevertheless, I would like to see some actual numbers, and a citation for the source of those numbers.

I don't know how old the workers were at the time of the clean up or how old they were when they died. It has been over 20 years, so what was the death rate for a comparable demographic group that didn't work on the clean up? :dunno:
 
Here's the clip from the CNN broadcast:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRrbqBEGxiw]YouTube - CNN: Almost All Exxon Valdez Cleanup Crew Dead!!![/ame]

No captions but from what I can make out the reporter is implicating the dispersants.

Here's an article about the dispersants and health problems:

News Service: Scientists: Dispersant Health Impacts a "Failure of Chemicals Policy"

Quote:

One of the ingredients – 2-butoxy ethanol – is designated a chronic and acute health hazard and was linked to health problems experienced by cleanup workers following the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989.
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I consider these credible sources.

Maybe the cure is worse than the ailment.
 
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