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Not sure how to begin this one, maybe a little disclaimer is in order. If you are the blind optimist type, stop reading now.

Here are some of the latest numbers.

The actual wellhead pressure is being estimated at between 20,000, possibly as high as 70,000 psi, this is a 'mud volcano', not an oil reservoir. The media blackout appears to be in place to prevent the public from seeing that nothing is being done, other than applying the Corexit dispersants. My own opinion at this point is that they are well aware there is nothing that can be done, this MAY be beyond our ability to contain. Fissures have been located up to 20 miles from the original drill site, and the new LOW estimates are now 4 MILLION gallons per day flowing from the main leak and fissures combined. They may have weakened the seafloor of the surrounding area irreversibly. And every second this drags on, the erosion is enlarging the drilled hole and the wellhead, further lessening the possibility of a fix.

This is the first time in history that a super-deep well was attempted IN deep water. Russia apparently holds the record at just over 40,000 feet (that's nearly 8 MILES deep). But Russia was at least sensible enough to drill that particular well ON LAND. BP had the audacity to try this in nearly mile-deep water, and three failsafe measures all failed. This is now being called a doomsday scenario. Estimates are up to 50 million people may need to be evacuated at a moment's notice. The immediate threat is not the oil however.

The EPA numbers are out, you can verify all these yourself. I'll list safe levels, then actual levels for the three they tested for in the Gulf.


Benzene- safe levels: .024 PPB, actual 3000 PPB, one and one-quarter MILLION times safe levels

Hydrogen Sulfide- safe levels: 5-10 PPB, actual 1200 PPB, 120-240 times safe levels

Methylene Chloride: 61 PPB, actual 3000-3500 PPB, 50-57 times safe levels

These are levels sufficient to knock large birds out of the sky, dead.

Keep in mind this is excluding Methane, Vanadium, Mercury, Sulfur, and many more extremely toxic agents emanating from the well.
Also excluded is the Corexit dispersant, which is approximately 4 times more toxic than the oil/sludge itself.

As far north as Tennessee, plants/crops are being killed by what many think is the chemical fallout from the dispersants, or a combination of factors directly attributable to the Gulf situation. The rain will spread all of this, and the hurricane season is around the corner. They are even talking about having to evacuate the entire eastern seaboard at some point. Please put your opinion of myself aside, this is incredibly serious. You have likely all seen the numbers ballooning in the past weeks, this is absolute proof of the fudged info, disinfo etc things have been far more severe all along.

BP IS the government, they are in charge of police, including having their own hired army. Info is being stifled and would-be journalists ARE being arrested. No cameras, no flyovers, and residents are being intimidated. Crews are being instructed to stand down as the crap comes ashore.

At this point, it may be prudent to at least CONSIDER preparing for relocation BEFORE the evacuations begin.
Guys I am not trying to be alarmist or put anyone in a panic, but God help us this is becoming very dire.
Any of you who know how the EPA downplayed the numbers at ground zero after 9-11 are acutely aware of the govt's tendency to lie at every turn. I plead for you to take responsibility for getting the info yourself.

If this turns out to be nothing, I am prepared to be the butt of all of your jokes. I am not providing any links, you are going to go to YouTube and search, and form your own biases. Or Google (make sure you don't get sucked toward BP's site) search terms such as 'BP oil volcano', 'BP media blackout', 'Corexit 9500',etc. Be Creative.

There is much more info I have not listed, none of it good.

Let us all pray for a solution, NOW!

Jason