ALERT, an Earth Island Institute project, is dedicated to giving people the tools and knowledge needed to address the health effects from extreme oil activities
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Calling on Bill and Melinda Gates — as shareholders of Ecolab — to stop the manufacture of toxic oil spill dispersants - Sign the Petition! chng.it/XksbGsJg via @Change
We were interviewed by NPR last week, for the 10th memorial of the BP oil spill. Listen to the 5 minute clip here: tinyurl.com/w4b7wrd
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In case you missed it, our final live stream aired just one day after the 10th memorial of the BP #DeepwaterHorizon oil disaster. Help raise awareness about the ongoing human suffering caused by outdated spill response policy NOW. #WhatsThePlanEPA
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Today marks the 10th year since the BP #DeepwaterHorizon oil spill. We are bringing awareness to the ongoing human suffering caused by excessive use of government-approved chemical dispersants used to "clean up" the oil. Support oil policy reform NOW. #WhatsThePlanEPA
We are LIVE for Episode 3 of our live stream series "10 Years Surviving the BP Oil Spill." Join us! #WhatsThePlanEPA #DeepwaterHorizon
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Frank was a first responder during the #BPoilspill. He is one of many who have died after exposure to otherwise avoidable toxic chemicals. Yet, the @EPA's oil spill response policy has not changed in 26 years. WATCH: buff.ly/34k0Uhs
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TOMORROW! Join us for episode 2!
Meet those who experienced the BP oil spill first-hand and are still suffering from health impacts a decade later.
Tues, April 7, 10 a.m. PDT // 1 p.m. EST
on ALERT's YouTube channel
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Chemical illness from oil-chemical exposure is preventable with clean energy solutions for communities like this. #VCEA
The #Virginia Clean Economy Act is the largest sustainable energy bill ever introduced in the commonwealth. The bill moves to transition Virginia’s energy economy to 100% renewables by 2050. #VCEA buff.ly/3bbfTg6
Chemical illness is real. Cancer clusters are real. We stand in solidarity with you @Earthjustice! #WhatsThePlanEPA
NowThis has featured our work and the Cost of Silence Film, Check out the video for a preview!
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‘When you live in a small community of 4,000 people and there’s a funeral every weekend, there’s a problem’ — This new documentary set out to uncover the true extent of the health crisis caused by the 2010 BP oil spill
The ALERT Project is the nonprofit created by Riki Ott, the woman featured in the video and film — who for decades has been supporting frontline communities affected by oil disasters and has recently sued the EPA to force them to update their policy. Support by following us!
Great Post! We are currently suing the EPA over its outdated oil response plan and its use of cancer-causing oil dispersants. Follow our ongoing lawsuit/campaign and help us spread the word! #WhatsThePlanEPA
Learn all about our time at #Sundance with the director of The Cost of Silence and some of the community members living on the Gulf Coast, where the BP Oil spill the use of toxic oil dispersants continues to cause chronic health issues for thousands.
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MILLIONS of Americans live on the frontline of dangerous chemical disasters and might not even know it. The Chemical Disaster Rule prevents these disasters and saves lives --- so why is Trump’s @EPA gutting it? It gets in the way of polluters.
Great Post! We are suing the EPA for its outdated oil-response plan and the use of toxic chemical dispersants which do more harm than good. Follow us for updates on our current lawsuit and campaign #WhatsThePlanEPA
BREAKING: "The Trump administration has formally revised a proposal that would significantly restrict the type of research that can be used to draft environmental and public health regulations,..." @nytimes
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Ten years after the BP #DeepwaterHorizon oil spill, thousands are still suffering from the toxic chemicals used to disperse the oil. This is why we need to BAN toxic dispersants for good! Share our hashtag #WhatsThePlanEPA
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SIGN THIS PETITION to ban toxic oil dispersants such as Corexit — one of the chemicals used on the BP oil spill 10 years ago. Studies show that dispersants have caused devastating health issues for hundreds of thousands living on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. #WhatsThePlanEPA
The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) was canceled due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus. Learn more about our ongoing lawsuit against the EPA and advocacy campaign #WhatsThePlanEPA on the ALERT website!
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