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Weather Experts Predict A Warm, Dry Summer

Good news for vacationers and sunbathers, experts are predicting a warm, dry summer with plenty of sunshine across most of the country. The Harrowsmith's Canadian Almanac is also calling for hot spells in Ontario. The entire country is in for a “barbeque” summer this year- hot and dry... except for the humidity.

YUP...We can expect more hours of sunshine and less rain than last year, according to Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips.
Lately, every time I show a beachfront property, I swoon and want to stay... It’s breathtaking, watching birds catching fish and the sun dancing across the water, sparkling in the ripples...

But man, it makes my heart ache... all the mess down south of us, the oil drenched animal life, black balls of guck rolling up onto the Gulf and East coast beaches... not to mention the thick, black undersea death plumes that Phillipe Cousteau braved... Crude has been reported along barrier islands in Alabama and Mississippi, and it has impacted some 125 miles of Louisiana coastline.

Pensacola Beach, Fla reports waves flecked with floating balls of tar. The prospect that the crisis could stretch beyond summer has devastated residents along the Gulf, who are seeing more and thicker globs of oil appear all along the coast. Beach front enthusiasts across four Gulf shore states are braced for oil onslaught.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration doubts that the oil spill will affect the Texas coasts, however, they are also unsure of the impact hurricane season could have on the oil spill's approach toward Texas. Texas General Land officer Richard Arnhart said that tar balls have been known to wash up on Texas beaches due to small leaks in the Gulf and natural seepage. & this spill’s already catastrophic effects are compounded by its ongoing nature.

Oil-hungry microbes are expected to consume more oxygen from the water as they feast on hydrocarbons... and the oil slick and chemical dispersants will reduce the flow of oxygen from the atmosphere to the ocean, and block the amount of sunlight available to nourish oxygen-producing marine plant life.

As for the other creatures... well... many experts are now advocating for euthanizing oil covered birds as it is more humane to kill the birds quickly and painlessly before they die naturally from the BP oil that drenched them and will eventually kill them in a prolonged and painful way, ultimately. This is tragic.

I am ashamed.

It’s just plain unacceptable. It’s been suggested that oil companies know that if North Americans, who consume a quarter of the world's production, can't see the environmental damage, we don't much care... we’re like ostriches, with our heads buried in the sand... but now, a lot of the coastal beach sand will be coated in black...

It irks me, to no end, that it keeps being tagged an oil “spill” or oil “leak”... reliable figures on the extent of the spill are precious and few, but U.S. scientists estimate the leak is spewing 25,000 barrels a day. The standard barrel of crude oil or other petroleum product (abbreviated bbl) is 42 US gallons (34.9723 imp gal; 158.9873 L).

The obvious slick has been described as about Maryland and there are not only concerns about the damage to the environment, but potentially to oil prices and President Obama’s plans to widen drilling and pass climate legislation. Makes you cringe, thinking about the Palin gang, “The ‘drill, baby, drill’ people. BP explains that it is self-insured for the accident, and is currently spending $6 million a day to try to contain it.

Al Huang, in his blog of May 13, 2010 called it ” ...more than just an environmental disaster of herculean proportions, but also another chapter in the long history of struggle against discrimination, environmental toxics, and poverty in the Gulf Coast region.” He says that Byron Encalade (president of the Louisiana Oysterman Association in Pointe A La Hache and a leader for the African-American oystermen in the region) had explained that even before the spill, oil exploration had already destroyed large parts of Louisiana’s bayou and wetlands and that he worried there would be nothing left for tomorrow,to pass on to his own children.

This is the peak of the spawning season for many species of Gulf fish, crabs and oysters, and the effects of the spill are expected to greatly reduce the quantity of marine life for several generations.The oil spill may eliminate the wealth of seafood and wildlife in the gulf coast and also the communities that depend on its fragile ecosystem. The real cost of oil spills goes far beyond the people living in littoral zones...

It is estimated that 7 million people rely on the aquifers of the Florida Everglades, alone, for drinking water. There is no question that insidious contaminants are entering our estuaries, causing genetic harm, poisoning birds, turtles and seafood.

Though clean-up efforts have been under way for weeks, BP remains silent about the serious health effects upon workers and volunteers of the chemicals and procedures being employed. The chemical dispersant being used by BP in the Gulf has been deployed in large amounts and at great depths in an attempt to break up the oil gathering on the surface and billowing out of the well head. The environmental effects of its unprecedented use at great depths are not known.

The chemical components of dispersants are considered “trade secrets”, so who knows what exactly is being pumped into the water in mass quantities? Or... the long-term impact? New York Democratic Representative Jerrold Nadler stated, “Corexit (the product being used in the Gulf) is 2.61 in toxicity, which means it’s highly toxic. It has an effectiveness of 54.7 in the south Louisiana crude-oil spill. Dispersit (another product) is 7.9 toxicity, which means it’s a lot less toxic, but it has an effectiveness rate of 100%. Mare Clean 200, has a toxicity rate of 42, which is much, much better & its effectiveness rate is 84, compared to Corexit at 54.”

The whole thing is excellent fodder for conspiracy theory, too!

Truly, it makes me revere our pristine lakes and rivers, all the more... we need to prevent contaminants from getting into our water —lakes, rivers and aquifers — we must defend and protect of our environment and the health of Ontario!

The Federation of Ontario Naturalists (FON) urges us to follow these suggestions:

Don’t pour paint, oil, medications or other chemicals down the drain. Dispose of them at your municipal household hazardous waste depot or at special hazardous waste days set up by your city or town.

Use only environmentally friendly products on your lawn and garden. Avoid pesticides, which can get washed into sewers and find their way back to our drinking water sources.

Instead of grass, use native ground cover plants to “naturalize” your yard. You’ll save time, energy and water by not having to maintain your lawn and you’ll also provide a home for native wildlife.

And, particularly, in a year that’s expected to by dry and hot:
Disconnect your eaves trough downspouts from sewer systems and collect “free” rainwater in barrels, or drain it into your garden.

Water wisely. Only water your lawn or garden in the early morning or late evening and when winds are calm. One hour of lawn sprinkling uses 1,300 litres of water. Your lawn can only absorb 2.5 centimetres of water at a time, so watering for longer than an hour doesn’t help
your grass.

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or watch this video clip from a 2009 documentary: from banksters to corporate scientific dictatorship
Fall Of The Republic documents how an offshore corporate cartel is bankrupting the US economy by design. http://embedr.com/playlist/fall-of-the-republic-in-hq