"Anything BP does and doesn't do is to preserve their profits and their future ability to operate in the United States, no more, no less." That's according to "Martha," a hazardous waste worker in the Gulf, who joins us via Skype anonymously to report on the conditions workers are facing cleaning up BP's mess.
"Martha" has been reporting on conditions to the blog The Political Carnival, where more of her stories of workers being fired, prisoner labor used in cleanup, improper training and safety conditions, and of course, following the money around the trail of contracts and confusion that is the Gulf Coast post-Deepwater Horizon.
Great interview, Laura!
Martha is a very credible person. Cynical as I am, it’s still surprising how many
tricks BP is trying to pull.
Look forward to more of the same.
Paige Royer
By Paige Royer on August 7th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
thanks for the report it was eye opening. Since when did we go back to having a king?queen? tell us what to do in regards to the clean up of our coast line and do what a foreign company wants us to do? It is just about time that we remember we fought to get out from under no-represention, and just told to do the bidding of a foreign government or company—Let us stand up to BP and say NO MORE drilling anywhere and we thank you for the assets that you have in this country as they are now ours to help clean up and to pay for all the damage you have done. Al and Marti
By Allan on August 9th, 2010 at 5:25 pm