Apparently, Mac McClelland over at Mother Jones has a mole inside BP’s cleanup operation, and what he has to say about BP’s efforts down there is pretty grim and disturbing. Some highlights:
- the workers on Elmer’s Island don’t wear respirators because BP and OSHA have deemed them unnecessary
- the only type of air-monitoring equipment on the island are multigas meters that are meant for indoor use and only measure limited types of pollutants
- workers are not being regularly paid, as contractors keep losing their paychecks
- workers/contractors are only cleaning up on about 8 miles of beach, because since contractors are getting paid anyway, why would they give a fk about actually making a serious effort?
- and, my favorite, prostitutes have been brought in, and only cost $200 each!
You can read all the details here: [Mother Jones]
