BP Gulf Oil Spill : The story that everybody has been talking about -- Disturbing Test Results

Oil Spill Health Issues, KLFY, January 27, 2011: http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?... [A] new report just out has revealed some very disturbing findings. ... A blood study that was conducted on four males ages 3 to 43 and one female age 38 in December of last year. Subra says the results of those tests have revealed elevated levels of six toxic and potentially life threatening chemicals associated with crude oil, most notably Ethylbenzene which has been linked to kidney damage and cancer. ... UL Lafayette Professor Paul Klerks is an expert in the environmental toxicology and he says the high levels of ethyl benzene found in human patients is alarming but he doesn't believe its reason to panic just yet. "This is potentially cause for concern, but it's a very small sample size of five so it's really hard to tell with just a small sample size what it means as whole." ... [Their] problems included everything from trouble breathing, and bleeding from the ears, to swelling of the limbs and blood in the stool. Some of the more unusual cases include a commercial diver who is plagued by mysterious rash and the three year son of a fisherman who is suffering from kidney stones.

Energy Panel at Davos

Jan. 26 2011 | Energy is among the hot topics at the annual Davos meeting, with James Rogers, Duke Energy chairman, president & CEO, and Marco Dunand, Mercuria Energy Group president & CEO.

Oil could see a further price drop

Jan. 24 2011 | Oil could see a further price drop, according to John Kilduff of Again Capital.