Snap Out Of It
by digby
The Donkey Edge, which is following the story of illness in the Gulf, reports that BP is so far completely unwilling to deal with the mental health effects of the massive catastrophe they created.
J. Steven Picou peers into the future. The environmental sociologist has spent decades studying the human impact of man-made or technological disasters. For 21 years, he’s tracked the residents of Cordova, Alaska, whose community was deeply wounded by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. And while every disaster and every community is different, he can’t ignore the signs of what’s to come. “It’s like the table is set,” he says. “And now we’re going to be served with this 15- to 20-year-course meal of problems.” Among the woes to be dished out: depression, marital problems, family violence, crime, substance abuse and suicides.
But CNN reported that “the oil has gone bye-bye.” What’s the problem?
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