Rose Aguilar Video | Interviews

In this interview with Rose Aguilar, Riki Ott talks about whether BP will ever be held responsible for the oil disaster, BP's partnership with NOAA in schools, the oil disaster's long-term effects on the ecosystem, the citizen uprising in the South, and the most effective way to save the planet from further destruction. I spoke with Riki Ott on the sixth-month anniversary of the BP oil disaster -- one of the largest environmental disasters in US history. In 1989, Ott, a marine toxicologist who lives in Cordova, Alaska, experienced firsthand the devastating effects of the Exxon Valdex oil disaster. She's spent five of the past six months traveling back and forth between Louisiana and Florida to gather information about what's really happening in the Gulf and share the lessons she learned about long-term illnesses and deaths of clean-up workers and residents. She's planning to return in January. For more about her work, visit: www.rikiott.com Bridge the Gulf: bridgethegulfproject.org Relevant Articles Experts: Health Hazards in Gulf Warrant Evacuations by Rose Aguilar - Truthout is.gd Parents just say 'No' to BP, NOAA school propaganda campaign - Examiner is.gd Principal defends inviting BP and NOAA to educate her students about oil spill - Raw Story is.gd BP educates Terrebonne students on oil spill - Tri-Parish Times is.gd Oaklawn students engage in oily experiment - Houma Today is.gd

• Riki Ott
• Rose Aguilar