New Orleans – June 8, 2011. The Gulf Coast Leadership Forum is disputing assertions from Gulf Coast Claims Facility Czar Kenneth Feinberg that Gulf Coast residents are not experiencing medical difficulties from last year’s BP oil spill and the subsequent use of toxic dispersants.
On Monday, Feinberg told Louisiana lawmakers that he hasn’t seen any medical linkage of the oil and dispersants and health problems.
“This assertion is nonsense,” said Gulf Coast Leadership Forum Chairman William Loiry. “Medical evidence from Florida to Texas indicates that at least 100,000 Americans are suffering health problems as a result of the oil spill and the toxic dispersants. The number could be much higher. This is a national tragedy which must be addressed openly and truthfully.”
Feinberg was a featured speaker at the Gulf Coast Leadership Summit in April, convened by the Gulf Coast Leadership Forum. The Summit included general sessions on Gulf Coast health and the environment as well as a general session on the concerns of Gulf Coast residents. Numerous Gulf Coast residents spoke about their medical difficulties arising from the oil spill and dispersants.
Subsequently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked the Gulf Coast Leadership Forum to help it provide training to doctors and medical facilities throughout the Gulf Coast to respond to the increasing oil-related medical crisis.
In addition, the Gulf Coast Leadership Forum will be organizing a major conference on the Gulf Coast health crisis and is working with Silicon Valley to develop a database to track individual medical cases related to the oil and dispersants.
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