I can't imagine an excuse that justifies the devastating environmental loss, and the total lack of co-operation from the federal government to actually CLEAN UP the Coast, but I can post articles and releases that will spread the word and hopefully move people in government to end this bureaucratic nightmare.


There are small businesses and regular "small" people who understand the need to CLEAN UP the Coast, can do it and who need the red tape to end! These are their homes and their coasts and they know how to 'get 'er done' (thanks Larry!)if they are not forced to waste their time convincing a regulator or being charged $30,000 to get a validation that may take 6 months.

I'm kidding, right? You need to make sure that people don't make things worse? Nope. Maybe, you just need a little common sense. 60 days without paying attention to actually CLEANING something. You got to be kidding!!

We, acting as Americans together, can clean the Gulf Coast if the government gets out of the way. If the enviros stop spelling clean r-e-s-t-o-r-e. If the EPA will fast track solutions from small businesses. If the President says it should be so!

Best Regards,
Stirmon

Now We Go!
Here's a press release for a company owned by two women that could be cleaning right now:



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEMALE-OWNED REMEDIATION FIRMS, WITH GULF SOLUTIONS STALLED BY BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE

McLean, Virginia, June 17, 2010 – As the Gulf oil spill catastrophe moves toward its 60th day, Deborah Oyler and Brenda Robinson, find themselves lost in a maze of federal bureaucracy, with no end in sight.

Their firms, Green Earth Naturally, LLC (GEN) and Environmental Solutions, Inc. (ESI) respectively, leading a team of small businesses from five states (Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland, and Virginia), at their own expense, have invested extensive time in the Gulf region studying the devastating environmental impact of the spill. The goal? To design a remediation process that: 1) minimizes the impact of the encroaching oil by capturing the spill and degrading it before it ever reaches land; and 2) prevents oil from adhering to trees, shrubs, rocks, and wildlife on the beaches, marshes and other coastal areas as the onslaught of oil continues to arrive.

They succeeded. Through a series of comprehensive tests in the Gulf region for more than a month the GEN/ESI team has validated a technology process that can effectively address the oil encroachment facing Gulf region states. Ms. Oyler, an expert microbiologist who is experienced in environmental disasters, participated in the Exxon Valdez cleanup, has successfully isolated a select population of microbes harvested from BP’s Deep Horizon spill itself. After a natural modification process, these microbes actually digest the oil with which they come in contact. In combination with the all-natural absorbent materials supplied by Ms. Robinson’s firm, the GEN/ESI team has the ability to readily produce a collection of product lines that can both capture oil before it reaches shore and remediate the damage once it does. The results were stunning.

“Our team has been on the ground in the Gulf from the outset of the disaster, conducting extensive analysis to produce solutions custom designed to the conditions being faced,” states Deb Oyler, CEO of GEN. “Our BioCleanz filter is designed to protect shorelines, beaches and marshes and it is far superior solution compared to the boom products currently being used,” said Oyler.

Ms. Oyler explained that the BioCleanz filter combines activated virgin wood pellets and microbes indigenous to the Gulf. The pellets and the microbes are then packaged in bags and act as a barrier to the oncoming oil. Oyler continues, “during the actual absorption tests we conducted in the Gulf, the pellets expanded up to five times their original volume and the Bio Clenz Filter demonstrated the potential to absorb up to 11 times its weight in oil, while the microbe organisms fully digest the oil over time.”

So why is there a delay to deploy the Bio Cleanz Filter and other products specifically tested in the Gulf to remediate and mitigate this oil spill? You guessed it – government bureaucratic red tape!

The federal government appears completely unprepared to confront this tragedy. Presently, there is no process to fast-track viable solutions that have been fully vetted in the Gulf region by those with the requisite experience, and who are academically qualified to deal with oil spills of this magnitude. Of equal importance, the government lacks a procurement structure to facilitate contracts with commercial businesses to effectively advance proven solutions, rapidly.

In an attempt to proceed through the proper channels, GEN and ESI were told by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to contact one of fifteen labs that met EPA registration testing requirements for oil remediation. After contacting all fifteen labs, they discovered that only one could actually do the work, and it would require a nine-month study period. Then, the final hammer was dropped by the Feds, the lab certification cost could be up to $30,000, a sum most small businesses find to be prohibitive without some sort of assurance that the government will utilize their products.

“It is all very frustrating,” says Oyler. “We have even offered to run a series of scalable tests in the Gulf to demonstrate the technology. However, the EPA refuses to modify its certification procedure. Now is not the time for government bureaucratic procedure to take precedent over common sense and solutions that can effectively mitigate a disaster of this magnitude,” adds Oyler.

So, while millions of barrels of oil continue to pour into the Gulf of Mexico, threatening, in President Obama’s words, “a region’s way of life,” two solution-oriented, small businesswomen, with a senior team possessing more than 150 years of experience in the environmental arena with much of it concentrated in large remediation projects, must sit and wait. Solutions, as Ms. Oyler offers that have been tested and proven to confront the problem immediately, and have been demonstrated over a 7-day testing period to provide a 60% removal of oil from the shorelines.

Adds Ms. Robinson, “we have been working to get our message out to Congress, government agency officials, and the White House. Small business innovation and technological solutions should not be stifled by bureaucratic and political inaction. I’m just amazed by the lack of urgency given the extent of this disaster. If a major storm or hurricane comes into the Gulf, the nation could face oil contamination in its waterways, airways, and into our farmlands. Now is not the time for bureaucratic red tape.”

To arrange an interview with team principals or for more details and test findings, please email Mike Lewis at: mlewis@libertycapitol.com or call 703-675-6821.