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"The Big Fix" Film Premiere

What an honor it was to be invited to a film premiere! On Tuesday Night, I muddled through the rain and crowds of New York City to the Village 7 theaters to attend Green Building Professionals Night of "The Big Fix" film showing.

"The Big Fix" is a documentary film created by a husband and wife film team venture to the Gulf after the BP Oil Spill almost a year and a half ago. Here's some quick highlights of things I did not know about the oil spill that YOU should really note-
1) It is still leaking, BP confirmed within the past week that the oil plug was not a cure-all, and the Deepwater Horizon disaster continues.

2) The tax quarter after the oil spill, BP still had $16 billion in profits. But because it was not their expected $32 billion, the US government shot them a tax break for over 10 billion dollars.

3) Corexit, the dispersant used to break up the oil slicks we saw on the surface of the water. Is completely toxic to humans and animals. It can cause miscarriages, skin ulcerations, and severe respiratory problems not to mention it doesn't even actually get rid of the oil! It breaks it into little oil bubbles and sinks it to the bottom of the ocean, where a 4m deep blanket of the oil is snuffing out most sea bottom life in the Gulf.

Below is a link to the trailer for the film, I highly recommend getting to a viewing in a city near you if possible, or purchasing the movie once it becomes available. What an eye-opener!


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