Letter to ... Detroit News ... from a Worker

victoria mcbryde wrote, "Steve Wilson 7 Action News Reporter - Chief Investigator" on WXYZ.com | Detroit

"Mr. Wilson,

I am one of the workers who worked on the Valdez Oil Spill. We all have  high chemical exposure to butoxyethanol and inipol. Osha and Exxon allowed us to work in very toxic conditions. There are many of us who are dead as a matter of fact whole crews are dead. The US Coast Guard and the US Navy, some of them are sick as well but civilian workers suffered the worst. Captain Richard Nagel has been trying to get medical help and compensation for all the workers who are alive. We need your help like never before. Captain Nagel has been in the hospital 52 times due to the chemicals he was exposed to. We have a court date January 10, 2008 but judges keep getting fired, not by us I'm thinking Exxon? and we get no results. Captain Nagel's phone number (352)753-9944. No one will help us and we need help. We can't fight this battle by ourselves and no one is paying attention. Exxon is a big corperation, they have money to throw away. Peoples lives are on the line, we are not lab rats!!! When the EPA goes in to do clean ups, they have full gear and rebreathers. We were not given proper gear, nor were we told that inipol was a deadly toxin. They ripped lables off before they gave us these chemicals. The French Defense Team told Osha and Exxon that these chemicals were not safe for humans. We trusted these people basically with our lives and they did nothing to protect us. If they would have consulted us on these chemicals, then we might have had a choice, but we got no word. Hundreds of people have died. If you do not want to get involved in this case, would you please steer me towards some one who will.

Thank you for your time I am Victoria Mcbryde and my number is
(406)442-7909

Thank You Sir."

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TO:

Steve Wilson is an investigative reporter with more than 30 years experience on local and national television. Before joining the Action News team as Chief Investigative Reporter in September 2001, his previous investigations earned him a national reputation for a solid, direct, and no-nonsense approach to reporting about a variety of issues. Steve set the standards for consumer reporting in newsrooms such as CBS's flagship station WCBS-TV, and ABC-owned KGO-TV in San Francisco. His reports have focused on faulty products, the misbehavior of corporations and their executives, TV preachers who were fleecing the flock, and government officials' caught-in-the-act of putting their own interests ahead of the public interest. Steve's work has received recognition not only for reporting but also for courage. His work has appeared in many places including ABC News 20/20, and the nationally syndicated programs, "Breakaway" and "The Reporters". Winner of several Emmys and others prestigious national and local awards, Steve's work on the K-Mart story broadcast on Channel 7 earned his most recent honor, a Edward R Murrow award. He is a graduate of Indiana University and is married to journalist Jane Akre. If you have any stories or questions for Steve email him at wilson@wxyz.com.

Reply,

December, 11, 2007

Mr. Wilson, maybe you think there is no relevance to current issues ... but the EVOS workers have the proof of primary harm to our Soldiers and for the portion of civilian population with CFS, CFIDS, FM, ME.  No one has spent 300 million dollars to help them, as the govt has done for the 'gulf war syndrome' vets ... yet, it is the exposure to 2-butoxyethanol that has been the most harmful to each.  The statistics say we lost 148 soldiers in the first gulf war.  With 'the syndrome' add 195,000 to that (28% of the Force)  Where is justice for them?

VRSA drug resistant virus is a serious health menace to our society.  Because many presumptions of medical 'thinking' is erronious.  Flu is not what you think.  Our most valuable resource, our human resource, is at risk ... our babies, our talented people, even our pets.  Unless and until someone cares about these, we care about no one.

'Mother Margaret'

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