Friday, March 9, 2012

Did Ian R. Crane and Deborah Dupre conspire to destroy a Gulf citizen's movement?

By Maurice Ellsberg

    Why does Ian R Crane accuse others of being Controlled Opposition?

     Could it be because he himself is working for those who benefit from a citizen’s movement being thrown into complete disarray?

     Could it be because his over-riding personal interest is to make money on the various causes which he has embraced? 

     From all of his post and videos and Facebook comments it becomes quickly evident that Ian R. Crane is first and foremost a businessman.  Regardless of what he is hawking, his interest appears to be selling his wares first, 'advocating' his causes second.

     Now that’s perfectly okay, except when you literally take down a vibrant citizen’s movement, which he has been accused of doing regarding the BP Gulf Oil Spill.  And, only in order to sell his primary sales pitch about a Robert Kaluza, a BP exec who was on site before the Deepwater Horizon exploded and burned (*This particular matter is explained in more detail below).  

     Most of the environmental and health advocacy groups which came together in the wake of the BP oil spill have come under one attack or another.  The Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference was one of those.  This highly informal, international citizens’ initiative was cobbled together within a couple of weeks after the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.  It was born out of deep concern for the future of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

     Enter one Ian R. Crane, an Englishman who wasn’t happy with the lack of attention he was receiving up there in the British Isles as he tried HARD to sell his videos and ideas concerning the BP oil spill.  Just who is this guy really working for?  Why did he secretly (and illegally) tape his first and only telephone conversation with the GOSRC?  Is this the conduct of a real enviro health advocate?