Day: July 6, 2010

British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Facing the Future as a Media Felon on the Gulf Coast, by Georgianne Nienaber – In its Entirety

Facing the Future as a Media Felon on the Gulf Coast by Georgianne Nienaber posted on Tuesday, 6 July 2010 One Comment She removed her copywrite so this could be broadcast far and wide…so here it is, in its entirety as written and photographed by Georgianne Nienaber and Jerry Moran…Heroes are made, not born…First printed in La Progressive. Please read – nothing more for me … Continue reading Facing the Future as a Media Felon on the Gulf Coast, by Georgianne Nienaber – In its Entirety

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British Petroleum, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Yes, there is now oil in Lake Pontchartrain

Despite all the Corexit, all the booms (skimmers?) everything that BP and Obama says they are doing in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil has now reached Lake Pontchartrain…well, this brings a whole new reality to the city of New Orleans. Take a look at the map to the right and realize how far that oil had to travel to get there, if there were … Continue reading Yes, there is now oil in Lake Pontchartrain

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised

What’s funnier? BP Parody Video or Bob Dudley’s Reaction to Watching It?

Bob Dudley, new head of British Petroleum’s public relations department gets interviewed for the PBS news hour, and is shown the parody video of BP’s oil spill response: a coffee cup spilled at a board meeting, and after being informed the clip has been watched over 8 million times…is invited to respond. Watch the video, and then watch his response to it: Bob states “People at BP … Continue reading What’s funnier? BP Parody Video or Bob Dudley’s Reaction to Watching It?

Unknown's avatarDrake Toulouse1 Comment