Day: August 4, 2010

Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, LIVE YOUR LIFE, Macondo Well, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Restore the Wetlands, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

The Crime of the Century: What BP and the US Government Don’t Want You to Know, Part 1.

The article by Jerry Cop and Charles Hambleton begins: “The unprecedented disaster caused by the BP oil spill at the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon 252 site continues to expand even as National Incident Commander Thad Allen and BP assert that the situation is improving, the blown-out source capped and holding steady, the situation well in hand and cleanup operations are being scaled back. The New … Continue reading The Crime of the Century: What BP and the US Government Don’t Want You to Know, Part 1.

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

Traces of Corexit Washing Up On Alabama Beaches?

BP and the Coast Guard used Corexit in unprecedented numbers in the Gulf of Mexico. The dispersant is designed to bond with the oil and sink the mix of chemical and crude deep, far away from shore and while this is indeed happening, depleting the oxygen and poisoning the lowest rung of the food chain on the sea floor, unfortunately it is also beginning to now wash … Continue reading Traces of Corexit Washing Up On Alabama Beaches?

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

Government says 75% of the oil is gone…pardon my skepticism

Reported in the Times-Picayune this morning: Government scientists say three-quarters of the oil from BP’s massive spill has been cleaned up or broken down by natural forces. White House energy adviser Carol Browner said on morning TV talk shows Wednesday that a new assessment found that about 75 percent of the oil has either been captured, burned off, evaporated or broken down in the Gulf … Continue reading Government says 75% of the oil is gone…pardon my skepticism

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Thad Allen

Update on the Static Kill…what’s the issue with the relief wells? ie…Who’s in Charge?

From the Times-Picayune: BP embarked Tuesday on an operation that could seal the biggest offshore oil leak in U.S. history once and for all, forcing mud down the throat of its blown-out well in a tactic known variously as “bullheading” or a “static kill.” The pressure in the well dropped quickly in the first 90 minutes of the procedure, a sign that everything was going … Continue reading Update on the Static Kill…what’s the issue with the relief wells? ie…Who’s in Charge?

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British Petroleum, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Mental Illness, Oil Spill, Tony Hayward

Mental Health on the Gulf Coast…the numbers keep coming…

A new survey, conducted between July 19th and 25th by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia found what most have suspected, confirming the results of the Ochsner survey released last week… people in the Gulf Coast are feeling it. When your livelihoods, culture and earning potentials are taken away or reduced…when your overall quality of life is severely impacted to the point of survival…anxiety … Continue reading Mental Health on the Gulf Coast…the numbers keep coming…

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