From the Times -Picayune: There was no oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon after BP crews managed to shut in the leaking Macondo well. The company is now conducting a “well integrity test” to determine if the well can remain closed until it can be permanently shut with cement next month. The test will last anywhere from 6 to 48 hours, during which time scientists … Continue reading Update: Oil Well is Closed, Integrity Test Begins
“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is hoarding vast amounts of raw data that independent marine researchers say could help both the public and scientists better understand the extent of the damage being caused by the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico,” begins the article by Dan Froomkin in the Huffington Post, and of course…though non-industry connected scientists and the public do … Continue reading Not Your Information…NOAA Withholds from Public, Shares With BP
Ed Note: Latest news this morning as of 6:30am, the cap has been shut down again due to what BP claims on their website is a leaking choke valve. They plan to repair it and begin the stress tests again…oh, goody. Ed Note 2: At 1:45 pm, Thursday, BP stated they have fixed the leak and have begun the integrity test of the well, … Continue reading The New Well Cap, What Could Go Wrong? Apparently, Everything…
“We are like laboratory rats down here, they spray it at night ( Corexit). We see the planes…” Not much to add here, not much for me to say…listen to a Louisiana fisherman tell it in his own words: Have a nice day Continue reading Meet Dean Blanchard, by way of Gulf Coast Impact
Sarah’s back with a new ad for…something? I don’t know…but I still don’t really think that she’ll run for President in 2012 so much as she’ll just want a seat at the table. When she has to actually talk to somebody who challenges her, she doesn’t quite know what to do, or more importantly what to say. This will always work against her, especially in … Continue reading Sarah Palin’s Mama Grizzlies Only Come in Caucasian
Welcome one, welcome all! The game is called the Presidential Oil Spill Commission and this episode features the use of Dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico Catastraphuk. The people had their day to complain to the commission earlier in the week, questioning the wisdom of using such harsh chemicals in the Gulf when long-range effects were unknown…but today is another day…this showdown is between the … Continue reading Conversation ‘Bout Dispersants, Presidential Oil Spill Comission Style – The Rundown
Great article I haven’t seen in too many places, but remember Bobby’s sand berm’s, his…I ain’t going to listen to no stupid scientists, I’m going to build ’em anyway, I am the governor of Louisiana and future President so I know what I’m doing, take charge moment? Yeah, the construction equipment being used to build the things is sinking faster than they can pour on … Continue reading Jindal’s Sand Berms Already Washing Away
In a bit of conditional good news out of the Gulf, public pressure has forced the Coast Guard to lift their ban on the press from getting within sixty yards of boom. Throughout this episode, the Coast Guard has maintained this was being done to protect the boom that is protecting very little, due to dispersants driving the oil underwater and therefore underneath the surface … Continue reading Free Speech for Reporters in the Gulf Freed, With Two Exceptions
This goes out to Thad Allen, Barack Obama, Tony Hayward, British Petroleum, Scott Dudley, Mary Landrieu, Kent Wells, both houses of Congress, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, my cat, Wall Street, Goldman Sachs, US Bank, Bank of America, Nike, Wells Fargo, Wal-Mart, my invisible friend – dougie, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Focus on Family, that guy who looked at me funny on the bus last year, … Continue reading Sometimes Ya Just Gotta Express Your Rage: Slipknot – Surfacing
I sure as hell hope this works and I for one will be glad to nod my head towards those that helped get this thing sealed, but there will be no “thank you’s” in the offing. There will only be more pressure…pressure on BP to “make things right,” as they say. This is America and our attention span is short, and once the majority of … Continue reading BP Claims Top Hat 10 Could Completely Stop Gusher, Now The Pressure’s On Everybody
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