Month: July 2010

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Tony Hayward

BP, EPA tells cleanup workers they are safe, just don’t breathe

British Petroleum released, quietly…oh so quietly, new information today about their results from chemical testing. What? You mean the PR department didn’t try to splash that one all over Google, Facebook, MySpace, Sarah Palin’s forehead and Texas Congressman Joe Barton’s ass? Nope. Turns out that 20% of the Gulf Coast cleanup crews have been sickened by a chemical that sickened cleanup workers involved in Exxon’s … Continue reading BP, EPA tells cleanup workers they are safe, just don’t breathe

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but what a charmer

I Don’t Usually do Celebrity, but Mel? Bwaahhahahahhahahaha

Oh man… Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy, I mean come on…you had me at “Road Warrior,” and then you lost me at “Passion of…” I gotta say, if there is one thing that always brightens my day, it’s when people who put themselves on moral pedestals crash and burn, or in Mel’s case crash and crash and crash and burn… Alright…that’s about as … Continue reading I Don’t Usually do Celebrity, but Mel? Bwaahhahahahhahahaha

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British Petroleum, Gulf Coast, Katrina, Oil Spill

Shouldn’t Underestimate the Gulf Coast Residents

Gulf Coat residents are heartbroken…yes, desperate…yes, but willing to stop fighting? Not a chance. Corporate jackass’s like BP and Obama all play the same game at every tragedy. They promise to make everything right, right up until the cameras disappear, then they slink away into the shadows cast by their ridiculously large egos. But as Kathleen Koch reminds, the residents of the Gulf Coast fought back after Katrina…and … Continue reading Shouldn’t Underestimate the Gulf Coast Residents

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

Why does anyone have to demand safety equipment from BP?

“President Obama and the federal government must demand that BP allow every cleanup worker who wants to wear repiratory protective equipment to do so – and ensure that workers get the equipment and training they need to do their jobs safely.” This is a quote from an article by Ryan Grim in HuffingtonPost and it begs a coupla questions: 1. If British Petroleum cares about … Continue reading Why does anyone have to demand safety equipment from BP?

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British Petroleum, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Restore the Wetlands

Bobby Jindal’s Political Ambitions, Very Desperate

Bobby, Bobby, Bobby… Look man, we all realize that your Presidential aspirations are drowning in oil and you have a strong urge, a need to do something, now, right now. I get it and when you first brought up the whole sand berm approach I was all for it and all for you telling the government to piss off, you were going to do it … Continue reading Bobby Jindal’s Political Ambitions, Very Desperate

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British Petroleum, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

Johnnie Burton, GW’s MMS Director Doesn’t Understand What The Fuss Is About

Johnnie Burton emerges: She was the Mineral and Management Services Director for GW from 2000-2007 and she doesn’t seem to understand what all the hub-bub is about over at the MMS these days. “When I was there, it seemed to work so well,” she says. True, when you give the oil companies whatever they want, and deplete the means of your own agency to enforce … Continue reading Johnnie Burton, GW’s MMS Director Doesn’t Understand What The Fuss Is About

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Control the Information, Democracy, LIVE YOUR LIFE

Network Evening News Ratings Down Across the Board…Good

Of course. Why wouldn’t they be? I mean, really, haven’t they outlived their usefulness? When was the last time you heard someone say…”Oh man, did you hear what happened in _________, God it’s gonna be almost impossible to wait for Brian Williams to come on at 5:30 so I can get the whole story!” Besides, who the hell gets off work in time to watch … Continue reading Network Evening News Ratings Down Across the Board…Good

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

BP caught covering up the oil with sand, the photos, the Coast Guard denial

We’ve been talking about it on the internet for a week now, and John Wathen on BPOilslick got it, photos of cleanup crews with heavy loaders, dredging up sand and then dumping it on tar balls and pools of oil. Clean beach may be good for the tourist’s photos, but really bad for toxicity levels. Apparently, this is British Petroleum doing everything it can to … Continue reading BP caught covering up the oil with sand, the photos, the Coast Guard denial

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Dispersants Being Blamed for Tar Balls in Lake Pontchartrain

Kevin Davis, the President of St. Tammany Parish stated today that the dispersants (Corexit), being used in the Gulf of Mexico are to blame for the oil in Lake Pontchartrain. The chemicals bond with the oil, causing it to stay underwater and it is believed this method is how those devious little tar balls are getting past the barges and through the Rigolets waterway. Mr. Davis called … Continue reading Dispersants Being Blamed for Tar Balls in Lake Pontchartrain

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British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Restore the Wetlands

Who Will Pay to Fix Louisiana? Big Oil is Big Pimpin’…

You mean to tell me that the short-sightedness was not the sole property of British Petroleum, that all the oil companies have been making shortsighted decision for the past 100 years, and they’ve been enabled in these endeavors by the state’s politicians? Say it ain’t so Landrieu, say it ain’t so. 8000 miles of canals were dug through the wetlands for easier and cheaper access … Continue reading Who Will Pay to Fix Louisiana? Big Oil is Big Pimpin’…

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