Author: Drake Toulouse

Social Worker, writer, photographer.
British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Update: Oil seeping from Gulf floor near well, but Coast Guard allows cap to stay in place another 24 hours

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen on Sunday evening agreed to allow a cap to continue to block the flow of oil from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead, despite the discovery of oil or natural gas seeping from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico at a location away from the well. But Allen ordered BP to report any discoveries of future seeps within four hours … Continue reading Update: Oil seeping from Gulf floor near well, but Coast Guard allows cap to stay in place another 24 hours

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Supression of Science

Government concerned about seep and methane leak, BP concerned about flow count.

Falling once again into the category of who is running this show: Scientists have expressed concern about a seep and possible methane seen near BP’s busted oil well and both of these could be signs of that much feared leak, the reason BP is doing all these integrity tests. According to the source, the government is demanding more testing, but BP is refusing to comply. … Continue reading Government concerned about seep and methane leak, BP concerned about flow count.

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Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Katrina, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Bobby Jindal – Jesus Christ Oil-Spill-Star…

Gov. Bobby Jindal gives a crisp salute to the Louisiana National Guard soldiers standing outside the Governor’s Mansion as he climbs aboard a Blackhawk helicopter for another trip to the Gulf of Mexico. Today’s mission: a tour of the E-4 sand berm under construction in the Chandeleur Islands, one of six artificial barriers authorized by the Army Corps of Engineers and a linchpin in the … Continue reading Bobby Jindal – Jesus Christ Oil-Spill-Star…

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Update: Containment Cap to Now Stay Closed

The cap atop the blowout preventer on the Deepwater Horizon well will remain closed — continuing to block the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico — until testing indicates oil is leaking from the well or somewhere else on the ocean’s floor, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said this morning. “The well remains shut in,” Suttles said. “Pressure slowly continues to build … Continue reading Update: Containment Cap to Now Stay Closed

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Thad Allen

Update: Caution is Watchword…

“Caution” was the watchword Saturday for BP and federal officials searching for signs of leaks after a cap seemed finally to have stopped the flood of oil from a ruptured well that has poured crude into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months. Caution in deciding that tests will continue for at least a day longer to be sure the “shut in” procedure has … Continue reading Update: Caution is Watchword…

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Katrina, LIVE YOUR LIFE, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Headlines from the Gulf Coast…

Gulf Oil Spill Stopped? Oil plugged, but for how long? – HuffingtonPost Widespread Oyster Deaths Found on Louisiana Reefs – AP Authority Overuse of Dispersants Debated – Times Picayune Giant Oil Skimmer – A Whale Deemed a Bust in Gulf of Mexico Spill – Times Picayune Oil Spill’s Threat to Fowl Not Always Obvious – Daily Comet Nearly Five Years Later Still No Levee Commission … Continue reading Headlines from the Gulf Coast…

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Tony Hayward

BP Still Unsure What Pressure Readings Mean

British Petroleum is in the middle of a 48 hour window where the pressure readings on the new well-cap are being monitored round the clock. Still under 7000 PSI, two very divergent views on what could be happening below that cap are floating to the surface: Perspective 1: Roger N. Anderson, a professor of marine biology and geophysics at Columbia University, said the oil pressure … Continue reading BP Still Unsure What Pressure Readings Mean

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British Petroleum, Katrina, LIVE YOUR LIFE, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Congress Still Screwing New Orleans…Robbing Katrina to Pay for BP

The House of Representatives passed a Supplemental Appropriations Bill earlier this month that would remove $400 million from Post-Katrina Recovery Programs like Road Home in order to fund other projects, including $304 million for Deepwater Horizon-related remediation and investigation. In addition the bill does provide 1.5 billion to FEMA which could theoretically pay for projects in the New Orleans area, but it could also pay … Continue reading Congress Still Screwing New Orleans…Robbing Katrina to Pay for BP

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill, Thad Allen

Obama Wrote Me An E-mail, Yes, I’m That Important

That’s right, yours truly got an E-mail from Barack Obama. I knew some people were reading this blog, but not even I considered it all that important, it was just something to do with all the anger I was feeling about the Gulf, all the powerlessness. I mean, had to be able to do something, right? Some place to vent this all out, let it … Continue reading Obama Wrote Me An E-mail, Yes, I’m That Important

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

BP Silencing Scientists in the Gulf Coast, Hiring Them For Legal Defense

The Mobile Press-Register reported today that for the past three weeks, British Petroleum has been making the rounds to top universities in the Gulf Region offering scientists lucrative contracts and signing bonuses to become part of BP’s legal defense team.  The company has approached scientists at Louisiana State, Mississippi State and Texas A&M Universities among others, and many scientists, with their lab’s government funding so … Continue reading BP Silencing Scientists in the Gulf Coast, Hiring Them For Legal Defense

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