Category: Control the Information

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

BP Changes Court Strategy: We Are Not Americans

So, a group of BP’s investors got together last June and decided to sue British Petroleum, Tony Hayward and Bob Dudley for wasting corporate assets, exposing the company and therefore, its shareholders to billions of dollars in liabilities and for violating their responsibilities to its shareholders by allowing the BP oil catastraphuk to happen. This lawsuit was filed in Houston. Ah, but BP has a … Continue reading BP Changes Court Strategy: We Are Not Americans

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Barack Obama, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Headlines, Homeland Security, New Orleans, Privacy Rights, TSA

Government Porn Booths and Molestation Makes Me Safe?

Talking about the new porn booths she’s rolling into airports across the nation, Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Chief says “Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal.” Okay, but what is the goal? Violation of the fourth amendment? Invasion of privacy? Profits for a company, Rapsican who makes the scanners and wouldn’t ya know, is a client of Michael … Continue reading Government Porn Booths and Molestation Makes Me Safe?

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Blogs, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

BP would never sacrifice safety for profit: a metaphor

On November 8th, the White House Oil Commission’s Chief Counsel, Fred Bartlit said, “To date we have not seen a single instance where a human being made a conscious decision to favor dollars over safety.” On November 16th, the interim findings of a report done by the National Academy of Engineers and the National Resource Council said, “Many of the pivotal choices made for the … Continue reading BP would never sacrifice safety for profit: a metaphor

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

Tony Hayward “All the oil is gone.”

Yeah, he said it, not kidding, while giving a speech to students at the Cambridge University Society and several explanations immediately come to mind: 1. He and Jane Lubchenco of the NOAA are still spending way too much time together. 2. He figured that if doing a tour can work for GW Bush, why not him? 3. The American press isn’t paying attention anymore so … Continue reading Tony Hayward “All the oil is gone.”

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Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Oil Spill

I’m back! Return of the New Orleans Assassin…

Hello. Yes, I still kill people for a living. And first off, I just wanted to extend a hearty handshake, a nod of the head, I’d even be willing to give a little lead time to every French Quarter resident who voted down the French Quarter Security District. Yes, that was nice, too kind and now that those two to three security guards won’t be wandering … Continue reading I’m back! Return of the New Orleans Assassin…

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

Robert Dudley – “Not going to shy away from the risk”

British Petroleum’s Bob Dudley states he is looking forward to getting back to work in the Gulf of Mexico, and in his excellent column, Tyler Hamilton asks some interesting questions about this. Noting that, so far, BP has stated they will have spent $40 billion dollars on cleanup from their oil spill catastraphuk, he asks what might have happened if they had used safer precautions … Continue reading Robert Dudley – “Not going to shy away from the risk”

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

BP Declares Climate Change Over…

…they also report the Deepwater Horizon never sank, the oil never spilled, the Texas Refinery never blew up and certainly, nobody ever died. Oh yeah, and you know their pipelines in Alaska, the ones that have been written about so splendidly as of late by Propublica? Well, didn’t you know that when BP’s corrosion monitoring company inspected the oil pipes and gave them an “F” … Continue reading BP Declares Climate Change Over…

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Headlines, Mental Illness, Oil Spill, Religion

This citizen is officially on overload…Barton potentially chairs house energy panel, and more!

You know that post I wrote yesterday? That whole outreach to your community thing cause its important to know your neighbors in these economic and political times? Yeah, I still agree with what I wrote – even more now because not even on my most cynical day could I have expected the fantastic amounts of utter shit I had to deal with in the headlines … Continue reading This citizen is officially on overload…Barton potentially chairs house energy panel, and more!

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

Admit Me To The Ward Now, Please…

Yes, doctor, I got a story to tell and I need to tell it now. I’m serious, this is serious…this is very, very serious, so serious I don’t know how to stress the seriousness of it except to say, I’m serious, and yes, I need to talk to you alone. I’ll only talk to you. Just you, and I’m serious… You. No, lock the door, … Continue reading Admit Me To The Ward Now, Please…

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

Well okay then Jane, if you say so…

The NOAA reopens 7,000 more square miles for fishing in the Gulf: Expert trained sensory analysts for NOAA sampled 155 samples of finfish from the area, and the agency sent 156 fish samples done in 22 separate composite tests for analysis in NOAA’s labs. The smell testing indicated no oil or dispersant taint, and the chemical analysis found that no levels of hydrocarbons anywhere near … Continue reading Well okay then Jane, if you say so…

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