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Well Hell…Turn Off the News for Five Days and the Official Narrative Goes to Shit…

I thought the oil was gone. I thought the relief wells were on target. I thought emergency relief payments were to be issued within 48 hours, the blow out preventer was coming to the surface, British Petroleum’s internal investigation had found itself innocent, Corexit was biodegrading, the oil plumes had disappeared, the Gulf’s waters were being reopened because all was clear, nobody was really getting … Continue reading Well Hell…Turn Off the News for Five Days and the Official Narrative Goes to Shit…

Drake ToulouseSeptember 1, 2010September 1, 20101 Comment

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The Gulf? Don’t Nobody Know Nothing Never – Me Neither, Except for…

I remember one night many years ago, walking down Decatur Street in the Quarter as the darkness was coming on, challenging the streetlamps to do their best. It was a beautiful February evening, colder but not freezing and as I glanced in the river’s direction I smiled at the sight of a rolling fog bank, moving slow, silent and concealing. Stopping at the corner of the square, I … Continue reading The Gulf? Don’t Nobody Know Nothing Never – Me Neither, Except for…

Drake ToulouseAugust 26, 2010August 26, 20102 Comments

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The Prestige Study…Why Feinberg Should Drop the “No Sue” Clause for Final Payments

Is Feinberg reconsidering the no-sue clause? Perhaps so, and maybe because of new information such as this: In the journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, a new study reveals the longer term health effects for cleanup workers exposed to spilled oil when the tanker Prestige sank off the coast of Spain. What it shows is the risks to human health go far beyond the damage of … Continue reading The Prestige Study…Why Feinberg Should Drop the “No Sue” Clause for Final Payments

Drake ToulouseAugust 25, 2010August 25, 2010Leave a comment

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Rolling Dice in the Gulf Coast – Here Comes Feinberg and His “Choice”

“Tomorrow morning, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility is up and running,” said Ken Feinberg, appointed by Barack Obama to administer the $20 billion dollar escrow fund, “BP is out of the claims-processing business beginning tomorrow.” In many respects this is good news. Kenneth Feinberg has promised to get reparations money into the hands of residents within 48 hours and to business owners within a week. … Continue reading Rolling Dice in the Gulf Coast – Here Comes Feinberg and His “Choice”

Drake ToulouseAugust 23, 2010August 23, 20103 Comments

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Headlines: Gulf Coast and Beyond…

Fish research vessel drafted for use at BP oil spill site – Times Picayune Feds order more pressure tests before relief well drilling can restart – Times Picayune WikiLeaks: We Won’t Be Threatened by Pentagon – AP BP clears itself over oil spill disaster – Daily Mail Yes, a British Paper Just How Badly Have We Screwed Up the Gulf Ecosystem? Maddow on Vitter: Hooker, … Continue reading Headlines: Gulf Coast and Beyond…

Drake ToulouseAugust 15, 2010August 15, 2010Leave a comment

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More Worries about the Casing inside the Well?

I have this dream where people are just honest about what’s going on, where scientists work together, where Governments and corporations take a look at a problem, inform the public, clearly state what is happening and spell out in clear detail why they are making the decisions they make. If this article is correct, there is definite reason for stalling the completion of the relief … Continue reading More Worries about the Casing inside the Well?

Drake ToulouseAugust 13, 2010August 13, 20101 Comment

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Did the Status Kill Work? Dissenting from the Company Storyline…shared opinions

Well, well, well…it appears all is not well in Macondo-ville after all… According to most mainstream media outlets the Static Kill worked out just fine, in fact, they are now even debating the actual need for completing the relief wells. Cue Thad Allen, circa August 3rd when talking about any possibility of not completing the relief wells to finally seal the Macondo: “There should be … Continue reading Did the Status Kill Work? Dissenting from the Company Storyline…shared opinions

Drake ToulouseAugust 13, 2010August 13, 20101 Comment

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

British Petroleum in charge of collecting evidence against British Petroleum

Well, why the hell not? Really, in the Catastraphuk that is the BP oil spill, it actually makes sense. They blow up an oil rig, kill eleven people and dump 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf, and get put in charge of overseeing operations to make sure the oil gets cleaned up…so of course when it comes to possible criminal charges, BP is … Continue reading British Petroleum in charge of collecting evidence against British Petroleum

Drake ToulouseAugust 8, 2010August 8, 2010Leave a comment

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4.9 million barrels of oil…estimate too low? BP made sure we’d never know

Turns out the government’s estimate of 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico may not be as entirely accurate as we were all led to believe. This really should come as no surprise, especially when it is understood the estimate translates directly into fines…money, and more importantly, British Petroleum’s money. For each barrel of oil leaked into the Gulf, BP must … Continue reading 4.9 million barrels of oil…estimate too low? BP made sure we’d never know

Drake ToulouseAugust 7, 2010August 7, 20102 Comments

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A quick bet?

So, anyone out there want to place any odds on those relief wells? According to an article on NPR, the wells could have two possible uses. Yes, BP can pump mud and/or cement through them to permanently seal the Macondo well from the bottom, done, over, complete. Or, they can be used by BP and/or another company to extract the 4 billion dollars of crude oil that is suspected to … Continue reading A quick bet?

Drake ToulouseAugust 6, 2010August 6, 2010Leave a comment