A number of years ago, after spending a little over a decade working with homeless, mentally ill adults, emancipated juveniles and the developmentally disabled, I felt I needed a break. I needed to do something else for a while, something that didn’t seem to have so much responsibility, more carefree. I was feeling burnt out, dissatisfied with the quality of work I was doing yet … Continue reading The Friend I Miss…
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…
In a press release back on June 16th, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal had the following to say about British Petroleum’s plans to pay reparations: “We are asking federal officials how this new independent claims process will be established…and what degree of transparency it will have to ensure the state has access to claims information.” Jindal’s demand for transparency from British Petroleum would seem fitting, especially … Continue reading Bobby Jindal’s Lack of Transparency Rivals BP’s…
From an article on Akiit.com, also posted on New Orleans Ladder: “Tucked away on the White House Web site under a tab labeled “Additional Issues,”you can read the renewed presidential commitment: “President Obama will keep the broken promises to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. He and Vice President Biden will take steps to ensure that the federal government will never again allow such … Continue reading New Orleans Housing…Obama doesn’t live up to the hope…
The article by Jerry Cop and Charles Hambleton begins: “The unprecedented disaster caused by the BP oil spill at the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon 252 site continues to expand even as National Incident Commander Thad Allen and BP assert that the situation is improving, the blown-out source capped and holding steady, the situation well in hand and cleanup operations are being scaled back. The New … Continue reading The Crime of the Century: What BP and the US Government Don’t Want You to Know, Part 1.
Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers – Robert Scheer – Truthdig Bated breath in Gulf ahead of oil well ‘kill’ operation – AFP UC Berkeley’s BP Deal Tainted By Oil Spill: $500 Million Research Agreement At Stake – HuffingtonPost BP ‘carpet bombed’ Gulf with chemical dispersants, says congressman – Al.com BP scaling Back Cleanup Efforts After Pretending Oil is Disappearing in the Gulf – Video Cafe … Continue reading Headlines – Gulf Coast and Beyond…
I’m new to writing a blog. Two months ago, I didn’t know what I was doing. To be honest, I didn’t know if I should be doing it at all. What right did I have to vent my opinions out into the internet? What right did I have to be expected to be taken seriously? Blah, blah, blah…one more guy with a computer pissed off … Continue reading Thank You…to all of ya, and especially…
On the Gulf Coast, the oil spill is taking another toll, one not as obvious as oil covered pelicans or slicks on the water: “The mental health impact here…and the level of uncertainty is taking a toll on people and that’s a huge concern,” Kindra Arnesen says, “Stress? Dude my clothes are falling off me (because of weight loss) The level of stress here is … Continue reading The State of Mental Health on the Gulf Coast…BP Hasn’t Given a Dime
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…
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
Drake Toulouse: Photography and Words 