Category: Oil Spill

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, David Vitter, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Homeland Security, Katrina, Macondo Well, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Supression of Science, Thad Allen

So, they’ll get it right this time? Oil spills, mine disasters, levees and forgetfulness…

It would appear a pattern is developing in this great land of ours. Simply put, we begin with a tragedy, then we have an investigation which discovers the governmental agencies designed to prevent such tragedies either fell down on the job or didn’t care, and even worse, the fail-safe for the agency that didn’t do their job is woefully unprepared to handle the mess created. … Continue reading So, they’ll get it right this time? Oil spills, mine disasters, levees and forgetfulness…

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, David Vitter, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Oil Spill

So which is it…BP drills again or no? Permits or no? Vitter’s an idiot or no?

BP says this, the government says that…and then, David Vitter says what? According to two British newspapers, the Financial Times and the Sunday Times, British Petroleum could be coming back to the Gulf this July…or will they? A government spokeswoman said the government had reached no agreement and no permits are in the offing, but the New York Times reports negotiations are underway with BP … Continue reading So which is it…BP drills again or no? Permits or no? Vitter’s an idiot or no?

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British Petroleum, but what a charmer, Class War, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Social Work

I have a confession to make…I’m a really lousy crisis worker…

I am, really bad… You see, I’ve been doing this job for a long, long time, off and on for about ten years and frankly, it’s getting a little old. If unfamiliar with crisis work, what I do for a living is I get calls from doctors and police officers in various hospital emergency rooms, or maybe jail corporals at detention centers to come to the scene and speak … Continue reading I have a confession to make…I’m a really lousy crisis worker…

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

BP Sustainability Report Ignores Oil Spill, and Tony Gets a Bonus!

British Petroleum released their new Sustainability Report where they went to great lengths to discuss the lessons they learned last summer, and how BP’s Bob Dudley is now all about responsibility. Bob feels it is up to them to “earn back the trust” of all involved and dad-gummit, they’re gonna do it! In their report, they discuss how BP: “From the beginning…worked to fight the spill … Continue reading BP Sustainability Report Ignores Oil Spill, and Tony Gets a Bonus!

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

BP Could Face Manslaughter Charges…

According to Reuters, the Department of Justice is investigating whether to file manslaughter charges against BP managers for decisions they made leading up to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon. Beyond these possible criminal charges, what is at stake for the company is the likelihood of BP being found “grossly negligent.” Should these charges occur, the possibility of such a determination would increase dramatically, and … Continue reading BP Could Face Manslaughter Charges…

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