Article in the Times Picayune today about the relief wells being drilled…decent description of the pitfalls, concerns and hopes regarding what has ultimately been considered the fail-safe to the whole BP Gulf Oil Catastraphuk… Favorite two quotes in the article – 1. “We can’t guarantee anything, but i think the technology is there,” said Kent Wells, A BP vice president. “We’ve got the best … Continue reading Wanna Know How a Relief Well Works?
Remember when an oil well was just an oil well? Remember when BP was just known for bad commercials, like their “BP: it’s a start” campaign? Remember when the Gulf of Mexico was a living eco-system? Remember when British Petroleum was simply known for setting record profits? Them were the days… 1.9 to 3.6 million barrels spilled into the gulf and still going strong…beating Mexico’s Ixtoc … Continue reading The Greatest of All Time!
So it would appear from the video in the first link and the photos in the second that rather than cleaning the beaches where the oil has arrived, it has been easier for BP to just dredge up sand in one location and then dump it on top of the oil in another. I find it especially amusing that in the first link, the very … Continue reading BP clean-up, dumping sand on the oil
A few headlines from around the web…no commentary today…didn’t ya hear? I’m sick and no amount of cold pills my co-workers keep throwing at me seem to be doing the trick…though now I do feel like I’m on speed…a whole lotta speed… Enjoy: Not so Crazy? Reuters probes the idea of nuking the oil well Us Lawmaker: Oil spill costs may run trillions of dollars … Continue reading Some Headlines of Interest…
Okay…so I promised a happier story… I don’t want to sound biased, but I read this entire press release, and apparently, things simply aren’t that bad and the response of British Petroleum has been both massive and thorough. In fact, it would appear it has been an unprecedented response for an unprecedented spill with their estimates of 39,000 workers, almost 5000 ships and over a … Continue reading As promised, a happier story…BP’s Press Release for June 28th
So it finally gets to the mainstream news…well about time. Check out this conversation between Anderson Cooper and Fred McCallister, where Fred discusses trying to get skimmers to the Gulf for over a month. BP isn’t helping, they don’t want skimmers, why? Dispersants submerge the oil, limit liability by hiding the size and spreading the costs of cleanup over time. The safest way to remove … Continue reading Yes, thank you…Dispersants are about BP liability, not Gulf protection
Apparently, the police in Louisiana can wear their uniforms off duty…so when they work security for British Petroleum and order photographers and other people off the beaches, and they are in uniform it sure makes for some crazy conflicts and also a whole lotta misleadin’… Long story short, those sons of bitches at BP are still keeping the press out, still interfering in the information … Continue reading So Yeah…Louisiana Cops are Working for BP…
Interesting article from Alternet…the high points being: 1. Still hasn’t deployed the National Guard. He has over 6000 at his disposal, has only deployed 1100 and continues to blame the feds for not giving him the 6000 he requested… 2. His office approved the oil spill plan he states isn’t effective at cleaning up the oil…but he blames the feds for this too. 3. He … Continue reading Bobby Jindal…Crusading for the Gulf or 2012? Blame games
Are you kidding me? Shell Oil The French Countless others…offering skimming vessels, yet in the seventy somethingth day, these gov’ment types are still trying to get through red tape to get them to the gulf where they are desperately needed, and Shell offers a skimming vessel to BP, who turns them down? Turns them down? A pox, a pox upon you horrible, horrible bastards…all An … Continue reading Thad Allen, Barack and BP…the liars three…Get the skimming vessels to the Gulf
So, we’ve all heard the name, read about its use, but how much do we really know about our new friend, Corexit 9500?…well, we know less than the EPA does but so what the hell else is new…the actual ingredient concentrations in this stuff is considered a trade secret, but the Nalco Holding Company that makes it was so kind as to at least share, in private … Continue reading Hey Gulf Coast and Beyond, Meet Your New BFF…Corexit 9500
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