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British Petroleum: (still) encouraging the responsibility of others…

Bob Dudley announced Monday that British Petroleum had come to terms with Anadarko, which has agreed to give up its 25% stake in the Macondo Well and pay British Petroleum $4 billion dollars as its share of damage claims and cleanup costs. “I am very pleased that they stepped in and are now shouldering some of the responsibilities,” BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley said. He … Continue reading British Petroleum: (still) encouraging the responsibility of others…

Drake ToulouseOctober 19, 2011October 19, 2011Leave a comment

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More agendas than shrimp in the Gulf…

It’s got to be hard to be a shrimper. I know I certainly don’t envy anyone who makes their living by what they catch from Gulf waters, be they shrimpers or fishers or whoever, because things don’t seem to be getting much better. The catch, especially the shrimp catch is way off, with some shrimpers estimating their catch to be off by 80%. In one article I read, a … Continue reading More agendas than shrimp in the Gulf…

Drake ToulouseOctober 15, 2011October 15, 20112 Comments

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New study reports FDA underestimated cancer risk from Gulf seafood…

A new study published online yesterday reports the Food and Drug Administration vastly underestimated the cancer risk from seafood when the agency allowed commercial fishing in the Gulf to resume. Miriam Rotkin-Ellman and Gina Solomon of the Natural Resources Defense Council authored the study where they found that by using flawed assumptions and outdated risk assessment methods, the FDA allowed up to 10,000 times too much … Continue reading New study reports FDA underestimated cancer risk from Gulf seafood…

Drake ToulouseOctober 14, 2011October 14, 2011Leave a comment

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BP: encouraging the responsibility of others…

So, when the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement hit British Petroleum and their contractors with 15 “incidents of non-compliance,” BP expressed their hopes that now, finally, Transocean and Halliburton would admit responsibility, quit their complaining and put in the effort necessary to join BP in their current “safety first” environment. “BP said it has taken steps to enhance safety and the sanctions show that its … Continue reading BP: encouraging the responsibility of others…

Drake ToulouseOctober 14, 2011October 14, 2011Leave a comment

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The Big Fix…

From American Zombie… This Friday, 2pm @ the CAC….please attend the press conference for the documentary film, The Big Fix. More info at the Krewe of Truth. This film is extremely important as it’s the best chance the Gulf Coast has of exposing the truth of what’s actually happened in the wake of the BP oil spill. I will be at the presser shooting it…I … Continue reading The Big Fix…

Drake ToulouseOctober 12, 20113 Comments

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BP and VoO: Working for free to protect the environment – it’s a start…

Have you seen the commercials British Petroleum will still occasionally run that purports their efforts to be environmentally friendly? Yep, they were/are a friend to the environment, ready to invest all that money in alternative energy, ready to go Beyond Petroleum They even had a tag-line, “BP: It’s a start.” Yeah…but it was of course (as are all things BP) about money: “Investors choose whose … Continue reading BP and VoO: Working for free to protect the environment – it’s a start…

Drake ToulouseOctober 11, 2011October 11, 20111 Comment

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If everything’s so good, why then is…

…the parking lot empty at DoRan Seafood? One of the largest employers of Independence, Louisiana, the DoRan seafood processing plant is mostly shut down, “Usually in October, this time of year we usually run about 10 to 12 hours a day, five days a week, with about 40 to 50 employees,” said the owner, Randy Pearce, “As of the end of September, we’re looking at … Continue reading If everything’s so good, why then is…

Drake ToulouseOctober 8, 2011October 8, 2011Leave a comment

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Oil spill may be causing infertility problems…

A scientist at the University of New Orleans says people with direct contact to the oil spill are having serious health problems which could be felt for decades to come. Apparently, as goes marine life, so goes human beings in contact with the heavy metals and PAH’s associated with the oil. Dr. Patricia Williams, a UNO scientist with the Pontchartrain Institute of Environmental Sciences, reports, … Continue reading Oil spill may be causing infertility problems…

Drake ToulouseOctober 6, 2011October 6, 20111 Comment

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Ken Feinberg’s next modification…

Feinberg has maintained that periodically he will be taking a look at the GCCF, it’s claims structures and the state of the Gulf to determine whether any modification to payments is necessary. It is this reappraisal which led to the changes last August where businesses had to show a growth rate of five percent to qualify for continued payment of interim claims. This is also … Continue reading Ken Feinberg’s next modification…

Drake ToulouseOctober 5, 2011October 5, 20112 Comments

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Nalco…not just following orders…

Nalco, the makers of Corexit disperant, are on the line for what could be hundreds of thousands of personal injury claims with the company’s request for immunity being quashed yesterday in a ruling by US District Court Judge Carl Barbier. The chemical company, whose product British Petroleum execs once called safe as dish soap had requested immunity from any lawsuit because they claimed to be … Continue reading Nalco…not just following orders…

Drake ToulouseOctober 4, 2011October 4, 20115 Comments