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
Let’s review, shall we? Thad Allen: National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill…or as I like to call it, The British Petroleum Gulf Oil Explosion Catastrophe. Since the beginning, he has claimed he is in charge but in truth merely serves as BP’s errand boy. He colludes with BP and the government to keep the oil estimates low and to … Continue reading A Rogues Gallery in Oil, but Then a Leader Emerges…Kindra Arnesen
The villains are absolutely endless…and they keep coming…and coming and coming, as numerous as the barrels of oil all these sons of bitches unleashed into the Gulf of Mexico…not enough of this in the mainstream press…pretty obvious who is paying their bills… Read on…a tremendous summary to everything I missed while on vacation… BP's Next Disaster by Tim Dickinson Disenfranchised? Hmm Continue reading Rolling Stone Article about the British Petroleum Oil Gulf Catastrophe
Another day in the Gulf of Mexico, another pointed missive from the likes of Sarah Palin. You know, I don’t care much for Obama either, but at least he isn’t just throwing crap out to Facebook. Today she cites her executive experience as making her better qualified to handle the BP Oil Gulf Explosion Catastrophe. This, despite quitting the governorship in her first term. This … Continue reading Hey Sarah Palin…Would you STFU already? Really, you’re an opportunist, we get it…
I think I would have been more impressed if I had heard these rumblings a little while back cause I’m sorry, when all day Sunday I hear about how Obama isn’t being emotional enough about this oil spill, and then on Tuesday we get an ass kicking comment, okay…I know I’m cynical…but Jesus, can you at least pretend talking heads don’t dictate? Pretend, just a … Continue reading Too Little, Too Late…Obama
Okay, I’m drunk… I’m watching hockey, I’m listening to Atari Teenage Riot and I’m drunk… Thad Allen today said the oil spill could last into the fall… Tony Hayward said he wouldn’t step down as CEO of British Petroleum… Barack Obama was doing…oh, I don’t know…something… Glenn Beck was hiding under a desk somewhere from people like me who, oh yeah…we’re out to get that … Continue reading I’m Drunk…and Watching Hockey…featuring…Cry For The Fisherman
The talking points are in… The British Petroleum Gulf Oil Explosion Catastrophe finally has a new villain and it’s about time because that Tony Hayward and BP stuff was starting to get old. I mean, 44 days…come on, our attention span rarely lasts longer than 44 seconds. We needed someone new, someone we could blame, someone…oh, I don’t know… less profitable, who donates fewer dollars … Continue reading Sarah Palin, lie…baby…lie…the Hippies did it!
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