Tag: British Petroleum

British Petroleum, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

BP dumping oil waste in Mississippi landfill, the 2nd spill…

Residents in Harrison County, Mississippi appear none too pleased to be the lucky ones to have their landfill chosen by British Petroleum as the location to dump their toxic oil-spill waste. The Pecan Grove landfill, operated by Waste Management Company cut the deal with BP, and despite the objections of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, BP ain’t listening…imagine that. There appears to be very little the … Continue reading BP dumping oil waste in Mississippi landfill, the 2nd spill…

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British Petroleum

Hey Chicago – BP’s already spilling into Lake Michigan

Good morning Chicago! Were you aware British Petroleum, scourge of the south is closer to home than many of you may realize? Yes-sir, they have been operating the fourth largest oil refinery adjacent to Lake Michigan for years, and dumping pollution into the lake for just as long. The Whiting Refinery, located in Whiting, Indiana is perilously close to the drawing point for the entire city of … Continue reading Hey Chicago – BP’s already spilling into Lake Michigan

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British Petroleum, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

With friends like these…Anadarko refuses BP’s bill for cleanup costs

The rats, the rats, the rats are deserting BP like they desert the Mississippi River at dusk, heading into the French Quarter… British Petroleum has given bills to the two other companies who own part of the Deepwater Horizon oil well: Mitsui received a bill for 111 million dollars and has until Monday to pay up, but so far have remained mute. Anadrarko Petroleum Corp, … Continue reading With friends like these…Anadarko refuses BP’s bill for cleanup costs

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

BP removes containment cap in preparation for method that could contain more oil

“With the Coast Guard’s blessing…” begins the article in the Times Picayune by Rebecca Mowbray about the latest action being taken by BP to install a new sealing device, one that could allow the company to contain more oil or stop the flow entirely. This is surprising since BP has never previously cared what Gulf Coast residents, the Coast Guard, the EPA or anyone else blesses or curses, instead always … Continue reading BP removes containment cap in preparation for method that could contain more oil

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British Petroleum, Gulf Coast, Katrina, Oil Spill

Shouldn’t Underestimate the Gulf Coast Residents

Gulf Coat residents are heartbroken…yes, desperate…yes, but willing to stop fighting? Not a chance. Corporate jackass’s like BP and Obama all play the same game at every tragedy. They promise to make everything right, right up until the cameras disappear, then they slink away into the shadows cast by their ridiculously large egos. But as Kathleen Koch reminds, the residents of the Gulf Coast fought back after Katrina…and … Continue reading Shouldn’t Underestimate the Gulf Coast Residents

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

Why does anyone have to demand safety equipment from BP?

“President Obama and the federal government must demand that BP allow every cleanup worker who wants to wear repiratory protective equipment to do so – and ensure that workers get the equipment and training they need to do their jobs safely.” This is a quote from an article by Ryan Grim in HuffingtonPost and it begs a coupla questions: 1. If British Petroleum cares about … Continue reading Why does anyone have to demand safety equipment from BP?

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British Petroleum, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Restore the Wetlands

Bobby Jindal’s Political Ambitions, Very Desperate

Bobby, Bobby, Bobby… Look man, we all realize that your Presidential aspirations are drowning in oil and you have a strong urge, a need to do something, now, right now. I get it and when you first brought up the whole sand berm approach I was all for it and all for you telling the government to piss off, you were going to do it … Continue reading Bobby Jindal’s Political Ambitions, Very Desperate

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British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Restore the Wetlands

Who Will Pay to Fix Louisiana? Big Oil is Big Pimpin’…

You mean to tell me that the short-sightedness was not the sole property of British Petroleum, that all the oil companies have been making shortsighted decision for the past 100 years, and they’ve been enabled in these endeavors by the state’s politicians? Say it ain’t so Landrieu, say it ain’t so. 8000 miles of canals were dug through the wetlands for easier and cheaper access … Continue reading Who Will Pay to Fix Louisiana? Big Oil is Big Pimpin’…

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British Petroleum, Oil Spill, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Recovery Effort Falls Vastly Short of BP Estimates…Shhh, bp is lying…didn’t hear it from me

The tired refrain continues: British Petroleum is full of shit. It has been 78 days now since the Deepwater Horizon BP catastraphuk occurred and the lies keep coming, thick and sticky and suffocating. Face it…we’re all Brown Pelicans and this is BP’s show. Before the well exploded and, let us not forget, killed 11 people, BP said in the case of a spill, they could … Continue reading Recovery Effort Falls Vastly Short of BP Estimates…Shhh, bp is lying…didn’t hear it from me

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised

What’s funnier? BP Parody Video or Bob Dudley’s Reaction to Watching It?

Bob Dudley, new head of British Petroleum’s public relations department gets interviewed for the PBS news hour, and is shown the parody video of BP’s oil spill response: a coffee cup spilled at a board meeting, and after being informed the clip has been watched over 8 million times…is invited to respond. Watch the video, and then watch his response to it: Bob states “People at BP … Continue reading What’s funnier? BP Parody Video or Bob Dudley’s Reaction to Watching It?

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