British Petroleum, Class War, Control the Information, David Vitter, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Promises and Dead Ends…Feinberg’s Congressional Theatre

So, Feinberg went to Capitol Hill yesterday and did the congressional version of his town hall tour where he promised to post the methodology of how the GCCF will determine interim and final payments to the GCCF website on Tuesday of next week, and then also promised to begin making interim payments on Feb 18th. For all the claimants disappointed by denials or low payment … Continue reading Promises and Dead Ends…Feinberg’s Congressional Theatre

Drake ToulouseJanuary 28, 2011January 28, 2011Leave a comment

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Class War, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Q and A on Gulf Narratives…the skeptic’s lament.

When it comes to our government and its accompanying systems, people tend to fall primarily into two camps: believers and skeptics. The believer tends to take the government’s word for it, listen to what they have to say and nod accordingly, maybe occasionally troubled by its actions but ultimately believing they are working for the greater good. The skeptic is more inclined to questions, more … Continue reading Q and A on Gulf Narratives…the skeptic’s lament.

Drake ToulouseJanuary 13, 2011January 13, 20116 Comments

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Where there’s smoke…there’s Feinberg

Transparency. When it come to the GCCF, there is none. The Justice Department has called for transparency in how the claims process is being handled. Attorney Generals in the Gulf Coast have called for it. The residents with claims in the pipeline have demanded it. Feinberg has promised it. But still, there is no transparency. Instead we have a wall of secrecy erected around the … Continue reading Where there’s smoke…there’s Feinberg

Drake ToulouseJanuary 7, 2011January 7, 201111 Comments

British Petroleum, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Uncategorized

Feinberg uses BP money to pay for letter saying he is neutral

Oh man, sometimes this story just writes itself…from the – “are you serious?” file comes this article in the Times Picayune: A spokeswoman for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility told The Associated Press on Thursday that fund czar Ken Feinberg has agreed to pay New York University professor Stephen Gillers for a letter he produced stating that Feinberg is neutral and not subject to BP’s direction or … Continue reading Feinberg uses BP money to pay for letter saying he is neutral

Drake ToulouseDecember 30, 20101 Comment

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Class War, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Supression of Science

Who do you trust?

Who do you trust? Who do you believe? Who’s looking out for you and who is not? Such are the questions in the Gulf Coast, about the claims process and the safety of Gulf seafood. In the federal version, the seafood is fine, the FDA is doing their testing and everything is coming up aces while Feinberg is doing his best as a neutral arbitrator … Continue reading Who do you trust?

Drake ToulouseDecember 29, 2010December 29, 20101 Comment

British Petroleum, Class War, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Gulf Coast Attorneys General Warn Against Feinberg’s Quick Settlement Option

Louisiana Attorney General, Buddy Caldwell, in conjunction with the Attorneys General’s of Mississippi, Florida and Alabama have warned that Feinberg’s third option may not be the best move for everybody. “Claimants considering making a quick final payment claim should also evaluate whether their total damages exceed the set amount offered…even if an unforeseen event such as a future hurricane causes more oil from the spill … Continue reading Gulf Coast Attorneys General Warn Against Feinberg’s Quick Settlement Option

Drake ToulouseDecember 20, 2010December 20, 20102 Comments

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

Bob Dudley…what are we playing for?

British Petroleum’s CEO, Bob Dudley has provided estimates to the business world and more importantly, to its investors that BP’s share of costs associated with the Deepwater Horizon will not exceed $40 billion dollars when all is said and done. Still trying to reassure his company’s investors, Dudley has even indicated that dividend payments will resume again in the new year. Course, there is a … Continue reading Bob Dudley…what are we playing for?

Drake ToulouseDecember 10, 2010December 10, 2010Leave a comment

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“Breathtakingly Inept” BP leaves oil on the seafloor

Bill Reilly, co-chair of the Presidential Commission to investigate the oil spill, released prepared remarks to be given at an oil and gas conference conference in New Orleans writing “There is virtual consensus among all the sophisticated observers of this debacle that three of the leading players in the industry made a series of missteps, miscalculations and miscommunications that were breathtakingly inept and largely preventable.” Oh … Continue reading “Breathtakingly Inept” BP leaves oil on the seafloor

Drake ToulouseDecember 9, 2010December 9, 20104 Comments

Apocalypse, Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Class War, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, FCC, Google is Evil, Gulf Coast, Homeland Security, Net Neutrality, Oil Spill, Supression of Science, Telecoms, Verizon is Evil

The Head, It Spins…

In a quick perusal of the news this morning…and yesterday for that matter, I felt like a boxer taking punch after punch…and I gotta say it, I’m aggravated and disappointed, yet at the same time, more comfortable and secure in the correctness of my views that the government doesn’t care about anything but corporations and what they believe they can get away with, the problem with wilileaks … Continue reading The Head, It Spins…

Drake ToulouseDecember 2, 2010December 2, 20101 Comment

British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Ken Feinberg doing his best to make BP look better…

I’ve written a number of things about Ken Feinberg in the past, but one of the many things that continues to stick in my mind is in regards to the $20 billion dollar escrow account, and how Feinberg predicted that after all is said and done, he will pay out $6 billion dollars and the remaining $14 billion dollars will be given back to British … Continue reading Ken Feinberg doing his best to make BP look better…

Drake ToulouseDecember 1, 2010December 1, 20101 Comment