Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Uncategorized

Feds, Coast Guard, join BP to prove they’ve learned very little…

In two developments this past week, British Petroleum officially welcomed the Coast Guard and the Federal Government to their party that history forgot. Behind the ivy covered walls, steel doors and security guards of BP headquarters, Bob Dudley toasted Coast Guard Captain, Julia Heim and BOEMRE head, Michael Bromwich, celebrating a rousing relapse of maritime irresponsibility and forgetfulness. Toast completed, Bob turned on the tequila fountain, shaped like a deepwater … Continue reading Feds, Coast Guard, join BP to prove they’ve learned very little…

Drake ToulouseNovember 12, 2011November 12, 20111 Comment

British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak

Taking BP’s word for it…

Is it arrogance? What possesses people in charge of a corporation to dispel rumors of a newly leaking wellhead by simply saying the wellhead is no longer leaking without providing video proof? Especially when that company is responsible for unleashing the worst environmental disaster in this country. Especially when that company has been less than honest in the past…especially when financial self-interest was at stake. … Continue reading Taking BP’s word for it…

Drake ToulouseSeptember 5, 2011September 5, 2011Leave a comment

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

Ken says he already has enough oversight…again

David Pitofsky, Feinberg’s attorney, stated yesterday in a court filing it is their belief the GCCF already has adequate oversight so there is no need for the court to order any additional supervision, “The GCCF is already effectively supervised by the Coast Guard and several committees of Congress, and it has voluntarily agreed with the Department of Justice to an independent audit of the claims … Continue reading Ken says he already has enough oversight…again

Drake ToulouseAugust 16, 2011August 16, 20113 Comments

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

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

“It’s like you’re in bed with BP.”

Approaching nine months after the Deepwater Horizon exploded, spilling 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, sensitive marshes off the coast of Louisiana are still covered with oil. Friday, state and local representatives took the media on a tour of Barataria Bay, showing an area where the oil continues to destroy the marshes and also where protective boom is gone or has been eaten … Continue reading “It’s like you’re in bed with BP.”

Drake ToulouseJanuary 8, 2011January 8, 2011Leave a comment

British Petroleum, but what a charmer, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

USF, Coast Guard and Feinberg…Who You Wanna Believe?

When it comes to long term damage to the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s oil spill, the University of South Florida, the Coast Guard and even Ken Feinberg have offered their expert and not so expert opinions. The University of South Florida, in a recent study found layers of residue up to several centimeters thick in spots that span across several thousand miles of the … Continue reading USF, Coast Guard and Feinberg…Who You Wanna Believe?

Drake ToulouseDecember 21, 2010December 21, 20101 Comment

British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

“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

British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Headlines, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Admit Me To The Ward Now, Please…

Yes, doctor, I got a story to tell and I need to tell it now. I’m serious, this is serious…this is very, very serious, so serious I don’t know how to stress the seriousness of it except to say, I’m serious, and yes, I need to talk to you alone. I’ll only talk to you. Just you, and I’m serious… You. No, lock the door, … Continue reading Admit Me To The Ward Now, Please…

Drake ToulouseOctober 24, 2010October 24, 2010Leave a comment

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

Well okay then Jane, if you say so…

The NOAA reopens 7,000 more square miles for fishing in the Gulf: Expert trained sensory analysts for NOAA sampled 155 samples of finfish from the area, and the agency sent 156 fish samples done in 22 separate composite tests for analysis in NOAA’s labs. The smell testing indicated no oil or dispersant taint, and the chemical analysis found that no levels of hydrocarbons anywhere near … Continue reading Well okay then Jane, if you say so…

Drake ToulouseOctober 23, 2010October 23, 20101 Comment

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Restore the Wetlands, Supression of Science, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Changing Course in the Gulf: Bad Lessons in Money and Politics Pt. 3 – The Obama Administration and Business as Usual

Over the past five months, Gulf Coast residents have been treated to a number of decisions with direct impact on their lives. They weren’t asked to give input at the time these decisions were made. They weren’t asked how they thought it might affect their future. The decisions occurred above their heads and most times, without their knowledge, but they are the ones now paying … Continue reading Changing Course in the Gulf: Bad Lessons in Money and Politics Pt. 3 – The Obama Administration and Business as Usual

Drake ToulouseSeptember 17, 2010September 17, 20101 Comment