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Okay, but will Hayward and Feinberg follow suit?

This is how it’s supposed to work: A company, Transocean in this case, makes a bonehead move and gives bonuses to its executives for their “exemplary” safety record last year. Transocean, being an offshore drilling contractor at work on the Deepwater Horizon when it exploded and killed eleven people, is immediately barraged with criticism for awarding these bonuses. Steven Newman, CEO of Transocean, and four … Continue reading Okay, but will Hayward and Feinberg follow suit?

Drake ToulouseApril 6, 2011April 6, 20112 Comments

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

The man behind the curtain…Lest we forget

I’ve been writing a lot over the past few months about Kenneth Feinberg and the failings of the GCCF. Some might even say I’ve become obsessed, but no, not really…it’s just that it’s become increasingly apparent that the Gulf Coast Claims Facility is the third tragedy in five years to hit the Gulf Coast, after Katrina and the Army Corps of Engineer’s levees and after … Continue reading The man behind the curtain…Lest we forget

Drake ToulouseJanuary 29, 2011January 29, 20115 Comments

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Today, Feinberg Comes to Congress…while Gulf Coast and BP attorneys go to court

After a less than successful southern swing through the Gulf States, today Ken Feinberg’s GCCF disaster tour will be on Capitol Hill to answer questions from the Senate Homeland Security Committee’s Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, chaired by Senator Mary Landrieu. The questions are expected to be aggressive, tough and the demands will be high. Rep Steve Scalise from Jefferson Parish set a preemptive … Continue reading Today, Feinberg Comes to Congress…while Gulf Coast and BP attorneys go to court

Drake ToulouseJanuary 27, 2011January 27, 20113 Comments

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Feeling a bit overwhelmed today…

Up at five, par usual and scanning the headlines, reading the articles and I don’t know where to begin, what to write about. Brain’s feeling foggy and there’s a whole lotta misery out there: We got birds falling out of the sky, massive fish kills on the rivers and coasts and the bees, the pollinators of a third of our food supply are dying off, 96% … Continue reading Feeling a bit overwhelmed today…

Drake ToulouseJanuary 6, 2011January 6, 20111 Comment

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And now a word from our sponsors…Gulf Coast Recovery Petition Version

And now, a word from our sponsors… Soilent Green – Antioxidant The hidden subtext? Obviously… The money BP pays for their violation of the clean water act should be used specifically for the region whose water is now unclean…sign the petition. Have a nice day. Continue reading And now a word from our sponsors…Gulf Coast Recovery Petition Version

Drake ToulouseDecember 27, 2010December 27, 2010Leave a comment

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Tony Hayward Speaks at British Commons…and a response

So, couple of days ago, Mr. Hayward was questioned about British Petroleum’s safety record in England by the MPs and apparently, he had more to say to his local pol’s then he did when Congress had their go a few months back, you remember, when he gave an hour-long version of “Oh, I didn’t know.” This time around, he offered up these gems: In discussing all BP had … Continue reading Tony Hayward Speaks at British Commons…and a response

Drake ToulouseSeptember 18, 2010September 19, 2010Leave a comment

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British Petroleum Issues Ultimatum in the Gulf (without actually issuing ultimatum)

British Petroleum wants new offshore drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico and if they don’t get them, the company is about to get all financial on your ass. On July 30th, the House of Representatives passed a drilling overhaul bill that barred any company from receiving new permits if more than ten deaths occurred on its facilities or if the company had been fined … Continue reading British Petroleum Issues Ultimatum in the Gulf (without actually issuing ultimatum)

Drake ToulouseSeptember 3, 2010September 3, 20102 Comments

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Headlines: Gulf Coast and Beyond…

Fish research vessel drafted for use at BP oil spill site – Times Picayune Feds order more pressure tests before relief well drilling can restart – Times Picayune WikiLeaks: We Won’t Be Threatened by Pentagon – AP BP clears itself over oil spill disaster – Daily Mail Yes, a British Paper Just How Badly Have We Screwed Up the Gulf Ecosystem? Maddow on Vitter: Hooker, … Continue reading Headlines: Gulf Coast and Beyond…

Drake ToulouseAugust 15, 2010August 15, 2010Leave a comment

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Update: The State of Mental Health in the Gulf Coast…Here Come the Numbers!

From Kenneth Feinberg, soon to be arbitrator of the $20 billion dollar fund during a congressional hearing on July 21st – “If you start compensating purely mental anguish without a physical injury — anxiety, stress — we’ll be getting millions of claims from people watching television…you have to draw the line somewhere. I think it would be highly unlikely that we would compensate mental damage, … Continue reading Update: The State of Mental Health in the Gulf Coast…Here Come the Numbers!

Drake ToulouseAugust 1, 2010August 1, 20101 Comment

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Oil Spill

Yeah, and no one anticipated the breach of the levees, either

In hearings yesterday on Capitol Hill, Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior under Bush, said no one anticipated such a large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Accompanied by Dirk Kempthorne, who succeeded Norton when she resigned in ’06, he affirmed that nobody did, not Congress, not the President, not the oil companies, no one. Okay…so, don’t blame it all on Bush, it’s Obama’s … Continue reading Yeah, and no one anticipated the breach of the levees, either

Drake ToulouseJuly 21, 2010July 21, 2010Leave a comment