Tag: Gulf Coast Residents

British Petroleum, but what a charmer, Class War, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Social Work

I have a confession to make…I’m a really lousy crisis worker…

I am, really bad… You see, I’ve been doing this job for a long, long time, off and on for about ten years and frankly, it’s getting a little old. If unfamiliar with crisis work, what I do for a living is I get calls from doctors and police officers in various hospital emergency rooms, or maybe jail corporals at detention centers to come to the scene and speak … Continue reading I have a confession to make…I’m a really lousy crisis worker…

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Thad Allen, Uncategorized

The Static Kill Complete? BP to begin pumping cement into the well.

Thad Allen “granted” permission Wednesday evening for BP to begin cementing the Macondo well now that the static kill is complete. According to BP, the oil has been suppressed and the pressure inside the well is in a “static” condition. Several valves that were in use to regulate the pressure inside the blow out preventer have now been turned off, no longer necessary. Allen stated … Continue reading The Static Kill Complete? BP to begin pumping cement into the well.

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British Petroleum, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Mental Illness, Oil Spill, Tony Hayward

Mental Health on the Gulf Coast…the numbers keep coming…

A new survey, conducted between July 19th and 25th by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia found what most have suspected, confirming the results of the Ochsner survey released last week… people in the Gulf Coast are feeling it. When your livelihoods, culture and earning potentials are taken away or reduced…when your overall quality of life is severely impacted to the point of survival…anxiety … Continue reading Mental Health on the Gulf Coast…the numbers keep coming…

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