Tag: Gulf of Mexico

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

The Scientists are on board in helping the Gulf, unfortunately, that boat ain’t allowed offshore

I live in a crazy world, really do….and that’s not just because I am an Adult Crisis Counselor… nope. I live in this world of my own ideas where I like to think that some things would be obvious… And in my world, if an oil rig blew up and started spurting…oh, I don’t know…something like 2 Million Gallons of oil into the Gulf of … Continue reading The Scientists are on board in helping the Gulf, unfortunately, that boat ain’t allowed offshore

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

Obama, Coast Guard Criminalize Free Access to the Gulf Spill, Reporters Must Now Get Permission

Ed. Note: Since this story broke, the Coast Guard has been trying to deny the evidence, then admitting the rule is in effect, then producing false photographs to show vandalism of boom as reasons why, then saying the photographs were a mistake…many of these corrections done by a woman named Rachel Polish who works PR for a company that has BP as a client, while … Continue reading Obama, Coast Guard Criminalize Free Access to the Gulf Spill, Reporters Must Now Get Permission

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Oil Spill, Thad Allen, Uncategorized

Wanna Know How a Relief Well Works?

  Article in the Times Picayune today about the relief wells being drilled…decent description of the pitfalls, concerns and hopes regarding what has ultimately been considered the fail-safe to the whole BP Gulf Oil Catastraphuk…  Favorite two quotes in the article –  1. “We can’t guarantee anything, but i think the technology is there,” said Kent Wells, A BP vice president. “We’ve got the best … Continue reading Wanna Know How a Relief Well Works?

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Katrina, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Some Headlines of Interest…

A few headlines from around the web…no commentary today…didn’t ya hear? I’m sick and no amount of cold pills my co-workers keep throwing at me seem to be doing the trick…though now I do feel like I’m on speed…a whole lotta speed… Enjoy:  Not so Crazy? Reuters probes the idea of nuking the oil well Us Lawmaker: Oil spill costs may run trillions of dollars … Continue reading Some Headlines of Interest…

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Oil Spill, Tony Hayward, Uncategorized

As promised, a happier story…BP’s Press Release for June 28th

Okay…so I promised a happier story… I don’t want to sound biased, but I read this entire press release, and apparently, things simply aren’t that bad and the response of British Petroleum has been both massive and thorough. In fact, it would appear it has been an unprecedented response for an unprecedented spill with their estimates of 39,000 workers, almost 5000 ships and over a … Continue reading As promised, a happier story…BP’s Press Release for June 28th

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Thad Allen

Yes, thank you…Dispersants are about BP liability, not Gulf protection

So it finally gets to the mainstream news…well about time. Check out this conversation between Anderson Cooper and Fred McCallister, where Fred discusses trying to get skimmers to the Gulf for over a month. BP isn’t helping, they don’t want skimmers, why? Dispersants submerge the oil, limit liability by hiding the size and spreading the costs of cleanup over time. The safest way to remove … Continue reading Yes, thank you…Dispersants are about BP liability, not Gulf protection

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Thad Allen

Thad Allen, Barack and BP…the liars three…Get the skimming vessels to the Gulf

Are you kidding me? Shell Oil The French Countless others…offering skimming vessels, yet in the seventy somethingth day, these gov’ment types are still trying to get through red tape to get them to the gulf where they are desperately needed, and Shell offers a skimming vessel to BP, who turns them down? Turns them down? A pox, a pox upon you horrible, horrible bastards…all An … Continue reading Thad Allen, Barack and BP…the liars three…Get the skimming vessels to the Gulf

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Uncategorized

Hey Gulf Coast and Beyond, Meet Your New BFF…Corexit 9500

So, we’ve all heard the name, read about its use, but how much do we really know about our new friend, Corexit 9500?…well, we know less than the EPA does but so what the hell else is new…the actual ingredient concentrations in this stuff is considered a trade secret, but the Nalco Holding Company that makes it was so kind as to at least share, in private … Continue reading Hey Gulf Coast and Beyond, Meet Your New BFF…Corexit 9500

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Tony Hayward

Rolling Stone Article about the British Petroleum Oil Gulf Catastrophe

The villains are absolutely endless…and they keep coming…and coming and coming, as numerous as the barrels of oil all these sons of bitches unleashed into the Gulf of Mexico…not enough of this in the mainstream press…pretty obvious who is paying their bills… Read on…a tremendous summary to everything I missed while on vacation… BP's Next Disaster by Tim Dickinson Disenfranchised? Hmm Continue reading Rolling Stone Article about the British Petroleum Oil Gulf Catastrophe

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British Petroleum, Oil Spill, Sarah Palin, Tony Hayward

Sarah Palin, lie…baby…lie…the Hippies did it!

The talking points are in… The British Petroleum Gulf Oil Explosion Catastrophe finally has a new villain and it’s about time because that Tony Hayward and BP stuff was starting to get old. I mean, 44 days…come on, our attention span rarely lasts longer than 44 seconds. We needed someone new, someone we could blame, someone…oh, I don’t know… less profitable, who donates fewer dollars … Continue reading Sarah Palin, lie…baby…lie…the Hippies did it!

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