British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Here come the lawyers…a day in Judge Barbier’s court…

Okay, so first we acknowledge the obvious: Lawyers being lawyers, and British Petroleum having long since given up that whole “making things right,” and “actions, not words” schtick – at least in reality – of course BP is going to try to use every legal maneuver to pay as little as possible to anyone. Their company’s in trouble now that the Rosneft deal looks blown so yeah, … Continue reading Here come the lawyers…a day in Judge Barbier’s court…

Drake ToulouseMay 27, 2011May 27, 20111 Comment

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

Another BP shareholder meeting, another load of Dudley

Bob Dudley, presiding over the British Petroleum shareholders meeting, read aloud the names of the eleven men who died on the Deepwater Horizon, and then spoke of , “working hard to earn back trust…through our actions, not just our words…” – Oh, and he proceeded to mock an activist shareholder, Antonia Juhasz, who read a letter written by the father of one of the men killed, saying … Continue reading Another BP shareholder meeting, another load of Dudley

Drake ToulouseApril 15, 2011April 15, 2011Leave a comment

And now a word from our sponsors, British Petroleum, Class War, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

And now a word from our sponsors…blowout preventer version…

And now, a word from our sponsors… The Clash – Straight to Hell The hidden subtext? Obviously… So, I got an idea. It’s pretty simple really, but that makes it no less effective. Everybody, just blame everybody. Make people unavailable for hearings. If you can’t clean the beaches, buy the beaches. We’ll all trade off, sometimes it’ll be BP’s fault, sometimes Halliburton or Transocean and just for kicks, every … Continue reading And now a word from our sponsors…blowout preventer version…

Drake ToulouseApril 9, 2011Leave a comment

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

The Manslaughter Case Against BP…

Yeah, Feinberg and the GCCF are doing a number on the Gulf Coast residents right now, but lest we forget…he and his shenanigans would hardly be necessary if British Petroleum’s explosion of the Deepwater Horizon hadn’t occurred in the first place, killing eleven men and trashing an eco-system. The Department of Justice is currently deciding whether to press manslaughter charges against various British Petroleum personnel. In … Continue reading The Manslaughter Case Against BP…

Drake ToulouseApril 1, 2011April 1, 2011Leave a comment

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

BP Could Face Manslaughter Charges…

According to Reuters, the Department of Justice is investigating whether to file manslaughter charges against BP managers for decisions they made leading up to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon. Beyond these possible criminal charges, what is at stake for the company is the likelihood of BP being found “grossly negligent.” Should these charges occur, the possibility of such a determination would increase dramatically, and … Continue reading BP Could Face Manslaughter Charges…

Drake ToulouseMarch 29, 2011March 29, 2011Leave a comment

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Class War, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, LIVE YOUR LIFE, Oil Spill

What does Wisconsin have to do with the Gulf Coast?

In a word? Climate. I’m not talking about environmental climate change, I’m talking about the political climate, the deregulation climate, the climate that continues to sweep through this country and threatens you, the American citizen at your door with not a polite knock, it’s more akin to home invasion, battering rams that splinter the wood with its force until the whole thing smashes in and … Continue reading What does Wisconsin have to do with the Gulf Coast?

Drake ToulouseMarch 1, 2011March 1, 20111 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, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

Saving Time, Cutting Costs, Destroying Lives…a simple document

Many discussions have been held regarding British Petroleum’s corporate climate, the cost cutting, the record of safety, the notion that this corporation did or did not balance the drive for profit above all else, and it will be debated for a long time to come. The National Oil Spill Commission spent a lot of time and money trying to determine what BP, Transocean and Halliburton … Continue reading Saving Time, Cutting Costs, Destroying Lives…a simple document

Drake ToulouseDecember 6, 2010December 6, 20101 Comment

British Petroleum, Class War, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Now, BP wants claimants’ legal rights to sue other companies

To sue or not to sue, this has been a question on the minds of many in the Gulf Coast. As things currently stand, if a claimant accepts a final payment from the $20 billion dollar escrow fund being run by Ken Feinberg, that claimant gives up their right to sue for punitive damages, but in a new rule being considered by Feinberg, these claimants … Continue reading Now, BP wants claimants’ legal rights to sue other companies

Drake ToulouseNovember 18, 2010November 18, 2010Leave a comment

British Petroleum, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

My bad, I thought the slow payments were Ken’s fault

My apologies Mr. Feinberg. I have written a number of things up here, laying the blame for the slow payments of reparations firmly at your feet. I questioned your promises. I doubted your ability to do the job. I insinuated you were naive. Sorry. I felt that by promising people they would get their emergency payments in twenty-four hours and businesses inside a week you … Continue reading My bad, I thought the slow payments were Ken’s fault

Drake ToulouseOctober 6, 2010October 6, 2010Leave a comment