Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, New Orleans

History’s telling me to not get excited about passage of the oil spill fine amendment…

A recent editorial in the New Orleans Times-Picayune celebrated House Passage of an amendment to the transportation bill which mandated 80% of Clean Water Act fines levied against British Petroleum for their catastraphuk be earmarked to the Gulf States who suffered the damages. The editorial called this first step important. It noted how this was the House of Representatives making a public commitment to the Gulf Coast and … Continue reading History’s telling me to not get excited about passage of the oil spill fine amendment…

Drake ToulouseFebruary 19, 2012February 19, 20122 Comments

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

BP: Cleanup, restoration and data-tampering lawsuits…

When an employee of BP refuses to go along with the corporate narrative that all’s swell with Gulf cleanup, does BP change the narrative to make it more accurate? Does it admit there may be some problems, that they might not have done everything they promised to do? No, instead they run some feel good commercials enforcing their narrative about Gulf health. Oh…and that employee? … Continue reading BP: Cleanup, restoration and data-tampering lawsuits…

Drake ToulouseJanuary 26, 2012January 26, 20124 Comments

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

Denied: Feinberg must face Mississippi court

Jim Hood, Mississippi Attorney General, has finally prevailed over Ken Feinberg. It was back in February when Hood filed a subpoena against Ken and the GCCF, requesting to see the records of claimants who had given their permission for such a review, and it was a subpoena Feinberg at first ignored, then denied and fought, arguing its validity should be heard in court, but not in a Mississippi courtroom, it should … Continue reading Denied: Feinberg must face Mississippi court

Drake ToulouseNovember 18, 20112 Comments

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

The Big Fix…

From American Zombie… This Friday, 2pm @ the CAC….please attend the press conference for the documentary film, The Big Fix. More info at the Krewe of Truth. This film is extremely important as it’s the best chance the Gulf Coast has of exposing the truth of what’s actually happened in the wake of the BP oil spill. I will be at the presser shooting it…I … Continue reading The Big Fix…

Drake ToulouseOctober 12, 20113 Comments

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Feinberg still stalling Hood’s lawsuit…

For someone who claims his GCCF process has been “vindicated,” Ken Feinberg is really going through the legal maneuvers to make sure Jim Hood, Attorney General of Mississippi, can’t get a look behind his curtain. The lawsuit, originally filed in Hinds County Chancery Court, came when Mr. Hood asked Feinberg to turn over the records of BP oil spill related claims by workers and business … Continue reading Feinberg still stalling Hood’s lawsuit…

Drake ToulouseSeptember 8, 2011September 8, 2011Leave a comment

British Petroleum, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

Feinberg stalls Hood’s lawsuit…

Last month, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a lawsuit against Ken Feinberg, stating he and the GCCF had not complied with a subpoena issued last February asking for full access to GCCF records so Hood’s office could put them under review. Among other things, Hood alleges that Feinberg has intentionally stalled payments to oil spill claimants in the hopes financial desperation will encourage settlements … Continue reading Feinberg stalls Hood’s lawsuit…

Drake ToulouseAugust 17, 2011August 18, 2011Leave a comment

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

BP does George Orwell proud…

From the National Resources Defense Council’s report on the water quality of the nation’s beaches: “The Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on April 20th, 2010 killing eleven workers and sparking the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Over the course of two months, approximately 170 million gallons of oil and 200,000 metric tons of methane gas gushed into Gulf Waters, affecting … Continue reading BP does George Orwell proud…

Drake ToulouseJuly 1, 20111 Comment

British Petroleum, Class War, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Restore the Wetlands

Economy versus environment…the oil spill fine…

I know I’m cynical, I get it…I admit it, but when you spend any time reading the science and the journals and watching the documentaries about climate change, fracking, even peak oil…hope ceases to really be your specialty… It’s more two parts grim reality, one part enjoy the party while you can. Anyways, this might explain why, when it comes to the money, the between … Continue reading Economy versus environment…the oil spill fine…

Drake ToulouseJune 12, 2011June 12, 2011Leave a comment

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

From the mouths of babes…where Feinberg throws another tantrum…

“The idea that there’s some sort of conspiracy to force people to take the Quick Payment is totally false… mounting a soap box and making that argument is no substitute for taking a close look at the statistics, reviewing the claims and seeing what is going on here.” So says Ken Feinberg in response to Mississippi Attorney General Hood’s district court filing where Hood requested … Continue reading From the mouths of babes…where Feinberg throws another tantrum…

Drake ToulouseApril 14, 2011April 14, 20112 Comments

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

And the Attorneys General continue the attack on Feinberg and the GCCF…

Where Barack Obama and the vast majority of Congress remain mute, the Attorneys General across the Gulf Coast continue to call it like they see it, and they see Feinberg and the GCCF putting the screws to the Gulf Coast, at the behest of British Petroleum who has been screwing them all along: Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood wrote, in his second legal brief on … Continue reading And the Attorneys General continue the attack on Feinberg and the GCCF…

Drake ToulouseApril 13, 2011April 13, 20112 Comments