Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Katrina, Mental Illness, Oil Spill, Social Work

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

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill, Social Work, Tony Hayward

Some Perspective…BP Set to Announce 5 Billion Dollar Profit in 2nd Quarter

From the Telegraph: This week is likely to see the start of BP’s fightback, beginning with the announcement of $5bn in profits for the second quarter of 2010 and the resignation of Hayward – a symbolic break with the steady drip of bad news that has bombarded the company since April 20. While I do understand the necessity of British Petroleum staying afloat so they … Continue reading Some Perspective…BP Set to Announce 5 Billion Dollar Profit in 2nd Quarter

Drake ToulouseJuly 24, 2010July 25, 20102 Comments

British Petroleum, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Yes, there is now oil in Lake Pontchartrain

Despite all the Corexit, all the booms (skimmers?) everything that BP and Obama says they are doing in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil has now reached Lake Pontchartrain…well, this brings a whole new reality to the city of New Orleans. Take a look at the map to the right and realize how far that oil had to travel to get there, if there were … Continue reading Yes, there is now oil in Lake Pontchartrain

Drake ToulouseJuly 6, 2010July 6, 2010Leave a comment