Oil spill means a slow death for the North Shore Grill
Desperation is a funny thing. Push people to the edge, and they react in all sorts of ways: Some pray. Some plead. Others lash out in anger or flee in fear.(...)Read the rest of Oil spill means a slow death for the North Shore Grill (633 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post…
Riotous Claims Meetings Take Place Across Gulf Coast; Victims Are Done Being Patient
Though it shows a willingness to face the music, you have to wonder how much longer Kenneth Feinberg can do these community meetings to address unpaid claims and a raft of other front-burner issues. These events, taking place across the Gulf Coast, are looking more like riots than civil community meetings. And, frankly, who can…
Starfish kill in Barataria Bay occurred just days before massive fishkill — In same area
Starfish kill from April 27 (AP)
The recent massive fishkill in Plaquemines Parish . . . → Read More: Starfish kill in Barataria Bay occurred just days before massive fishkill — In same area
After fishkill, dead baby whale seen floating near Venice (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
More testing needed to determine cause of death of thousands of fish, WWL . . . → Read More: After fishkill, dead baby whale seen floating near Venice (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Angry Residents Expected at Orange Beach Meeting (VIDEO)
ORANGE BEACH, Alabama – “Why aren’t they sending some kind of money?” For most of the summer Jeff Hardy’s employees have outnumbered his customers. (...)Read the rest of Angry Residents Expected at Orange Beach Meeting (VIDEO) (310 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed enhanced by Better Feed from …
New photos of Plaquemines fishkill
Photo courtesy of Plaquemines Parish officials.
h/t Times-Picayune
Source: Plaquemines Parish, LA
From WAFB:
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WATCHERS: Feds paid man $9,000 a month to “MONITOR MEDIA” for negative media coverage — Now trying to cover it up
New Orleans man was paid by U.S. to rate news coverage of oil . . . → Read More: WATCHERS: Feds paid man $9,000 a month to “MONITOR MEDIA” for negative media coverage — Now trying to cover it up
UK parliamentary committee to hear from BP’s Hayward
London, England (CNN) – Outgoing BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward was due to appear Wednesday before a British parliamentary committee investigating the implications of the Gulf oil disaster on deepwater drilling.(...)Read the rest of UK parliamentary committee to hear from BP’s Hayward (200 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed…
MYSTERY SLIME: Commercial fisherman spots “substance he had never seen before by the docks in Bayou la Batre, AL” — “Caused by oil and dispersants” (PHOTOS)
Green ooze in Bayou La Batre, Flicker, September 14, 2010:
Photo credit: Ada McMahon
<p . . . → Read More: MYSTERY SLIME: Commercial fisherman spots “substance he had never seen before by the docks in Bayou la Batre, AL” — “Caused by oil and dispersants” (PHOTOS)The government and BP continue to say it is very much improved out there, but there is still a lot of oil. Any fisherman could tell you that.
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“Worst Case Scenario” happening? Upwelling “bringing oil from the deep waters up to shallow” near FLORIDA coast — “It is disturbing” (VIDEO)
“Some of our greatest concerns” says Fed-friendly scientist
Critical Ocean Life Threatened by Oil . . . → Read More: “Worst Case Scenario” happening? Upwelling “bringing oil from the deep waters up to shallow” near FLORIDA coast — “It is disturbing” (VIDEO)
Gulf of Mexico oil spill response leader Thad Allen to step down Oct. 1
As the subsea effort to permanently plug the blown out Macondo oil well in the Gulf of Mexico draws to a close this week, the man who has been the government’s point person for the oil spill response effort said he also is preparing for the completion of his duties.(...)Read the rest of Gulf of…
Government Using Anti-Terrorism Laws to Crush Dissent
Washington’s Blog The following quotes all have something in common: “It is not the function of our government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error” – United States Supreme Court decision in American Communications Association v. Douds “To stand [...]
Florida man gets tested: Six of nine VOCs in blood — Hexane “off the charts” (VIDEO & LAB RESULTS)
Gregg Hall aka PcolaGregg Tests Positive For Gulf Oil Spill Toxins, September 14,2010:
Transcript . . . → Read More: Florida man gets tested: Six of nine VOCs in blood — Hexane “off the charts” (VIDEO & LAB RESULTS)
Reasercher says “they found a FIELD OF OIL two inches thick, spreading as far as 70 miles from wellhead” — “Finding it everywhere that we looked” (VIDEO)
Is Gulf Oil Sitting on the Ocean Floor?, ABC News, September 13, 2010:
Transcript . . . → Read More: Reasercher says “they found a FIELD OF OIL two inches thick, spreading as far as 70 miles from wellhead” — “Finding it everywhere that we looked” (VIDEO)
Silence is the Death of Liberty
First they tortured a U.S. citizen and gang member ...I remained silent;I wasn't a criminalThen they tortured a U.S. citizen, whistleblower and navy veteran ...I remained silent;I wasn't a whistleblowerThen they locked up an attorney for representing a...
Documents show Homeland Security tracks anti-drill groups in Pa.
Donald Gilliland The (Harrisburg) Patriot According to recently leaked documents, the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security has been tracking anti-gas drilling groups and their meetings — including a public screening of the film “Gasland,” a documentary about the environmental hazards of natural gas drilling. The office has included the information in its weekly intelligence bulletins [...]
Dead whale and thousands of dead fish found Venice shipping canal
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Webster Tarpley on The Intel Hub
The Intel Hub Radio -September 13th 2010 You can listen to the high quality archive of the full show Here First Hour: Shepard talks with Journalist Gregg Hall who has been reporting live from Pensacola Florida. The gulf oil disaster is far from over and must be exposed for what it actually is. Shep was [...]
Georgia Man Fined $5000 for Growing Vegetables
The Intel Hub By TheAvalonRoundTable A Georgia resident who has been an organic farmer for years is now facing $5000 dollars in fines for growing too many vegetables on his OWN land. That’s right. Steve Miller, who has sold some of his produce at local farmers markets, as well as growing food for himself, is [...]
Dead whale and thousands of dead fish found near Venice shipping canal (VIDEO)
VENICE, La. – Thousands of fish and a dead whale on Monday were found dead at the mouth of a shipping channel in Venice.(...)Read the rest of Dead whale and thousands of dead fish found near Venice shipping canal (VIDEO) (125 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed enhanced by…
Tough to Reconcile: Rosy, Top-Down National News Vs. Realistic, Bottom-Up Local Coverage
As somebody who closely follows BP spill news, it’s been educational (to say the least) to see the stark difference between national news coverage and our local and regional stories. At times, it seems that entirely different events are being covered. The national coverage is very much top-down, meaning folks like BP and the Coast Guard…
Civil Rights Photographer Unmasked as Informer
The New York Times By ROBBIE BROWN ATLANTA — That photo of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. riding one of the first desegregated buses in Montgomery, Ala.? He took it. The well-known image of black sanitation workers carrying “I Am a Man” signs in Memphis? His. He was the only photojournalist to document [...]
Black bubbles continuosly seep from wellhead as ONLY ROV feed is “MONITORING HYDRATES” (VIDEO)
BP live feed from Development Driller 2 ROV 1, September 14, 2010 at . . . → Read More: Black bubbles continuosly seep from wellhead as ONLY ROV feed is “MONITORING HYDRATES” (VIDEO)
Government Using Anti-Terrorism Laws to Crush Dissent
The following quotes all have something in common:"It is not the function of our government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error"– United States Supreme Court ...
[The oil] did not disappear. It sank.
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Justice Department ‘expects it may’ sue BP
New York (CNN) – The Justice Department says it may sue BP for damages from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a filing made Monday night with the U.S. District Court in New Orleans, Louisiana.(...)Read the rest of Justice Department ‘expects it may’ sue BP (308 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment…
Dow Jones: Feds contract is with a “far away BP subsidiary” — Concerns company might “be able to get out of paying $20 billion” (VIDEO)
Washington Journal, CSPAN, September 10, 2010:
Transcript Summary
SIOBHAN HUGHES, Dow Jones Newswires Senior Energy . . . → Read More: Dow Jones: Feds contract is with a “far away BP subsidiary” — Concerns company might “be able to get out of paying $20 billion” (VIDEO)
Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up Near Venice, Open Genocide of the Gulf Continues
The Intel Hub BP, with the help of multiple federal agencies, particularly Homeland Security, have openly poisoned the Gulf! From Fish Kills to dispersant being sprayed on humans, this situation has gone from bad to worse. Thousands of dead fish and at least one dead whale were found Monday near a Venice shipping canal. Immediately [...]
BP cleanup worker photographs SUBMERGED fishkill — “I can only imagine how many were on the bottom” (PHOTO)
Evidence Mounts of BP Spraying Toxic Dispersants, Dahr Jamail for Truthout, September 13th, . . . → Read More: BP cleanup worker photographs SUBMERGED fishkill — “I can only imagine how many were on the bottom” (PHOTO)
National Security Used As Pretext to Confiscate Samples and Notes On Dispersant
Florida Oil Spill Law Science in the Gulf, NPR Science Friday, August 20, 2010: Transcript Excerpt FLATOW, HOST: Yeah, let me to go the phones, Darren(ph) in College Station, Texas. Hi, Darren. DARREN (Caller): Hello, Ira. FLATOW: Hi, there. DARREN: I’m an adjunct professor here at A&M, and we were also in the Gulf, but [...]
The new BP/Coast Guard Lexicon revealed: “Oil Sheen” is now “Fish Oil” & Foamy rust-colored “Oil Mousse” is now “Algae”
Evidence Mounts of BP Spraying Toxic Dispersants, Dahr Jamail for Truthout, September 13th, . . . → Read More: The new BP/Coast Guard Lexicon revealed: “Oil Sheen” is now “Fish Oil” & Foamy rust-colored “Oil Mousse” is now “Algae”
Oil 2-Inches Thick Found On Gulf Sea Floor
Associated Press – Far beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, deeper than divers can go, scientists say they are finding oil from the busted BP well on the sea’s muddy and mysterious bottom. Oil at least two inches thick was found Sunday night and Monday morning about a mile beneath the surface. (...)Read the…
Justice Department expects to sue BP
The Justice Department expects to sue BP for damages from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a filing made Monday night with the U.S. District Court in New Orleans, Louisiana.(...)Read the rest of Justice Department expects to sue BP (41 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: * Oil spill…
NEW STUDY: Long-Term Health Effects Could Be Grave for Cleanup Workers
We can finally stop saying we “have no idea” of the long-term health effects for cleanup workers involved in the BP spill response. A new study out of Spain, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, details findings from a 2002 spill off Spain’s northwest coast – and there are a host of disturbing concerns…
Wages earned in oil spill cleanup may not be deducted from claims
Amid growing criticism, the man in charge of oil spill damage payments said Monday that he is considering a significant change to the process that would mean more money for working people on the Gulf Coast.(...)Read the rest of Wages earned in oil spill cleanup may not be deducted from claims (391 words) © admin for…
Oil, sheen reported in Alabama: “Patties, 1 to 3 inches across, floating along the seawall”
Oil may have washed up in Coden, Bayou La Batre, say witnesses, Ben . . . → Read More: Oil, sheen reported in Alabama: “Patties, 1 to 3 inches across, floating along the seawall”
BP cleanup worker: Pod refuses to abandon dead young dolphin until crew removed carcass from water — “It was very emotional, for all of us”
Evidence Mounts of BP Spraying Toxic Dispersants, Dahr Jamail for Truthout, September 13th, . . . → Read More: BP cleanup worker: Pod refuses to abandon dead young dolphin until crew removed carcass from water — “It was very emotional, for all of us”
Yesterday near Bay Chaland, Louisiana: FOUR FOOT wide, four inch thick “oil patty” + 100,000s of dead fish = NO TESTING TO SEE IF FROM BP’S OIL (MAPS)
On Monday WGNO New Orleans reported “Hundreds of thousands of dead fish at . . . → Read More: Yesterday near Bay Chaland, Louisiana: FOUR FOOT wide, four inch thick “oil patty” + 100,000s of dead fish = NO TESTING TO SEE IF FROM BP’S OIL (MAPS)
Oil may have washed up in Coden, Bayou La Batre, say witnesses
Something that looked like weathered oil washed up in Coden and Bayou La Batre on Sunday and Monday, according to reports from people in the area.(...)Read the rest of Oil may have washed up in Coden, Bayou La Batre, say witnesses (416 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: * Oil…
Professor says HOMELAND SECURITY confiscated samples and NOTES with insider information on dispersant — “IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY” (VIDEO)
Science in the Gulf, NPR Science Friday, August 20, 2010:
Transcript Excerpt
FLATOW, HOST: Yeah, . . . → Read More: Professor says HOMELAND SECURITY confiscated samples and NOTES with insider information on dispersant — “IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY” (VIDEO)
Louisiana authorities report oil sightings from Gulf of Mexico spill
Here is a list, released by Louisiana emergency officials, of areas where oil was sighted recently. The list is not a comprehensive tally of areas affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.(...)Read the rest of Louisiana authorities report oil sightings from Gulf of Mexico spill (388 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment…
Louisiana: Work on Well Resumes
BP said Monday that it resumed drilling of a relief well that is intended to put the final plug in its stricken well in the Gulf of Mexico. (...)Read the rest of Louisiana: Work on Well Resumes (114 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed enhanced by Better Feed from…
Just hours before “a new wave of black oil suddenly” came ashore, state officials began process of REOPENING nearby waters to commercial fishing
LDWF Begins Process of Reopening Commercial Fishing in Terrebonne and Timbalier Bays by . . . → Read More: Just hours before “a new wave of black oil suddenly” came ashore, state officials began process of REOPENING nearby waters to commercial fishing
Sen. Mary Landrieu, Rep. Steve Scalise unite behind coastal restoration strategy
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise on Monday used the backdrop of the Audubon Zoo’s swamp exhibit as the setting for their latest call for support of legislation that would direct 80 percent of the money collected from BP for violations of the Clean Water Act to coastal restoration projects in states…
Retired LSU professor: Tests show “plants in the MARSH INTERIOR which appear healthy are, in fact, STRESSED and WILL PROBABLY DIE SOON”
Gulf assessments spur hope – so far, The New York Times, September 14, . . . → Read More: Retired LSU professor: Tests show “plants in the MARSH INTERIOR which appear healthy are, in fact, STRESSED and WILL PROBABLY DIE SOONâ€
Evidence Mounts of BP Spraying Toxic Dispersants
By Dahr Jamail Truth-Out Shirley and Don Tillman, residents of Pass Christian, Mississippi, have owned shrimp boats, an oyster boat and many pleasure boats. They spent much time on the Gulf of Mexico before working in BP’s Vessels Of Opportunity (VOO) program looking for and trying to clean up oil. Don decided to work in [...]
9/11 Was An Inside Job, Who Did It and How?
By Alex Thomas The Intel Hub For the last nine years many theories have been put forward in regards to what actually happened on 9/11. From holographic planes to energy weapons, to a standard controlled demolition, concerned citizens and government operatives have all put forth different theories. One simple fact remains; the official story is [...]
HE’S BACK: Researcher surprised by how “thick and dense” oil is on sefloor — NOAA’s Ed Overton “doubted much oil was resting on the bottom”
‘Slime highway’ of BP oil suspected on Gulf floor, MSNBC, September 13, 2010:
Excerpts “I . . . → Read More: HE’S BACK: Researcher surprised by how “thick and dense” oil is on sefloor — NOAA’s Ed Overton “doubted much oil was resting on the bottom”
Reporter: Massive fishkill so thick looks like “a gravel road” — NO TESTING to see if from oil spill (VIDEO)
Dead whale and thousands of dead fish found near Venice shipping canal, WWL-TV . . . → Read More: Reporter: Massive fishkill so thick looks like “a gravel road” — NO TESTING to see if from oil spill (VIDEO)
