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Obama’s Oil Spill Commission Fails to Hold BP Fully Accountable; Means Little for Future Litigation Against the Oil Giant

 

Obama’s Oil Spill Commission Fails to Hold BP Fully Accountable; Means Little for Future Litigation Against the Oil Giant Motivation is always a difficult thing to prove – a legal reality we see emerging from the pr...

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If you have the capacity to turn them down with no explanation and make them sign away their right to sue, that’s extortion.

 

If you have the capacity to turn them down with no explanation and make them sign away their right to sue, that’s extortion. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley on claims process

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*UPDATE*Mysterious Missile Launched in Southern California and Possibly Phoenix, Pentagon CANNOT Confirm Who Fired It

New IHNN Audio News Update: Listen/Download Here This is an IHNN News Update with Shepard Ambellas. A mysterious missile launch in Southern California has created an uproar after it was filmed by a local news helicopter. The Pentagon CANNOT, “confirm anything.” On Nov. 5th a missile was apparently spotted in Phoenix Arizona. Two missiles in [...]

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Has the Dollar ALREADY Lost Its Status As World Reserve Currency?

 

These are headlines from the past 2 days:Is China's Renminbi Already The New Reserve Currency?World Bank chief calls for new gold standardChina Downgrades US Again, From AA To A+, Outlook Negative, Sees "Long-Term Recession", Blasts QE2, Expects Credit...

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Oil spill commission examining timing of work on Gulf well

 

Oil spill commission examining timing of work on Gulf well By CNN Wire Staff CNN Original Article Washington (CNN) – As a presidential commission continues their investigation Tu...

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Spill Panel Found No Evidence BP Put Cost Over Safety

 

Spill Panel Found No Evidence BP Put Cost Over Safety By Jim Efstathiou Jr. & Joe Carroll Bloomberg Original Article Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) – William Reilly, co-chairman of the Natio...

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Oil Spill Claims Hot Topic At Coastal Recovery Commission Meeting (VIDEO)

 

Oil Spill Claims Hot Topic At Coastal Recovery Commission Meeting (VIDEO) By Rielle Creighton NBC 15 Mobile Original Article (ORANGE BEACH, Ala.) – Oil spill claims were the hot ...

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Oil spill task force feels friction from critics

 

Oil spill task force feels friction from critics By Travis Griggs Pensacola News Journal Original Article The government’s newest oil spill task force held its first meeting ...

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Scientist “Bought” by BP Runs Amuck, Calling Spill a Good Thing

 

Scientist “Bought” by BP Runs Amuck, Calling Spill a Good Thing Welcome to a new week of the BP spill, and let’s start by refuting some of the bull that surfaced over the weekend. Remember when the oil spi...

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At Oil Spill Commission Hearing, ‘Rough Day’ for BP, Halliburton, Transocean (VIDEO)

 

At Oil Spill Commission Hearing, ‘Rough Day’ for BP, Halliburton, Transocean (VIDEO) By Kwame Holman PBS Newshour Original Article The president’s panel on the Gu...

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I got zero from BP when they were handling claims and zero from the new claims facility. They just say my claim is pending.

 

I got zero from BP when they were handling claims and zero from the new claims facility. They just say my claim is pending. Lafourche oysterman Wilbert Collins

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Fighting Fluoride

LewRockwell.com Donald W. Miller Jr. MD The battle for and against fluoridation of the public water supply has entered a new phase. Three things have happened since I researched and wrote “Fluoride Follies” five years ago. In their efforts to have all the community drinking water in the U.S. fluoridated, promoters of fluoridation are taking [...]

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Drone Surveillance Program Targeting Americans?

Activist Post A video from a 2007 investigative report by KPRC local news in Houston made a sizable impact on YouTube when it appeared early this year.  The video (below) shows unequivocal proof of the secret testing of unmanned drones by the Houston Police department. A similar program came to light in Las Vegas, also [...]

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BP Successfully Disposed of the Oil … In the Gulf Food Chain

 

There's a great American tradition of "disposing" of toxic waste by putting it into things we eat.For example, some folks have found a great way of disposing of toxic sludge: they helpfully relabel it as "organic compost" and then give it to people to ...

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Oil Spill Commission: BP’s final steps, misinterpreted pressure test sealed well’s fatal fate

 

Oil Spill Commission: BP’s final steps, misinterpreted pressure test sealed well’s fatal fate By David Hammer Times-Picayune Original Article The national Oil Spill Com...

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NOAA Comes Clean About Where (at Least Some of) the Oil Went

 

NOAA Comes Clean About Where (at Least Some of) the Oil Went We recently looked askance at the NOAA announcement that scientists have discovered spans of dead coral “covered in a brown substance” near the BP spi...

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U.S. spill panel examines causes of BP oil spill

 

U.S. spill panel examines causes of BP oil spill By Ayesha Rascoe Reuters Original Article WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House oil spill commission said on Monday it found no ...

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The Deliberate Debasing of Humanity

IMVA Dr. Mark Sircus The medical elite have resumed their offensives against natural medicine. At the same time the most elite private bank in the world just decided to print 600 billion odd dollars, creating a lot more counterfeit legal tender funny money for the American government to misspend and be cruel with.  It is [...]

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How to Save America In One Week

 

I wrote a year ago:As MSNBC news correspondent Jonathan Capehart tells Dylan Ratigan, the main problem is that people aren't making enough noise. Capehart says that the people not only have to "burn up the phone lines to Congress", but also to hit t...

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‘Shadow’ of oil spill seen in Gulf of Mexico plankton

 

‘Shadow’ of oil spill seen in Gulf of Mexico plankton By Ben Raines Press-Register Original Article It is possible to trace oil from the BP spill as it moved through th...

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‘Shadow’ of oil spill seen in Gulf of Mexico plankton

 

‘Shadow’ of oil spill seen in Gulf of Mexico plankton By Ben Raines Press-Register Original Article It is possible to trace oil from the BP spill as it moved through th...

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Will oil bring death to Gulf’s rich web of life?

 

Will oil bring death to Gulf’s rich web of life? By Kate Spinner Herald Tribune Original Article VENICE, La. – For birds, fish, sea turtles, marine mammals and ocean-based ...

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Will oil bring death to Gulf’s rich web of life?

 

Will oil bring death to Gulf’s rich web of life? By Kate Spinner Herald Tribune Original Article VENICE, La. – For birds, fish, sea turtles, marine mammals and ocean-based ...

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Independent panel to share findings on Gulf spill

 

Independent panel to share findings on Gulf spill By Dina Cappiello Associated Press Original Article WASHINGTON – The causes of the massive Gulf oil spill will be laid out for t...

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Independent panel to share findings on Gulf spill

 

Independent panel to share findings on Gulf spill By Dina Cappiello Associated Press Original Article WASHINGTON – The causes of the massive Gulf oil spill will be laid out for t...

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Oil Spill Investigation A ‘High Priority’ For Justice (AUDIO)

 

Oil Spill Investigation A ‘High Priority’ For Justice (AUDIO) By Carrie Johnson NPR Original Article As part of the U.S. Justice Department’s investigation into t...

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Letting BP Off the Hook: Blurring the Line Between Environmental and Economic Damage

 

Letting BP Off the Hook: Blurring the Line Between Environmental and Economic Damage A conflict is brewing between Alabama officials and the federal government over how to use funds specifically set aside for restoring the ...

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Nuclear Plants in New York and Vermont Shut Down, Tensions Rising?

The Intel Hub On Sunday two nuclear power plants, both owned by Entergy were forced to shut down. A nuclear plant in New York City was shut down Sunday after a transformer exploded. Officials reported no injuries in the explosion. In Vermont, a leaky pipe caused the emergency shutdown of The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. [...]

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The Video NOAA and The FDA Are Afraid You’ll Watch. Lab Finds 193 ppm Oil in Gulf Shrimp

Project Gulf Impact By Matt Smith Seafood Testing Reveals 193 parts per million of “Oil & Grease” in Shrimp from Venice LA. Despite repeated statements from the EPA and NOAA assuring residents that thorough Gulf of Mexico seafood testing has revealed levels safe for human consumption, public skepticism has continued to deter many locals from [...]

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Morningland Dairy: 50,000 Pounds Of Cheese To Be Destroyed. It’s All Suspect….Or Is it Just Suspicious?

The Intel Hub By Doreen Hannes The issues that brought a tiny Missouri farmstead cheese plant to the forefront in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s war on raw dairy continue to expand, and trouble. As a wise man once said, “Truth is stranger than fiction.”  The intrigue doesn’t dissipate at all with the increase [...]

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Awash in Oil, Dispersant and CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 

Awash in Oil, Dispersant and CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Conflicts of interest continue to mount down on the Gulf. A few notable episodes leap to mind. We saw BP put in charge of the post-spill response, supposedly because it was...

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Coral, Marine-Life Devastation Near BP Oil Spill Indicates Much Worse Long-Term Damage Than Feds Had Admitted

 

Coral, Marine-Life Devastation Near BP Oil Spill Indicates Much Worse Long-Term Damage Than Feds Had Admitted By Cain Burdeau Associated Press/Huffington Post Original Article NEW ...

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60 Jobs to Oversee BP Workers (VIDEO)

 

60 Jobs to Oversee BP Workers (VIDEO) By Dan Thomas WEAR-TV Original Article COASTAL AREA – “At least somebody’s getting a job.” That’s how people are rea...

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Gov. Riley: Feds are demanding control over oil spill recovery funds

 

Gov. Riley: Feds are demanding control over oil spill recovery funds By George Altman Press-Register Original Article WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gov. Bob Riley slammed President Barack O...

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Noted Scientist Says Gulf Residents Are Already Experiencing “Chronic Effects” of the Oil Spill, Including “Liver, Kidney and Central Nervous System Damage”

 

Noted Scientist Says Gulf Residents Are Already Experiencing “Chronic Effects” of the Oil Spill, Including “Liver, Kidney and Central Nervous System Damage” My regular readers know I (proudly) work w...

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Even Greenspan Admits that Moral Hazard and Fraud are the Main Problems

 

Even Alan Greenspan is confirming what William Black, James Galbraith, Joseph Stiglitz, George Akerlof and many other economists and financial experts have been saying for a long time: the economy cannot recover if fraud is not prosecuted and if the...

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Private Security Continues to Invade American Towns

Brandon Turbeville Activist Post A couple nights ago, I was sitting in front of the TV waiting on the local campaign coverage. Amid the mindless programming that passes for entertainment, and the irritating advertisements that follow it, a particular commercial caught my eye. This commercial, which initially resembled the trailer for COPS, depicted uniformed officers [...]

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Alabama Gov. Riley Gives Bad Marks to Claims Process; Says Mr. Feinberg “holds the future of all these small businesses in South Alabama in his hands”

 

Alabama Gov. Riley Gives Bad Marks to Claims Process; Says Mr. Feinberg “holds the future of all these small businesses in South Alabama in his hands” We’ve noted before that the “roller coaster” c...

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Coral Dying Near BP Oil Spill Site (AUDIO)

 

Coral Dying Near BP Oil Spill Site (AUDIO) By Richard Harris NPR Original Article Scientists have discovered dying communities of coral near the site of the BP oil spill. The scien...

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BP gains, traders cite Exxon bid talk

 

BP gains, traders cite Exxon bid talk Reuters Original Article LONDON (Reuters) – Shares in BP (BP.L) gained on Friday, with traders citing talk that Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) was conside...

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I think that we have a smoking gun. The circumstantial evidence is very strong that it’s linked to the spill.

 

I think that we have a smoking gun. The circumstantial evidence is very strong that it’s linked to the spill. Dr. Charles Fisher, Penn State marine biologist, on dead coral 7 miles from BP well ...

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NOAA Official Asks EIN News to Withdraw Story Questioning Safety of Gulf Seafood

 

NOAA Official Asks EIN News to Withdraw Story Questioning Safety of Gulf Seafood EIN News Original Article A U.S. government spokesperson reacted sharply today (Nov. 5) to an EIN News...

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BP Stock Rebounds, Media Moves on, But Gulf Residents Are Bracing for a Mammoth Health Crisis from the Spill

 

BP Stock Rebounds, Media Moves on, But Gulf Residents Are Bracing for a Mammoth Health Crisis from the Spill By Brad Jacobson AlterNet Original Article BP’s stock has already...

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Baldwin Tourism Numbers Show Decline (VIDEO)

 

Baldwin Tourism Numbers Show Decline (VIDEO) By Debbie Williams WKRG Original Article Baldwin County’s coastal communities have been called the epicenter of the economic impa...

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Is “Operation Deep Clean” Working? (VIDEO)

 

Is “Operation Deep Clean” Working? (VIDEO) By Pat Peterson WKRG Original Article When BP initiated Operation Deep clean, three sand sharks, three power screens and countless ot...

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Noam Chomsky: No Evidence that Al-Qaeda Carried Out the 9/11 Attacks

 

Leading liberal intellectual Noam Chomsky just told Press TV:"The explicit and declared motive of the [Afghanistan] war was to compel the Taliban to turn over to the United States, the people who they accused of having been involved in World Trade C...

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Jon Schaffer – Sons of Liberty

Please tune in Saturday  5 pm pacific time to catch the LIVE interview with Jon Schaffer Catch the show here: www.theintelhubradio.com Historically, music has always been at its most powerful when coming from a place of oppression or struggle. As the reality of making ends meet in North America becomes a bleaker prospect with each passing [...]

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Oil and Dispersants are Changing the Gulf Ecosystem

 

Oil and dispersants are changing the Gulf ecosystem, as shown by the following recent stories:Deep sea isopod bathenomis are replacing red crabs:Expert on ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria says he's found at least six different types of vibrios at Deepwater...

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4 Reasons Why a Conspiracy Theorist Might Believe a Devastating Event is Imminent

Nicholas West Activist Post Is a major earth-shattering event about to happen in America which could trigger global chaos? Based on heavy speculation, and some startling facts, there seem to be some indicators that suggest something big may be about to occur. Fed stimulus, Part 2. Yesterday we had the announcement of more Federal Reserve [...]

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Sea Shepherd monitors Gulf (PHOTOS)

 

Sea Shepherd monitors Gulf (PHOTOS) By Patricia Gannon Acadiana Gazette Original Article According to Sea Shepherd, whale sharks are not the only sharks in the Gulf that bear watch...

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