Hurricane Irene Watches, Warnings Extended Northward All The Way To Boston, MA
Hurricane Irene Warnings, Watches Extended Northward To Massachusetts As New Local Advisories Issued Warning Of Storm Surges, Heavy Rains, And Flash Flooding
NOAA Weather Alert: Conditions Rapidly Deteriorating As Hurricane Irene Approaches Bahamas
NOAA Has Issued A Weather Alert For Southern Florida Warning Conditions Rapidly Deteriorating As Hurricane Irene Approaches Bahamas, The Storm Could Become A Major Hurricane Over The Next 24 Hours.
Unbelievable! Court Rules US Taxpayers, Not BP Or Transocean, Are Liable For Gulf Oil Spill Clean Up Costs
US Court dismisses over 100,000 lawsuits against BP and Transocean to pay for oil spill clean up costs ruling the Federal Government, aka the Us Taxpayer, is liable for the clean up and damages caused by deficiencies in the clean up.
L.A. Times publishes disturbing photo of child playing on Florida beach surrounded by oil cleanup workers (PHOTO)
BP pays travel writers to ‘make it right’, Los Angeles Times September 28, 2010 | ... Read more >>
41 YEARS AFTER NEW ENGLAND SPILL: Sampling shows oil 3 to 8 inches below ground — Experts say crude now “PERMANENTLY threatens” affected areas in Gulf
Gulf oil spill: After it hit beaches, where did it go?, Christian Science . . . → Read More: 41 YEARS AFTER NEW ENGLAND SPILL: Sampling shows oil 3 to 8 inches below ground — Experts say crude now “PERMANENTLY threatens” affected areas in Gulf
NOAA: Goal is to ‘clean’ beaches so they have 10,000 ppm (1 percent) or less of oil
Gulf oil spill: After it hit beaches, where did it go?, Christian Science . . . → Read More: NOAA: Goal is to ‘clean’ beaches so they have 10,000 ppm (1 percent) or less of oil
Oil still washing up on beaches
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. – Large tar balls are continuing to wash up along Pensacola Beach, even though oil has stopped flowing from BP’s blown out Deep water Horizon well.(...)Read the rest of Oil still washing up on beaches (48 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed enhanced by Better Feed…
Gulf Oil Refuses to Stay Hidden Underwater
BP and the government decided that millions of gallons of dispersants should be used on the Gulf oil spill to sink and hide the oil.They succeeded in sinking it. As ABC, CBS and NPR note, huge quantities of oil are blanketing the ocean floor, killing ...
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
CSPAN: Ocean Springs man reports “We’re hearing now that all the oil they sunk in the two mile hole is STARTING TO RISE” (VIDEO)
Washington Journal, September 10, 2010:
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Ocean Springs, MS caller:
(At 0:33 in) We’re hearing . . . → Read More: CSPAN: Ocean Springs man reports “We’re hearing now that all the oil they sunk in the two mile hole is STARTING TO RISE” (VIDEO)
Far From Over: New Oil Soaks Beaches in Plaquemines Parish; Oil Surfaces on Eastern Side of Barataria Bay
For anybody who doubts there’s any substantial amount of oil left in the Gulf, you might catch the Times-Picayune story about new waves of oil coming ashore. The TP article reminds us just how far we are from getting through this mess: “… 16 miles of coastal beaches in Plaquemines Parish from Sandy Point to…
“NEW OIL WAS SURFACING” and BLACK crude “SUDDENLY” came ashore — 16 MILES of beaches and marshes hit in Louisiana
The Times-Picayune reported yesterday, “A new wave of black oil suddenly came ashore . . . → Read More: “NEW OIL WAS SURFACING” and BLACK crude “SUDDENLY” came ashore — 16 MILES of beaches and marshes hit in Louisiana
Counselors going door-to-door in Gulf county offering “immediate” help — “We’re losing ground” says local health official
Baldwin County mental health counselors to make house calls, describe oil spill services, . . . → Read More: Counselors going door-to-door in Gulf county offering “immediate” help — “We’re losing ground” says local health official
New wave of oil comes ashore west of Mississippi River
PLAQUEMINES PARISH – A new wave of black oil suddenly came ashore west of the Mississippi River on Friday and Saturday, coating beaches and fouling interior marshes, according to anglers’ reports. (...)Read the rest of New wave of oil comes ashore west of Mississippi River (250 words) © admin for oilspillaction.com, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add…
ALERT: Scientists find “THICK” layer of oil on seafloor for “DOZENS of miles in ALL directions” — Water as shallow as 300 FEET (PHOTO)
Researchers in the Gulf of Mexico “are discovering a substantial layer of oily . . . → Read More: ALERT: Scientists find “THICK” layer of oil on seafloor for “DOZENS of miles in ALL directions” — Water as shallow as 300 FEET (PHOTO)
As Claims Process Stumbles, Okaloosa County Gets Innovative to Keep Businesses Afloat
In the claims process and other economic relief responses to the BP spill, we’ve seen precious little innovation from national leadership or from BP. Instead, what we’ve seen is just how far-reaching the damages extend, like into counties relying on the drive-through traffic going to the coast. But it’s worth noticing that local communities and…
After Valdez: The shocking story of an Alaskan town NEVER touched by oil
Bound by oil: Gulf Coast residents seek lessons from Exxon Valdez, CNN, September . . . → Read More: After Valdez: The shocking story of an Alaskan town NEVER touched by oil
Greenpeace scientists study oil on Horn Island (VIDEO)
HORN ISLAND, MS (WLOX) – Officials and scientists from the state of Mississippi and BP weren’t the only ones on Horn Island Wednesday. An investigative team from Greenpeace also walked the beaches to see how the barrier island is faring in the wake of the Gulf oil disaster. And they have a very different assessment…
FALLOUT: Researchers find “layer of oil buried about 3 cm deep” 30 km from wellhead; Bottom-burrowing creatures appeared to be “NUKED”, only things alive are the microbes
Oxygen “sags” and oil “snow storm” near spill site, Nature.com (The Great Beyond), . . . → Read More: FALLOUT: Researchers find “layer of oil buried about 3 cm deep” 30 km from wellhead; Bottom-burrowing creatures appeared to be “NUKED”, only things alive are the microbes
CDC just conducted “EMERGENCY surveys” in Alabama to determine the “spill’s impact on PHYSICAL and mental health”
Outreach teams going door-to-door in south Mobile County, Press Register, September 06, 2010:
After . . . → Read More: CDC just conducted “EMERGENCY surveys” in Alabama to determine the “spill’s impact on PHYSICAL and mental health”
