Archive for the 'Environment' Category
New, Giant Oil Plume Seen in Gulf of Mexico
May 28th, 2010Via: AP: Marine scientists have discovered a massive new plume of what they believe to be oil deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico, stretching 22 miles (35 kilometers) from the leaking wellhead northeast toward Mobile Bay, Alabama. The discovery by researchers on the University of South Florida College of Marine Science’s Weatherbird II vessel is […]
Volcanic Ash Receiving Electric Charge; “Atmospheric Electricity and Normal Weather Activity” Probably Not the Source
May 28th, 2010HAARP? Via: National Geographic: The ash plume from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which crippled international air travel in April, held a shocking secret: an unexpected electric charge. Ash plumes directly over erupting volcanoes have been known to generate lightning, and electrically charged ash has been found in previous plumes up to 30 miles (50 kilometers) from […]
Frustrated Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser
May 28th, 2010Via: Bayoubuzz.com / YouTube: After BP oil has been found in the marshes of the parish, a frustrated Louisiana Parish President, Billy Nungesser, is interviewed after a press conference at Venice Louisiana on May 23. Nungesser, in responding to questions from Bayoubuzz.com said the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Thad Allen, could step up take better […]
Transocean Will Make $270 Million from Insurance Payout on Destroyed Oil Rig
May 26th, 2010The rig that blew up was over-insured by $270 million. Fascinating coincidence! Hmm. Did BP hold dead peasant insurance on the rig workers who died? Via: Politico: Eighteen Democratic senators have asked the Justice Department to investigate the operator of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig after the company announced it would dole out $1 […]
Civil Fine in Gulf Spill Could be $4,300 a Barrel
May 26th, 2010In other news: Obama Biggest Recipient of BP Campaign Cash. Via: Reuters: Just how many barrels of oil are gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill is a billion dollar question with implications that go beyond the environment. It could also help determine how much BP (BP.L) and others end up […]
IG Report: Methamphetamine Use by Interior Department Staff
May 25th, 2010Via: AP: Staff members at an agency that oversees offshore drilling accepted tickets to sports events, lunches and other gifts from oil and gas companies and used government computers to view pornography, according to an Interior Department report alleging a culture of cronyism between regulators and the industry. In at least one case, an inspector […]
Deepwater Horizon Survivors Kept in Seclusion After Rig Explosion, Coerced Into Signing Legal Waivers
May 25th, 2010Via: Yahoo News: According to two surviving crew members of the Deepwater Horizon, oil workers from the rig were held in seclusion on the open water for up to two days after the April 20 explosion, while attorneys attempted to convince them to sign legal documents stating that they were unharmed by the incident. The […]
Oil Reaches Louisiana Shores
May 25th, 2010Via: Boston Globe Big Picture Gallery: Over one month after the initial explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, crude oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico, and oil slicks have slowly reached as far as 12 miles into Louisiana’s marshes. According to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, more than 65 miles […]
Open Thread: Various BP Oil Spill Theories
May 25th, 2010Want to discuss BP oil spill theories that are percolating though the rumor sphere? Go for it here. I’ve seen all of the ones that you guys have submitted (and then some!), but I can’t find any sources that I feel are worth mentioning here. Oil Spill Card from Illuminati Role Playing Game This is […]
Goldman Sachs Linked to Toxic Oil Dispersal Chemical Used by BP in Gulf of Mexico
May 24th, 2010Many tentacles. Via: Picasso Dreams: 2003 … The Blackstone Group, Apollo Management L. P. and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners buy Ondeo Nalco.
