Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Independent Video and Images from Gulf of Mexico Disaster
July 1st, 2010Via: bpslick:
Alex to Become Hurricane as Swells Reach Gulf Spill
June 29th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: As officials and residents in Texas braced for a strike from Tropical Storm Alex’s most ferocious side, energy companies worked to evacuate offshore rigs. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour, was 355 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas, heading northwest at 12 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane […]
BP Worker Found Dead of “Natural Causes”
June 29th, 2010Via: nfwdailynews.com: A BP cleanup worker was found dead in his Village Inn room Sunday afternoon. The 48-year-old man’s identity has not been released. “There are no signs of foul play,” said Michele Nicholson, spokeswoman for the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. “I don’t think there was anything suspicious about it.” A spokeswoman at Mobile’s Unified […]
Bill Clinton: Blow Up The Well
June 28th, 2010Via: CNN:
So Far, 400 Have Sought Medical Care After Visits to Escambia County Beaches
June 28th, 2010Via pnj.com: The Escambia County Health Department lifted a health advisory on Pensacola Beach on Friday on the advice of a beach official and against the advice of a federal environmental official. But the advisory was not lifted for Gulf Islands National Seashore’s Fort Pickens beach, immediately west of Pensacola Beach or Johnson Beach on […]
Monsanto Wins as Supreme Court Backs Alfalfa Seed Planting
June 22nd, 2010Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling in favor of Monsanto Co., overturned a judge’s ban on the planting of alfalfa seeds engineered to be resistant to the company’s Roundup herbicide. The 7-1 ruling shifts the focus of the environmental dispute to the Agriculture Department, which under today’s ruling now can consider allowing limited planting. […]
Oil Spill: The Situation Off Bon Secour
June 21st, 2010Via: Press Register:
Montana: Tornado Destroys Rimrock Auto Arena
June 21st, 2010The only reason I’m posting this is because you have to see the video. Via: AP: A tornado that ripped the roof off a sports arena in Billings, Mont., Sunday evening also tore through businesses, damaging a bar and a casino and leaving just the walls of an auto glass shop standing. The tornado struck […]
Coast Guard Authorized to Burn Oil Off Florida, Health Notification Issued
June 19th, 2010“Don’t panic.” —The Management Via: NFW Daily News: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection authorized the Coast Guard to burn oil offshore, and the county is warning people of potential health issues. Particulate matter, an airborne mix of very small particles and liquid droplets, may reach the shore, according to an Okaloosa County Health Department […]
Damaged Well Billowing Methane Into Gulf of Mexico
June 18th, 2010Maybe this one deserves a re-read: Detonating Nuclear Bomb at BP Oil Spill Site… Might Produce a Bad Result. Via: AP: It is an overlooked danger in oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico’s fragile ecosystem. […]
