Loathsome Landfall Likely: Thursday June 3 BP Oil Update

By at 3 June, 2010, 1:55 pm

What would-be tourists in their right mind are likely to pack up and head for the “clean, clear” water of Pensacola Beach … when the forecast comes from something called “DisasterResponse.com?” 1. Pensacola Area . As of mid-morning, the oil slick widely reported to Read More

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NOAA’s Lubchenco: ‘The World Is Out of Step With Me’

By at 3 June, 2010, 6:15 am

“New-born babies who entered the world and drew their very first breath this week will be weaned from mother’s milk, learn to walk, use a toilet, enter kindergarten, advance through college and law school, and some day they will become corporate lawyers assigned to the very same Read More

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BP Spillcam Overnight

By at 1 June, 2010, 5:49 pm

At 4:45 pm – Cutting the pipes that bind:

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Overnight BP Top Kill – Live

By at 28 May, 2010, 7:21 pm

“Watching the plume is not an indication of how the job is going.” — Doug Suttles, BP public relations , about 5:10 p.m. CDT, May 28, 2010

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Just Like Bush

By at 19 May, 2010, 3:51 pm

Words of One Syllable Department: On the left: George W. Bush, 2005. On the right: Jeff (“Oil Spill”) Miller, May 3, 2010. Miller — we’re not joking — placed his photo on his own Youtube web site. That same day, he was interviewed on WCOA-AM , one of Read More

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Hot Oil League Trade

By at 17 May, 2010, 6:10 pm

Independent News publisher Rick Outzen, just back from an interview and photo trip to Louisiana, wants to trade Northwest Florida’s congressman Jeff Miller (R-Oil Spill) for Massachusetts congressman Edward Markey (D-Medford), who represents the suburbs along the north side of Boston. We Read More

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Setting Fire to the Gulf Oil Spill

By at 29 April, 2010, 4:26 pm

The limited usefulness of the “oil burn-off” tried late yesterday is underscored by this short film, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To be frank, it looks not much bigger than one of our own backyard barbecues. We wear an apron that says, “Dinner will be ready Read More

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