After a few days of seeming success, the capping attempt appears to be failing. The federal government Monday allowed BP to keep the cap shut tight on its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well for another day despite news the well is leaking at the top and something is seeping from the sea floor nearby. The Obama administration’s point man …
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The Oil Spill After One Year?
A simulation by the University of Hawaii.
Read More »The Talking Feds
I have a feeling the Talking Heads didn’t approve this, but you’ve got to admit it’s well done.
Read More »Concerned Women Are Concerned About How Immorality Caused The Oil Spill
The pesky Gulf oil spill wasn’t caused by a Republican deregulated oil industry free to pursue profits over safety. According to the Concerned Women for America, it was caused by immoral government employees who were surfing for porn instead of doing their jobs. President Reagan reduced government regulations that were choking the life out of business in our nation. He …
Read More »Florida Gov. Charlie Crist: Dive Right In, The Oil Is Only A Nuisance
Concerned about his state’s plummeting tourism, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says that there’s no need to be concerned about “the toxic nature” of swimming in the Gulf waters. “It’s not detrimental to anybody. It’s much more of a nuisance than anything else at this point. It is safe.” Anybody buying that? (Tipped by JMG reader David)
Read More »BP Press Release Theater
Pensacola Beach
If you can stand it, click over for more depressing photos. And it’s not just the surface of the beach that is ruined: “A trench dug by a group of USF geologists shows a continuous layer of oil approximately six inches beneath.”
Read More »Formerly The World’s Whitest Beaches
The Grill Baby Grill GOBP Cookbook
Jacket blurb: “The GOBP has been clear: we should thank BP for all they’ve done to create this delicious new cuisine. This summer, cook like a real conservative with Grill Baby Grill the only cookbook full of the bold flavor of deregulation.” (Tipped by JMG reader Ed)
Read More »Photo Of The Day – Oil Spill From Space
Your Daily Minute Of Crazy
Only Rep. Crazy Eyes can make O’Reilly seem reasonable.
Read More »BP Dumps CEO Tony Heyward From Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Team
Now that BP CEO Tony Heyward has rightfully become the punching bag of the worldwide press, the oil giant is booting him out of their cleanup operation. And very interestingly, the new guy is an American. A day after Tony Hayward, the chief executive of BP, was pummeled by members of a House committee over the company’s role in the …
Read More »Visualizing The Oil Spill
An interactive map lets you compare the size of the Gulf oil spill to your part of the country. (I think the spill is actually bigger than this map shows.)
Read More »PAT BUCHANAN: Rep. Barton Was Very Courageous In Apologizing To BP
GOP Rep. Joe Barton: The White House Is “Shaking Down” BP For Compensation
You have got to be fucking kidding me. At the congressional hearing today, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) actually apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward, saying that BP was being victimized by the White House. Barton made the remarks at a House Energy and Commerce committee hearing that is ongoing. Hayward is before the committee to testify about his company’s handling …
Read More »The Ever-Growing Oil Spill Estimates
Rachel Maddow: What Obama Should Have Said About The Gulf Oil Spill
Another Maddow classic. Watch this right now.
Read More »Over The Oil-Stained Rainbow
(Via – Americablog)
Read More »Palin Continues Drill, Baby, Drill Schtick
Ruh Roh!
“I will be their fierce advocate to make sure they are getting the compensation they need to get through what is going to be a difficult season.” – President Obama, promising Gulf coast business owners that he’ll make sure that BP pays up.
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