The Parallels between the oil spill and immigration policy are both interesting and informative. Both were caused because government was/is not taking care of it´s business and enforcing laws and regulations. In both cases innocents were/are being hurt. In both cases the solution is to first plug the hole and then clean up the mess. [...]
Most of the criticism and bad feelings have so far been aimed at BP which is understandable because they erred on the side of profit instead of safety. Several warning signs that started hours before the explosion and fire were ignored by the rig bosses despite warnings from various members of the crew. This should [...]
We should hold criminally liable the senators, the representatives, the EPA administrator and the Department of Interior administrator under George W. Bush who allowed big oil to drill in the Gulf of Mexico without an adequate safety plan… The Obama administration should make public the minutes from the secret meetings that Dick Cheney held with [...]
A Firefox plug-in has been developed that blacks out BP letters on the web with black animated dripping oil. To cool! Creative agency Jess3 coded the plugin with the intent of screwing up BP on the web in the way they are screwing up the Gulf of Mexico. I found the plugin, installed it and [...]
In Grand Isle Louisiana until today there were maybe 20 or so people working at cleaning up the oil and scum on the beach with rakes and shovels. UNTIL TODAY. Hmmm, what was different about today? The president was coming of course. Today there were hundreds of people working on beach clean up all dressed [...]
As if to add insult to injury it looks like a couple of sub contractors hired by British Petroleum were using illegal aliens from as far away as New York. says the. The Bay County (Panama City) Florida Sheriffs Department acting on complaints from local area residents the Sheriffs Department came to the staging area [...]
A BOP (Blow Out Preventer) back up system is required in every country except the United States. Why not here? Because it was recommended but left it up to the industry to do the right thing. Big Mistake! Has nobody in Washington got it? You never leave anything up to big business and corporations, they [...]
