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its a crappy vid someone threw on there tonight eN4MJFeEYuE

La wont stop being screwed until the peeps there have had enough and get vocal and active about it. Its very hard to elect even a quasi honest politician cuz those guys don't have the blood money to spend on their campaigns. I'm personally lookin forward to November so we can vote out our current state senator (the NY senate is a fucking bad joke) who is trying to buy his 10th term. I can understand your concerns about the mold. It would have been preferable for the damaged property to be razed then buried as opposed to burned and releasing all that nasty particulate matter into the air. Aerobic crud dies when you deprive it oxygen. Your ground water is a concern. Salt water leeching into the water table is one thing, toxic chemicals is another. Between the crude and the dispersants I'm defiantly worried and that also effects food grown in the zone. It will be an ongoing thing as not all of the oil has surfaced in a slick, the marshes have been fucked, the escaping methane creates dead zones etc etc etc Basically the situation down there totally blows. Knowing that the next question is how to fix it. The only answer to that is to get involved in the political process and like Khell says most people don't want to put any effort into something like that. They don't see how they can make a difference. One flower petal aint much to look at, but put 30 more with it around a seed ring and ya got yerself a pretty flower. I don't live anywhere near there and I'm fighting to make sure the gulf gets cleaned up and BP and co fucking pays for what they've done. Why? Because I fucking care about the world my generation is leaving behind for my kids. I don't want to leave them with a ravaged toxic shit hole to call home. You need to get mad. You need to do some looking into your politicians from the local ass clown right up to the governor. Know what they're doing, what laws are in place to deal with these various crisis and follow the money trail. Then share that information with everyone you know and piss them off so they go piss more people off and on and on. In general change starts small with small victories, but it has to start somewhere. The reflection in the mirror is the best place to start.

Does D stand for Dick? Seems so. He sounds like a spoiled bully with his own anger issues. It also sounds like the 5-O down there are familiar enough with his parents (or their reputation) to not want to step on toes. You were doing the right thing trying to walk away from the confrontation. I do hope that you speak to your counselor about this, you may still have some legal recourse against him because of your injuries; you may qualify for a restraining order of some kind and if you're fucked up and in need of treatment as a result of your injuries a small claims curt judge could hold him liable for your medical expenses. Its worth looking into if you're still gimpin it up days later. PS I agree w you about microwaving frozen meat. That b nasty

link A group of oil companies including BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Citgo, Chevron and other polluters are using a front group called "America's WETLAND Foundation" and a Louisiana women's group called Women of the Storm to spread the message that U.S. taxpayers should pay for the damage caused by BP to Gulf Coast wetlands, and that the reckless offshore oil industry should continue drilling for the "wholesale sustainability" of the region. Using the age-old PR trick of featuring celebrity messengers to attract public attention, America's Wetland Foundation is spreading a petition accompanied by a video starring Sandra Bullock, Dave Matthews, Lenny Kravitz, Emeril Lagassi, John Goodman, Harry Shearer, Peyton and Eli Manning, Drew Brees and others. The video urges petition signers to "Be The One" to demand the government devise and fully fund a plan to restore the Gulf. There is no mention that BP, Halliburton, Transocean, Cameron, or any other oil industry player "be the one" to pay for the damage done to the Gulf. Why call on the government to once again foot the bill for this dirty industry's reckless behavior? Perhaps the celebrities featured in the group's videos are unaware of AWF's true intent, and signed up thinking that they were helping the Gulf Coast cause in the wake of the BP gusher. But under the surface it sure looks like they are being used as pawns to lure the public into the oil industry's corner, ensuring that taxpayers pick up the tab for much of the damage caused by BP et al to the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast communities, economies, and the environment. The celebrity video announcement leads viewers to RestoreTheGulf.com where a curious reader would learn that a group called Women of the Storm is behind the effort. But a click through to the "sponsors" page reveals that this effort is actually led by America's WETLAND Foundation, which is funded chiefly by the same oil companies who have ruined the Gulf and endangered the planet with their global warming emissions. The America's WETLAND Foundation (AWF) was launched in 2002 with primary support from Shell Oil and a host of other oil companies. AWF is run by the PR shop Marmillion+Company, whose founder previously served as a PR manager at ARCO and staffer to various GOPers. According to the Washington Post "Shell Oil, worried about its offshore drilling platforms, put up several million dollars for a PR campaign to rebrand Louisiana's marshes as 'America's Wetland.'" A quick look at the sponsors of America's WETLAND Foundation reveals the oily underpinnings of this greenwashing campaign, with Shell serving as "World Sponsor," and a long list of oil companies, the American Petroleum Institute and other polluting interests who back the group financially as well. Founded in January 2006 in response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, Women of the Storm might seem like a truly grassroots organization to the casual observer. Is it possible that they never figured out that the oil companies behind America's Wetland Foundation had an ulterior motive in "partnering" with their group -- to greenwash the oil industry's efforts to stick taxpayers with the bill for damage caused by drilling activities in the Gulf? Perhaps Women of the Storm were willing to take any help they could get, given the horrible response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by the Bush administration. Anne Milling, founder of Women of the Storm, says that the organization has never received a penny directly from BP or any other major oil company, although she did acknowledge Women of the Storm received advisory assistance from some of these entities when originally launching the project after Hurricane Katrina. Mrs. Milling was unapologetic when asked about the prominent placement of the America's Wetland Foundation banner on the group's website and its various partnerships with the oil-backed group. She sees nothing wrong with AWF's cozy relationship with the same oil and gas giants that are partly responsible for the coastal wetlands degradation that is the focus of her group's concern. Why? Perhaps because she is married to R. King Milling, the chairman of America's Wetland Foundation, Mrs. Milling sees nothing wrong with the oil connections. America's Wetland Foundation and Women of the Storm are partners in another affiliated campaign called "America's Energy Coast" whose tag line is "Shore Up, Fuel The Nation." Last fall, America's Energy Coast released a white paper called Region at Risk: Preventing the Loss of Vital National Assets [PDF], which called on Congress and the Obama administration "to resolve the maze of bureaucratic roadblocks that threaten the long-term sustainability of region." The AWF's "America's Energy Coast" white paper lays out what the oil-funded campaign is primarily concerned with protecting: At risk is an engine that fuels, feeds and supports the American economy. This is the nation's energy corridor that provides 90% of the domestic offshore oil and gas supply and is tied to 50% of the nation's refining capacity. Never mind the pelicans and dolphins -- this is all about oil production. In language that demonstrates fully the bastardization of the word "sustainability" by polluting interests, the paper suggests: ...our nation does not fully appreciate the benefits derived from these working wetlands. ... The ongoing debate at the national level on the best use of the region's natural resources has failed to recognize the urgent need for comprehensive solutions to the challenge of wholesale sustainability. "Wholesale sustainability?" And by that the AWF apparently means: ...no greater threat to sustainability exists than the threat of inaction or the maze of governmental processes that prevent efficient solutions.... the long-term survival and success of this region is ultimately tied to large-scale Federal recognition and support." ... Among the most challenging obstacles to achieving sustainability along America's Energy Coast are inconsistent laws, policies and regulations at all levels of government. And why is the oil-backed group such a big fan of restoring wetlands and achieving "A New Sustainability"? Could it possibly have anything to do with protecting oil rigs and refineries? These coastal landscapes provide protection to millions of people and hundreds of billions of dollars worth of property and infrastructure because they serve as buffers against hurricanes and storm surges. The AWF paper even has the gall to blame global warming for threatening oil and gas infrastructure, oblivious to the irony of such an argument: Energy production and navigation activities are essential to America's economic interests, but environmental threats, such as increasingly intense storms, rising sea levels, and ongoing coastal erosion and subsidence pose a significant risk to the physical infrastructure that supports these activities. This week, AWF ran ads in several DC and Gulf Coast media outlets touting a letter the group sent to Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy. The top priority item requested in the letter: Accelerate [Outer Continental Shelf drilling] revenue sharing to Gulf producing states for coastal restoration. That would of course mean more risky offshore drilling, one of the primary threats to the Gulf's health, as the BP disaster has made clear. So next time you sign a petition ostensibly about "saving" the Gulf ecosystem, make sure you know who is behind it first. America's WETLAND Foundation seems more interested in saving face for the oil and gas industry and tapping taxpayer coffers to protect oil and gas infrastructure than truly protecting the Gulf Coast. BP and the rest of the offshore drilling industry should "Be The One" to clean up their mess, not the U.S. taxpayer.

Jon Stewart Eviscerates White House’s Treatment of Shirley Sherrod

Fiscal Responsibility? The DoD Loses Track of 8.7 Billion Dollars

DISCLOSE Act was Democrats' response to earlier Supreme Court decision Repuk dem Martian I dun fuckin carewe have a right to know whose money is buying our govt The sith lords...erm I mean supreme court totally skull fucked campaign finance reform Apparently MORE repukes need to be voted out in November so we can get some fucking version of this bill passed I dun want multinational oil companies picking our leaders anyfuckinmore Republicans voted against even debating the DISCLOSE Act Tuesday, blocking the attempt to blunt the impact of the unpopular court ruling that allows corporations spend limitless dollars on U.S. elections. [ame=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/38439176#38439176]Rachel Maddow Show[/ame]

naturally. Tony gets his life back complete with golden parachute Gulf oil slick appears to vanish quickly yeah right.... don't mind me I'll just go sit over here not believing this daydream pssst The outrageous truth of CEO pay A look at what CEOs make compared to you. [ame=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/38439269#38439269]Rachel Maddow Show[/ame]

BP CEO Tony Hawyard, who's quickly become the public face of the Gulf Oil spill, will be stepping down within days, according to reports in the British press. The move is expected to come in anticipation of the company's announcement of its first-half results on Tuesday. BP will announce that it has made approximately $10 billion this year, even while contending with the largest oil spill in history, the U.K.'s Telegraph reports. Here's Telegraph The chief executive of BP, Tony Hayward, is finalising the details of his imminent exit from BP this weekend as the oil giant prepares to make an announcement on the chief executive's future possibly within the next 48 hours. After a weekend of detailed negotiations over Mr Hayward's severance package, it now appears almost certain that he will announce his departure ahead of BP's half year results on Tuesday. Bp Ceo Tony Hayward Resign BP Tries To Block Release Of Oil Spill Research .. Deepwater Horizon Alarm System Was Partly Disabled Prior To Explosion, Technician Tells Congress

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yeah its about right there hon I want ppl to realize what we already HAVE every day and use it fuck the money and its scuzzy back trail of excess fuck the pigs they're for eating. I know lotsa ppl that like bacon give us our renewable endless clean local energy NOW beeeeeeeeeeeeitch ~sorry beers~

Who? Why? What would you do? I would like to be Revi to hang out on a boat all day then catch a buzz in the evening and then go shoot assholes.... ~come on, I can't be a human rights champion everyfuckinday~ Gutts big ass sword meet Sarah Palin and Dick Cheeny..... Lina Inverse; food! and Dragon Slave all over the place Skip the pilot all together and I'll be Wing Zero Custom and change the world. Can you say crater? I knew ya could

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re methane nearly a decade ago when I started studying the ice methane came into that research, at first in the form of methane hydrates ~earth turds~ and then the gas itself. Methane is captured in the oceans and in the perma frost. Both mediums have been violated by human activity and warming climate. It will not get better only worse as temperatures rise. By now I think we all know its a far more powerful greenhouse gas that will accelerate the rise of global temperature faster then co2 alone can do. This disaster has also swung attention to the dead zones underwater, places where there is not enough oxygen in the water to support marine life. We've all seen the images of sharks rushing the coast; yeah well they were doing that to get someplace they could fucking breath. How massive these new dead zones are and how long it will take them to recover is still unknown and yeah thats a fuckin problem for all the peeps that support themselves and their families harvesting the bounty of the sea. Far more jobs have been lost because of the spill then would be lost with a permanent ban on all offshore drilling. Put the roughnecks to work building hydro and wind turbines instead of tearing up the oceans. There were already dead zones in the gulf primarily caused by pesticide and other chemical run off seeping into the Mississippi River and making its way out to sea. The methane that escaped from the busted well will compound the problem, expand and create new dead zones. We will not see the major die offs and fish kills that happen out in the open water. Its a huge area to survey and BP/coast guard have more or less told the press to back the fuck off and go take a good shit for themselves. I'm sure in the months years and decades to come scientists will descend on the gulf in droves. The way it stands now we'll all have to shove a thumb up our ass and wait for their findings to appear in their peer review journals. They're just establishing base lines now.... This is no surface spill like Valdez or broken pipe leaking crude or refined oil. This was an underwater volcano of toxic diarrhea and gas that erupted for 3 months. BP made the shit worse spraying toxic disputants all up into the mess in a PR attempt to keep the crud from rising to the surface en mass and looking as bad as it is. I've said it before and I'll say it again, no seafood on the grocery list here. A tuna fish sandwich isn't worth the wholesale rape of the already struggling ocean. If for some bizarre reason I need to eat fish I'll go pull one out of clean Skaneateles Lake. I will not buy produce grown in the gulf and surrounding states. I do not trust the rain/groundwater to be free of contamination. I'll get what I can local as always and in winter I'll buy produce I can't get from greenhouses here from California.

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all because somebody posted some BL stuff on fb and I just had to look.... sigh EOJBeBv3-jo

go 4 it yo Relief tunnel to reach Gulf well by weekend Oil gusher could be plugged for good within two weeks

Black employee who was forced to resign for purported racial bias: 'No one would listen Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is reconsidering the resignation of USDA official Shirley Sherrod following uproar over remarks made at an NAACP dinner, which were edited and taken out of context. NBCs Savannah Guthrie reports. [ame=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38340217#38340217]msnbc.com Video Player[/ame] Shirley Sherrod, the USDA official at the center of a race controversy, says, If you looked at the entire tape, I don't see how you would come away thinking I was a racist? [ame=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38340229#38340229]msnbc.com Video Player[/ame] faux news strikes again so sick of these frightened old rich white bastards making shit in their pants and freaking people out

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Crude pours out after pipeline blast; at least 1 firefighter dead can we all get off oil now?

*facepalm* jeez guys

Judge refuses to withdraw from drilling ban case Updated 14 hours, 6 minutes ago A federal judge who overturned the Obama administration's initial six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling has refused to disqualify himself from the case. Full story Obama spill chief says cap on ruptured BP oil well leaking, but not yet a major concern Updated 17 hours, 42 minutes ago Obama spill chief says cap on ruptured BP oil well leaking, but not yet a major concern. Full story BP shares drop as oil spill costs rise BP's troubles are threatening to cast a shadow over David Cameron's upcoming visit to Washington as fears of a new leak in the BP oil well surfaced late Monday and anger continued to grow over claims that BP pushed for the release of the Lockerbie bomber to help it win oil contracts in Libya. ITN's John Irvine reports. [ame=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38312976#38312976]msnbc.com Video Player[/ame]

Just days after BP managed to successfully cap the deepwater oil well that's been gushing freely into the Gulf of Mexico for almost 3 months, officials are reporting that mysterious seepage is coming up from the seabed a small distance from the busted oil well. Although Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen made no comment about what the seep may be, it's feared that there is a leak elsewhere in the wellbore, meaning the cap may have to be reopened to prevent the environmental disaster from becoming even worse and harder to fix (Associated Press). BP tested pressure in the well as soon as the current capping mechanism was installed, but levels were strangely lower than expected, leading many to fear that additional leaks were allowing the oil to escape. Some fear that the seepage may be methane escaping through cracks in the seafloor, and despite a strongly worded letter from Adm. Thad Allen, BP is currently ignorning government requests to increasing monitoring in the area. "When seeps are detected, you are directed to marshal resources, quickly investigate, and report findings to the government in no more than four hours. I direct you to provide me a written procedure for opening the choke valve as quickly as possible without damaging the well should hydrocarbon seepage near the well head be confirmed," Allen said in a letter to BP Managing Director Bob Dudley. Reopening the recently placed capping mechanism to release pressure will allow oil to flow freely into the already decimated coastal waters for at least three more days. Once again, disagreements between BP and the government have many in the Gulf (and around the nation) wondering who's really in charge. SIGN THE PETITIONS! Hold Oil Companies Accountable for their Spills Stop Another Disaster: Shut Down BP Atlantis

dMsdON76Z_Y had to listen to PotC stuff while yard workin it 2day