Well it shouldn’t be. You aren’t supposed to be able to see these photos but I’m sending you there anyway. I would advise getting a tissue before you do. F/T Will on Twitter
T. Sharp on Twitter (@newscoma) Steve Ross on Twitter (@vibinc) Steve Steffens on Twitter (@leftwingcracker)Well it shouldn’t be. You aren’t supposed to be able to see these photos but I’m sending you there anyway. I would advise getting a tissue before you do. F/T Will on Twitter
In an unsigned editorial in the Jackson Sun today, the writer says that President Barack Obama is in a no-win situation. Sort of damned if you do, damned if you don’t when it comes to his leadership in dealing with BP’s mess. Half our people believe he should let BP shoulder the costs and...
It’s been 19 months since the TVA coal waste spilled in Harriman. I guess it’s a look at comparing disasters. None of them are good, but it’s food for thought about how these two events were man-made. The floods came from the skies. The BP and TVA disasters have fingerprints from lobbying decisions that...
Some people like to bitch about things but just do that. When they see something inappropriate or are treated in a way that unkind/unfair, they will passively aggressively snarl about it but they don’t DO anything in changing the situation. It’s easier to moan that to say “Hell no!” Don’t get me wrong, I’ve...
We’ve written about the oil spill pretty frequently here at Speak to Power. Knoxville blogger Jen McClurg Roth is doing what she can to bring awareness to what’s happening in her native Alabama and the Gulf Coast. From KNS, Jen McClurg Roth has created an organization called Clean The Gulf Now (CTGN) setting up...
The PR spin continues from BP. It’s not going to stop anytime soon, I assure you but they are in damage control mode. As BP sweats to clean up the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico, it is simultaneously waging a public relations (PR) war, trying to fend a wave of negative attention, by...
Well, we knew this was happening anyway but to read it again makes me a bit stabby. WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) — Even before the April 20 explosion on its rig off the Louisiana coast, BP spent millions of dollars lobbying Washington’s power players. BP will now tap that power and influence as it tries to...
This page on Knox Views is really cool. R. Neal has set up all the latest news regarding the BP Deepwater Horizon spill. One stop shopping we wish we were having to do, but Knoxviews just made it easier. And in related news, a poll by ABC suggests that the BP Oil Spill is...
Real world things have slapped Steve Ross and I around a bit this week. We’ve been busier than a mayfly in hour 16 of its small little life. And we’ve also probably felt about as much pressure as that same mayfly trying to keep the June wheels rolling today. There is a lot of...
While the efforts in the Gulf are currently focused on stopping the thousands of barrels of oil being released into the environment daily, eventually, the massive cleanup effort is going to be the long-term focus. Chemical dispersants have serious long-term environmental questions, particularly with a spill this large. So the question becomes, how can...