One of many perks the US enjoys in its close relationship with the chosen state.

Submitted by andie531 on Sat, 2011-06-25 02:25

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Great show with Dr. Nancy Banks.  Runs the gamut with Dr. Banks' medical insights.  HIGHLY recommended.

Submitted by Fester on Fri, 2010-11-05 04:57

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600 patients have already signed up five days in advance of the National Association of Free Clinics New Orleans event, while few if any had signed up until just one day before for the group’s free clinic in Washington D.C. earlier THIS MONTH

From the NAFC website: “This clinic will help the uninsured of the Gulf region as we approach the 5 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and as the region is struggling with the current oil spill crisis.”

Submitted by andie531 on Sat, 2010-08-28 03:02

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The US government has ordered oil giant BP to offer a plan for opening the capped oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, after a seep was found threatening to leak into the bedrock.

Submitted by Sullivan on Wed, 2010-07-21 06:49

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They lied about what happened on 9/11/2001. They lied about the need to make war on Iraq. They lied about the reasons they started bombing Afghanistan.

So I guess we should not be surprised that they have lied every day about the profound defacement using an out-of-control oil well to destroy the Gulf of Mexico.

Submitted by Sullivan on Tue, 2010-07-20 10:49

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Israeli settlements have been dumping untreated waste directly into a sewage canal that runs through the occupied West Bank, affecting Palestinian villages along its banks.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sun, 2010-07-18 17:46

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MOBILE, Alabama - 16 July 2010 - News 5 - More than a week has passed since Alabama's beaches have seen significant oil, and despite warnings along the Gulf Coast, some swimmers are taking their chances.

News Five collected samples of water and sand from Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Katrina Key and Dauphin Island. To our eyes, the samples appeared normal, until we took them to a local lab to be tested.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sun, 2010-07-18 10:04

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Corexit is a product line of solvents primarily used as a dispersant for breaking up oil slicks. It is produced by Nalco Holding Company which is associated with BP . Corexit 9500, four times more toxic than crude oil, is one of the most poisonous dispersants ever developed, and is up to 20 times more toxic than other dispersants, and only half as effective.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sun, 2010-07-18 09:57

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The federal judge who overturned Barack Obama's offshore drilling moratorium reported owning stock in numerous companies involved in the offshore oil industry — including Transocean, which leased the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig to BP prior to its April 20 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico — according to 2008 financial disclosure reports.

Submitted by Sullivan on Tue, 2010-06-22 23:41

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US congressman says company's worst-case assessment of leak was 20 times higher than public estimate.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sun, 2010-06-20 23:38

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Submitted by Sullivan on Sun, 2010-06-20 23:32

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Residents of the US Gulf Coast braced for more oil from a ruptured BP Plc well to hit their beaches today as oil washed ashore at Panama City, a popular Florida tourist destination.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sun, 2010-06-20 10:19

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When you pour more than a million gallons of toxic chemical dispersants on top of an oil spill, it doesn’t just disappear.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-19 23:31

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Because drilling can bring warm fluids up from depth, potentially melting the shallower gas hydrate, many researchers and engineers anticipate that drilling through gas hydrate may pose a hazard to the stability of the well, the platform anchors, the tethers, or even entire platforms.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-19 23:21

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WASHINGTON, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Although it remains unknown when the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico can be plugged, efforts to clean up the massive BP oil spilled so far could continue until 2011 and well beyond, some experts said.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-19 21:39

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Does a company that both builds oil rigs and cleans up oil spills have any motivation to prevent oil rig disasters?

Submitted by Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-19 09:25

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NEW ORLEANS — It is an overlooked danger in the oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico's fragile ecosystem.

Submitted by Sullivan on Fri, 2010-06-18 22:28

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Kenneth Feinberg, cover up artist par excellence for 'events' whose true nature must be kept hidden is handed the job of administering BP's $20 billion fund for damage claims to economic victims of the Gulf oil spill

Submitted by andie531 on Thu, 2010-06-17 19:09

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In this article, John Kaminski dares to speak the unspeakable about the depth of the BP oil spill disaster. Many Americans are coming to his conclusions, but quickly eject these thoughts as fast as they enter.  America's symbol is no longer the eagle. It is the ostrich, who hides his head in the sand to make the reality in which he finds himself disappear.

Submitted by pandora on Wed, 2010-06-16 00:44

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Horn Island was the jewel of the Mississippi barrer islands, and part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Horn Island is dotted with huge sand dunes and pastures of sea oats. High in the trees are the massive stick nests of Ospreys, while the beaches bound with native sea birds.

Submitted by pandora on Sat, 2010-06-12 21:32

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In case you were tempted to buy the faux Washington outrage at BP and its gulf oil spill in recent days, here's a story that reveals a little-known corporate political connection and the quiet way the inner political circles intersect, protect and care for one another in the nation's capital. And Chicago.

Submitted by andie531 on Thu, 2010-06-10 03:40

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No wonder BP is trying to keep journalists away from the region. 

Submitted by pandora on Wed, 2010-06-09 11:56

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Damage control BP PR BS propaganda CBS "news" piece? You decide. Watch a BP executive cry crocodile tears while real alligators' habitats are being jeopardized.

Harry Smith keeps a straight face as he interviews BP (dis)managing director, Bob Dudley.

CBS does admit that up to 40 MILLION gallons of oil spill into the gulf EACH DAY.

Submitted by pandora on Tue, 2010-06-08 23:43

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NEW ORLEANS - Media organizations say they are being allowed only limited access to areas impacted by the Gulf oil spill through restrictions on plane and boat traffic that are making it difficult to document the worst spill in U.S. history.

Submitted by Sullivan on Sun, 2010-05-30 21:16

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Amazing that the common denominator in this disaster seems to be former Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney. Blogger Connects Dots and Finds Arrow Pointing to ex-VP

Submitted by pandora on Sat, 2010-05-22 10:55

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Amazing what kind of rats you find when you start turning the lights on.

Submitted by Sullivan on Thu, 2010-05-20 21:08

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