This might be one of the most astounding and positive things to come out of the Obama white house, that is, if it turns out this idea is more than just political posturing and an actual goal of the President. Long story short: the possibility of a “Gulf Recovery Act” on par with the Tennessee [...]
Filed under: News, Politics, Science | Tagged: Anderson Cooper, BP Oil Spill, Douglas Brinkley, Environment, Gulf Recovery Act, Obama, Redirecting Mississippi, Restoring Wetlands, TVA | 1 Comment »
Thanks to Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), you can now view live footage of the BP Oil Spill on the House website here. Oh, and looks like we had an incredibly similar spill event over 30 years ago, with the same leak-stopping techniques being employed. >.< And now that the top-kill seems to maybe have worked, [...]
Filed under: News, Science | Tagged: 1979, BP, Disaster, Environment, Gulf of Mexico, Leak, Maddow, Offshore Oil Drilling, Oil Spill, Top Kill, Underwater Plumes | 1 Comment »
A lovely op-ed piece about the nature of the Gulf Coast oil spill, the untenable position of current regulation, and the inherent trade-off between the exploitation of natural resources and the preservation of our environment – and all the ecosystem services it provides. Coming from a state with an extensive (and some would say pristine) [...]
Filed under: Economics, News, Politics, Science | Tagged: BP, Environment, Greed, Gulf Coast, Industry, Louisiana, Maddow, Offshore Oil Drilling, Oil Spill, Op-Ed, Regulation, Wetlands | Leave a Comment »
