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BP: Big Pussies
I was listening to the BBC yesterday morning, and was shocked and appalled to hear BP and the British government express dismay and surprise at the anger in the US. I’m a little too lazy to go through the Beeb’s archives, but thanks to a number of other articles, I don’t have to.
Here’s deputy [...]
Karen beninato: BP’s Spill Plan: What they knew and when they knew it
damning:
I have obtained a copy of the almost-600-page BP Regional Oil Spill Response Plan for the Gulf of Mexico as of June, 2009, thanks to an insider. Some material has been redacted, but these are the three main takeaways from an initial read….
In the worst case discharge scenario (on chart below), an oil leak was [...]
BP’s Dispersants Now Mean the Gulf Will never be Cleaned Up
What they mean by “years” is “never”.
Dispersal of Oil Means Cleanup to Take Years, Official Says:
Although the Coast Guard had trained for the possibility of cleaning up a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it had never anticipated that oil would spread across such a broad area and break up into hundreds of [...]
No Questions, Please. It Might Destroy the Narrative.
From: Deepwater Horizon Response External Affairs
Reply-To: Deepwater Horizon Response External Affairs
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:29:03 -0700 (PDT)
To: [redacted]
Subject: MEDIA ADVISORY: BP Containment Cap Technical Briefing
DATE: June 04, 2010 12:27:32 CST
MEDIA ADVISORY: BP Containment Cap Technical Briefing
Key contact numbers
* Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
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Deepwater Horizon CYA
A friend of mine from high school who will go unnamed has been forwarding me the daily PR releases from BP and from Deepwater Horizon, the rig that exploded and is pouring millions of gallons of crude oil into our waters. The PRs are as hilarious as they are infuriating as they are sad.
I’m [...]
Desperately Needed Happy Post
I’m going to give us a tiny little break from the Apocalypse in the Gulf, because by the time I post the next series of photos of oil-coated animals, I’m concerned that without something uplifting my readers are going to tear their eyeballs out.
It’s spring in Philadelphia, and my walk to work gets more pleasant [...]
Gulf Coast Oil Disaster: Obama’s Very Real Culpability
Now with fixed link
The New York Times asks if this is Obama’s Oil Disaster, and every contributor either dodges the issue or says “No.”
With all due respect, that is a load of BULLSHIT. While BP certainly bears the lion’s share of the culpability, Obama is by no means blameless.
You may have noticed [...]
Hey Dick Durbin, Shut Up.
After Tony Hayward makes his ridiculous and impossible promise to “clean up every drop of oil”, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois engages in some pointless grandstanding. It starts around the 6-minute mark and goes like this:
BP, in my mind no longer stands for “British Petroleum”: it stands for “Beyond Patience”. People have been waiting 34 [...]
President George W. Obama: A Gulf Coast Tragedy
George W. Bush, 2005:
On Sunday, everyone was waiting for Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 storm, to directly hit New orleans. At the last minute, the hurricane veered east, degrading to a Category 4, and smashing into the Gulf Coast, just east of downtown New Orleans.
While everybody else was waiting and worrying the President was eating [...]
BP CEO Tony Hayward is a DOUCHEBAG.
“I’m devastated.” FUCK YOU, Tony. FUCK YOU. IT’S BEEN 35 FUCKING DAYS.
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