Our Southern Friends- Are you Pissed about the Oil Spill? I Know I Am ...... !

by flipper 233 Replies latest jw friends

  • freydo
    freydo

    Reporters threatened with arrest by U.S. Coast Guard under orders from BP

    http://www.naturalnews.com/028863_British_Petroleum_Gulf_of_Mexico.html

    (NaturalNews) "The Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe, now in its 35th day, has struck land, coating tourist beaches, marshes and shorelines with a greasy black filth that metaphorically represents the corporate greed that now dominates the U.S. economy. We are all awash in the dark slime of corporations gone bad, and now we're paying the price for allowing these companies to dominate our media, our government and our entire economy. You might think government regulators could have prevented all this, but that's hardly the case. This disaster isn't merely about a government regulation failure; it's about what happens when you let corporations rule Washington.

    British Petroleum has been steamrolling both the federal government and the press over this oil catastrophe in the Gulf. For starters, the U.S. Coast Guard is now threatening to arrest journalists who try to cover the story by invoking "BP rules" that forbid journalists from conducting investigative journalism. (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010...)

    As reported by CBS News: "When CBS News tried to reach the beach, covered in oil, a boat of BP contractors with two Coast Guard officers on board told us to turn around under threat of arrest." In other words, the U.S. Coast Guard is now protecting the financial interests of corporations by trying to censor a story the public needs to see........."

  • freydo
    freydo

    But there is good news.......

    Prepare for an Active Hurricane Season

    Friday, 28 May 2010 09:47 AM Article Font Size

    By: Bruce Mandelblit

    An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.

    Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is projecting a 70 percent probability of the following ranges:
    • 14 to 23 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including: • 8 to 14 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:
    • 3 to 7 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4, or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)

    However, there is some good news.
    When you prepare for natural disasters such as hurricanes, you also go far in getting ready for any other emergency situations, including potential terror attacks.........

    http://www.newsmax.com/US/Atlantic-hurricane-storms-Department/2010/05/28/id/360426?s=al&promo_code=9FAF-1

  • Sad emo
    Sad emo
    Toured a Bicycle factory yesterday, one of the better inventions we humans came up with and still a popular way to get around.

    Whaddaya think they make the tyres from? and the paint? And the corrosion inhibitors they put into the steel frames? Or the resins for lightweight carbon frames?

    Not meaning to be confrontational but oil literally keeps the world running at the moment. Oil products are used in so many things you might not even think of... and if the world wants oil, it has to be prepared to pay a very high price sometimes

    I'm very unhappy about what's happened and hope that the damage caused will be cleared up and repaired as best and soon as possible. I too think BP have a lot of questions to answer - and answer they will eventually...

  • flipper
    flipper

    FREYDO- Yes, I find it interesting how much cover up BP is trying to exercise over this oil spill. I mean, it's ridiculous. Already a couple days ago the BP official who was guilty of giving the command to replace heavy fluid in the well with sea water which in part caused it to blow - has invoked the 5th amendment so he won't incriminate himself in a possible criminal negligence trial in front of the government. Yet news leaked out to the media already showed he went against the Ocean Company officials that OWN the rig who wanted the heavy fluid used. BP is screwed - no matter HOW MUCH they try to hide their irresponsibility in this.

    DESIGNS- Agreed. There is already so many politics being played out in this disaster and cover ups - everybody is running around like rats jumping off a ship trying to cover their legal hind end ! Crazy.

    SAD EMO- Well, good point. Oil is in a lot of our products worldwide. I think this disaster is a kind of wake up call for our entire society to question ourselves and more seriously consider altrenative energy sources. Much safer and ecologically friendly type energy sources. It certainly caught the President's attention. He is banning all drilling for awhile. Perhpas huge corporations will more seriously look into alternative energy sources now. They are pretty greedy, so I doubt it- but I'd like to see them HAVE to do it- with no other options . Doubtful though

  • freydo
    freydo

    (NaturalNews) "BP officials have announced today that the "top kill" effort to stop the Gulf oil leak has failed. Unanticipated problems doomed the project, which involved trying to pump tens of thousands of gallons of mud, shredded rubber tires and other "junk" into the hole to try to halt the outflow of oil. At 6pm Saturday evening, BP officials announced the "top kill" effort had failed and now they were moving on to another plan (more below).

    I am on site at the Gulf Coast right now, and while I haven't reached the areas where oil is washing up on the beaches, I'm learning some interesting information nonetheless. In particular, finding a hotel room anywhere near New Orleans has become virtually impossible, as BP has rented out virtually every available hotel room from St. Charles, Louisiana all the way to Pensacola, Florida. (I am currently staying in a fleabag hotel that miraculously has internet access...)

    But it raises the question: Where are all these people? I haven't seen a single BP person anywhere, and I was out on some beaches today filming editorial segments for NaturalNews. I did see some small watercraft laying out protective barriers, but I didn't see any BP people anywhere.
    ........."

    http://www.naturalnews.com/028893_top_kill_Gulf_Coast.html

  • Sad emo
    Sad emo

    Hi flipper, I hope you are well, I'm not here so often nowadays.

    Although you agreed with what I wrote, did you notice that you went straight back to oil and energy sources? That's where we miss the point. When folks think of oil, they usually think - gas (petrol!), diesel, aeroplanes and maybe oil-fired power stations (go figure!) or boilers/heating systems.

    Yes there are cleaner alternatives to these - solar, wind or wave power on the natural side - or nuclear power, which in spite of the risks is actually quite safe, clean and efficient enugh for large-scale energy production.

    BUT, what about alternatives for all the other everyday stuff - soaps, detergents, cosmetics, paints, dyes, anything plastic, medicines, synthetic fibres (well we could go back to only wool, cotton, flax!). With what would we surface our roads?

    Almost everything you touch has seen contact with an oil product at some point. It's about far more than just the 'obvious' - I fear we've advanced too far now to be able to manage without. What is needed is for oil extraction and distribution to be responsibly managed - which sadly in this case, it hasn't.

  • flipper
    flipper

    FREYDO- Thanks for posting the updated information. Why doesn't this surprise me that the " top kill " method failed ? I don't think BP has the slightest idea how to stop this oil leak. Everything has been PR and save face mode and let's learn how to do this on the fly mode. Very interesting that BP has rented out tons of motels and hotels - yet nobody is on the beach cleaning this crap up. BP must be on holiday this Memorial weekend. You would think it would be " all hands on deck " on the beach !

    SAD EMO- I agree. I mean- our total lifestyle would have to change and we'd have to go back to the 18th or 19th century to use non-polluting types of power AND incorporate other options in our items we use in everyday life as well - if we were to ditch oil completely. But there is too much $$$ being made in oil and oil based products for big time corporations to change I fear. Peace out, mr. Flipper

  • sammielee24
    sammielee24

    BUT, what about alternatives for all the other everyday stuff - soaps, detergents, cosmetics, paints, dyes, anything plastic, medicines, synthetic fibres (well we could go back to only wool, cotton, flax!). With what would we surface our roads?

    Almost everything you touch has seen contact with an oil product at some point. It's about far more than just the 'obvious' - I fear we've advanced too far now to be able to manage without. What is needed is for oil extraction and distribution to be responsibly managed - which sadly in this case, it hasn't.

    ------------------------------------

    The world can easily exist without plastic bags and plastic bottles - all of which contain petroleum. We can forgo coating our vitamins with the junk. We can go back to better quality and natural fiber fabrics. We aren't too far gone at all and some simple switches here and there, can reduce the need for oil based product. In the interim, we can use oil without pulling it out of deep water. It's a perpetual cycle of use and abuse - we have plastic crap in everything from the ten buck toaster to the one dollar socks we buy - all of which are not made to last and end up in the landfill sooner than later. Stop importing cheap plastic crap and start making a good, quality and long lasting piece of equipment in your own country and you cut down on production of said crap by half. Plastic isn't breaking down and now some of it's found to be toxic. Carry your own cloth bags and buy glass - non toxic. It's doable....sammieswife.

  • sammielee24
    sammielee24

    On an added note - a woman wrote a blog yesterday from down in Florida regarding oil hitting her windshield. Fog creates a mist and there are places that apparently are picking up the oil particles from the ocean and they are landing on cars. It makes sense. If it hits the car, then imagine how much is filtering into the lawns and gardens as well. sammieswife

  • flipper
    flipper

    SAMMIE'SWIFE- Exactly, just as you stated. It is doable to bypass oil products. But the greed of huge corporations won't allow that to happen. But individually we could all start making a difference as you said buying glass, carrying our own cloth bags , recycling - even growing our own gardens and vegetables. In time we may end up HAVING to be a self sustaining country if the powers that pollute destroy our way of life.

    That is incredible that this lady is getting oil on her windshield through wind pushed fog already ! Can you imagine not only how much oil is hitting into lawns and gardens- but perhaps penetrating the groundwater or drinking water ? The eventual devastation from this oil spill is only BEGINNING to be felt I fear

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