BP Oil Slick to Make Landfall Here Sunday Glynn Wilson by Glynn Wilson DAUPHIN ISLAND – We arrived on the scene here before sunset on Friday at the point where the massive BP oil slick is supposed to hit Alabama first, the Western tip of Dauphin Island south of Mobile. There’s already a black streak…
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Could Eclipse Exxon Valdez
Now Let ‘Em Chant ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control and drifted inexorably toward the Gulf Coast on Thursday as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Responds to Oil Spill
Supports Mississippi Canyon Incident Response Efforts The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking action to support the joint response to the Mississippi Canyon 252 oil spill with experienced specialists, land managers and support personnel. Booms to capture and deflect anticipated oil are being deployed at Breton National Wildlife Refuge, where thousands of brown pelicans…
Gulf Oil Spill Spews Growing Disaster
Yeah, Here’s Why We Should ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy It’s a hellish scene: Giant sheets of flame racing across the Gulf of Mexico as thick, black smoke billows high into the sky. This, though, is no Hollywood action movie. It’s the real-life plan to…
Gulf Oil Well Disaster Shows Dangers of More Offshore Drilling
Report from New Orleans by Aaron Viles Campaign Director United for a Healthy Gulf Just two days before Earth Day, a few weeks after President Obama’s call to increase drilling in off-shore areas, an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, 45 miles off of Louisiana’s coast, near the Breton and Delta National Wildlife…
Karl ‘Turd Blossom’ Rove Signs Books in Birmingham
Guess Who Showed Up? Glynn Wilson by Glynn Wilson About 20 people showed up at the Brookwood Mall Books-A-Million in Birmingham Tuesday to get a signed copy of former Bush political aide Karl Rove’s book, Courage and Consequence, a memoir of his time in the White House designed to try and repair the legacy of…
Arizona: The 'Meth Lab' of Democracy?
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Thinks So… The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Bush's Book Released Just In Time…
To Help Democrats in the 2010 Midterm Elections Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Let’s all remember the Bush Years one more time. The 2000 election debacle, the ill-conceived Iraq War, the financial meltdown, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan and Iran. With the approval of only 22 percent of Americans, Republicans…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Interviewed on Death of Coal Miners
Robert Kennedy Jr., interviewed at a Climate Change Rally by Velvet Revolution, says Massey Coal owner should go to jail for massive violations of the law that led to the 29 coal miners’ deaths. As the New York Times recently wrote: Twenty days later and twenty miles away, they came to say farewell to the…
Birmingham City Education Association Governor's Forum April 27
A Gubernatorial Forum sponsored by the Birmingham City Education Association will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in downtown Birmingham. The following candidates for Governor have confirmed, according to a press release. Republicans include: Dr. Robert Bentley, Bradley Byrne. Tim James, Charles Taylor and Bill…
Alabama Prepares for Oil Slick Along the Coast
Alabama officials were preparing Monday in case the state’s beaches and wetlands are hit by an oil slick from the petroleum rig that exploded and sank off the coast of Louisiana, according to the AP. State environmental officials held a conference call with emergency planners, and contractors already were preparing to try to contain any…
Bob Taylor: Magic City Art Connection in Linn Park
Glynn Wilson Bob Taylor the metalsmith peddling his wares at the Magic City Art Connection at Linn Park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. [Click on this link or the image for more photos].
Drum Circle: Birmingham Botanical Gardens Earth Day Celebration
Glynn Wilson Colleen Caffrey and Amy Jackson of Rhythm Synergy in Atlanta lead a drum circle for children at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens Earth Day celebration [Click on this link or the image for more photos on Facebook].
On the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
The Big Picture by Glynn Wilson Earth Day turned 40 this week, and in spite of all the progress the movement has spawned across the globe, another oil well is spilling its black gold into the Gulf of Mexico today, they are holding another mass funeral for coal miners in West Virginia, and it looks…
Karl 'Turd Blossom' Rove is Coming to Town
Democrats Plan Protest Political strategist Karl Rove has announced that he will be coming to Birmingham to promote his new book of political fiction to try and shore up president Bush’s “legacy” in office, Courage and Consequence, according to the local CBS affiliate, Channel 42 News. He will be signing books at the Books-A-Million at…
Weather Service Issues Tornado Warnings for Middle Alabamaland
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for 40 counties across Alabama, including Blount, Jefferson and St. Clair counties. The alert warns of particularly dangerous conditions, including the possibility of long-track tornadoes and strong tornadoes, as well as damaging winds and hail. Stay tuned to your favorite weatherman on the Tube today ladies.…
Alabama Environmental Council Holds Green Tie Affair
Party for the Planet on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day Glynn Wilson [Click here or on the image for more photos…] Michael Churchman, executive director of the Alabama Environmental Council, revealed plans for the renovation of the downtown Birmingham recycling center last night at the 14th Annual Green Tie Affair Auction and party on…
Earth Day is Really About Humanity
Guest Column by Al Gore Founder, The Climate Protection Action Fund Despite the name, Earth Day is really about humanity. Our planet has existed for billions of years and will continue to exist, no matter how much oil and coal we burn, no matter how much carbon pollution we dump into our atmosphere. It’s the…
On 40th Earth Day, Image of Green Movement Still Positive
Nineteen percent of Americans say they are an active participant in the environmental movement, while 42 percent are sympathetic but not active, according to the latest Gallup poll on the subject. The combined active/sympathetic group has declined some since Gallup first measured this in 2000, but, at 61 percent, it remains high. Only 28 percent…
Black Warrior Riverkeeper Launches New Video on Earth Day 2010
On this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Black Warrior Riverkeeper is launching a three-minute video to help promote awareness about their mission of protecting and restoring the Black Warrior River and its tributaries. The first Earth Day in April 1970 struck a chord with policymakers across the nation and helped set into motion the development…
