Daily Archives: August 15, 2010

Surfer Visits Oily Gulf: Says Bank Locally

“I made this video because I didn’t know how we are connected to funding BP until I did some research,” Kyle Thiermann said. “I think it’s exciting once you realize the power you have to influence change on a huge scale, simply by banking locally.” Find out more at Kyle’s YouTube channel, and KyleThiermann.com.

Locals Swim in Condo Pools, Only Tourists Dip in Toxic Gulf

Water samples from several areas in the Gulf tested positive for Petrochemicals at a lab in Mobile, Alabama. Locals suspected the waters weren’t safe, although tourists allowed their children to swim in the water. The lab did find oil levels in the water MUCH higher than that considered safe, even though at a glance, the…

Polluters Using GOP to Push for License to Kill

Assault on Clean Air Laws and EPA Ignores Public Health and Clean Energy Jobs The House GOP Conference issued a statement this week that shamelessly echoes the oil and coal lobbies’ endless efforts to avoid cleaning up their acts despite the known health problems their dirty industries cause and the new job opportunities offered by…