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The GOP, Attacking the American Wage Earner
January 4th, 2011The Ed Show on MSNBC
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Republicans in power are attacking unions and wage earners.
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Democrats Cave on Fighting GOP to Let Bush’s Tax Cuts for the Rich Expire
December 7th, 2010Spike Lee Nails It on Countdown
August 18th, 2010What I’ve been sayin’…
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About 6 and a half minutes into this, he talks about BP.
“BP dictated to the United States government what to do…,” Spike Lee said on MSNBC.
“BP’s runnin’ things.”
A Preview of Bill Maher’s 2010 Show
August 12th, 2010But I’m Not Wrong
Just watch it. I have nothing to add…
Gulf Deepwater Lease Sales Continue With Lax Oversight
June 11th, 2010by Glynn Wilson
The Minerals Management Service continues to approve new deepwater oil drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico even after the Deepwater Horizon explosion and a change in policy on drilling by the Obama administration, giving British Petroleum and other companies the right to drill even more wells under the same inadequate oversight regime that led to the current oil spill, according to a new legal challenge filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Defenders of Wildlife.
The groups say current policies create an incentive to allow drilling even in the face of evident risks because once a lease is issued by MMS, the U.S. government is obligated to pay the lessee either the fair market value of the lease or the amount spent to obtain the bid plus costs and interest if the government cancels the lease or refuses to allow drilling. MMS approved new leases for deepwater tracts as recently as June 10 under the same lax oversight complicit in the current Gulf spill.
“MMS quietly granted oil companies the right to drill 198 more deepwater wells as if the spill wasn’t devastating the Gulf,” said Derb Carter, senior attorney and director, Carolinas Office, Southern Environmental Law Center. “If it’s too deep to stop a spill, it’s too deep to drill. BP is under criminal investigation for its explosion and dumping millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf, yet MMS approved 13 new leases for BP to drill in deepwater without any better oversight.”
The groups’ lawsuit challenges MMS approval of leases, including 198 deepwater leases, in the Central Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20 that led to the ongoing gusher that continues to wash up in Louisiana wetlands and on beaches in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
NOAA Closes Down Fishing in Oil Soaked Gulf of Mexico
May 2nd, 2010
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is restricting fishing for a minimum of 10 days in federal waters most affected by the BP oil spill, largely between Louisiana state waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River to waters off Florida’s Pensacola Bay.
The closure is effective immediately, the agency reports. Details can be found on NOAA’s Website.
“NOAA scientists are on the ground in the area of the oil spill taking water and seafood samples in an effort to ensure the safety of the seafood and fishing activities,” said Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator, who met with more than 100 fishermen in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish on Friday night.
“I heard the concerns of the Plaquemines Parish fishermen as well other fishermen and state fishery managers about potential economic impacts of a closure. Balancing economic and health concerns, this order closes just those areas that are affected by oil. There should be no health risk in seafood currently in the marketplace,” he said.
“We stand with America’s fisherman, their families and businesses in impacted coastal communities during this very challenging time. Fishing is vital to our economy and our quality of life and we will work tirelessly to protect it,” said Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke.
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Could Eclipse Exxon Valdez
April 29th, 2010Now Let ‘Em Chant ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
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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 barriers around marshes. The spill was both bigger and closer than imagined – five times larger than first estimated, with the leading edge just three miles from the Louisiana shore. Authorities said it could reach the Mississippi River delta by Thursday night, according to the AP.
