The picture you’re looking at is not an asphalt road or a parking lot but a section of the Mississippi River that has been clogged with thousands of dead fish (known as a fish kill) in Louisiana. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the fish were found and photographed in a bayou on the west [...]
A well known animal activist, Pam Anderson is earning her keep as honorary director for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) by helping relocate some 48 dogs affected by the oil spill from New Orleans to Virginia. Anderson will shoulder all local adoption costs, including flea treatments and spay and neutering services. Together [...]
Battle Creek,Michigan — More than 800,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River, a major waterway that flows into Lake Michigan, this Monday. The leak is said to have come from a 30-inch pipeline that carries millions of gallons of oil each day from Griffith, Ind., to Sarnia. A pipeline owned by Enbridge. Gov. [...]
BP has announced plans to cut its U.S. tax bill by $9.9 billion, about half of the amount it recently has pledged to aid victims of the disaster. The reason? They’ll be putting all costs related to the oil spill as expenditures on the company log book. A smart yet nefarious move if I ever [...]
MANILA, Philippines –When Makati Mayor “Junjun” Binay Jr. ordered First Philippine Industrial Corp. (FPIC) to close it’s pipeline that’s been causing woes at the West Tower Condominium, Energy Department director Zenaida Monsada pointed that Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. was the “most affected” oil firm. FPIC — operator of the country’s largest commercial oil pipeline — [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Makati Fire chief Samuel Tadeo said that The West Tower on Osmeña Highway in Barangay Bangkal, Makati is like a “ticking bomb ready to explode anytime.” The Makati Disaster Coordinating Council, who’s members include Tadeo recommend to Makati Mayor “Junjun” Binay Jr. to evacuate the 60 families or about 500 individuals residing [...]
For the first time in 87 days since the disaster at DeepWater Horizon, oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. BP has confirmed that it the new containment cap that they were testing has succesfully contained the leak starting at 3:25 p.m. ET. A Live Video feed showed that no oil was leaking [...]
More bad news for BP and the people living in the Gulf of Mexico as tests confirmed dangerous levels of arsenic in the seawater. Researchers conducting the study reports that “the oil spill stops the normal process that arsenic flows through the seawater.” They explained that arsenic is normally found in seawater and is normally [...]
Patrick has an awesome plan to fix the BP Oil Spill. The result? Oh darn! And I thought the loss of Spongebob was sad source Facebook and Polivore
The US Government has given BP 24 hours to respond to inquiries regarding the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A letter from Admiral Thad Allen to BP’s managing director instructed the company must hand over “detailed plans and timelines” on stopping the leak. The information is needed before BP is allowed to change caps on [...]
