Nick brings this interview with Matthew Simmons to our attention. It’s Simmons’ view on the gravity of the BP oil spill. Thank you, Nick. Doubleclick on the video to go to Youtube and continue. I start with part 2; part 1 is Rick Wiles’ intro, which is unnecessary to listen to to follow Matt. According […]
Prominent Oil Industry Insider: "There's Another Leak, Much Bigger, 5 to 6 Miles Away"
by Washington’s Blog Global Research May 28, 2010 Washington’s Blog – 2010-05-27 https://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=19379 Matt Simmons was an energy adviser to President George W. Bush, is an adviser to the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre, and is a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. Simmon is chairman and CEO of Simmons […]
Terry Allen: BP Bets the Planet—We Lose
By Terry J. Allen In These Times June 10, 2010 https://inthesetimes.com/article/6067/bp_bets_the_planetwe_lose/ If BP cut the corners, the federal Minerals Management Service handed it a chainsaw, capping a long-corrupted relationship with the industry it is supposed to regulate. As the oil spreads, choking life and livelihood, the hearings and investigations into BP’s gulf hemorrhage are focused […]
Lindsey Williams: It's the Toxic Fumes That Could Cause Deaths
Perhaps we now see why there is a media blackout on the Gulf. I wonder if we will see the fall of many gubernatorial regimes and the appointment of caretaker regimes in the hands of Earth allies as a result of this crisis. Pastor Lindsey Williams has a number of petroleum industry sources, one of […]
A Lesson Impossible to Ignore
I’ve debated and debated whether I would post this rather remarkable and ironic photo of a British Petroleum station and something keeps nagging me that I must. It’s a given of day-to-day life that we are responsible for our spills and should clean up after ourselves. Surely it’s a measure of how much has gone […]
Is the "Jig Up" on Containment of BP Well?
BP Well Bore And Casing Integrity May Be Blown, Says Florida’s Sen. Nelson By bmaz June 7, 2010 Empty Wheel https://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2010/06/07/senator-nelson-says-bp-well-integrity-may-be-blown/ Oil and gas are leaking from the seabed surrounding the BP Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, Senator Bill Nelson of Florida told Andrea Mitchell today on MSNBC. Nelson, one of the most […]