The Bayou Blues…Wildlife Deeply Affected By bp OIL

Wildlife photos vividly bring home impact of Gulf spill…

 

A bird is mired in oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A brown pelican is seen on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon hasaffected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A bird covered in oil flails in the surf at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon hasaffected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Oil oozes through the reeds at the mouth of the Mississippi River near Venice, Louisiana. BP reported further progress Tuesday in stemming the Gulf ofMexico oil spill, but new evidence showed part of the slick could be swept to Florida’s beaches and sensitive coral reefs.(AFP/Getty Images/John Moore)

 

Flip The Script, Bring Ret. Gen. Russel Honore Out Of Retirement In Clean Up Efforts In Louisiana

There’s a lot of rumbling going on along the Louisiana coast about who is in charge and too much bureaucracy. Rear Admiral Thad Allen is getting a lot of heat from local officials who call him to complacent in the clean up and containment efforts.

I’d suggest bringing back Ret. Gen Russel Honore who led the evacuation and rule of law back to New Orleans. The retired General has a can do attitude and is well-adjusted in dealing with the civil and military aspects of a  disaster. Right now Louisiana needs a leader they can trust and feel confident that everything that can be done is being done in saving the Lousiana coast from an apocalyptic eco disaster.

An absorbent oil boom lies in a marsh impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Pass a Loutre, along the coast of Louisiana.

bp’s 5,000 ft. prayer ‘Top Kill’ Underway

BP is carrying out its final tests on Wednesday ahead of a risky deepwater bid, dubbed “top kill”, which it hopes will cap a devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AFPTV/BP)

bp live cam at underwater site….

bp begins the procedure called ‘Top Kill’ today in hopes to plug up the gushing oil spill 5000 feet below the surface of the Gulf.This procedure has been succesful in the past but in much shallower depths. The bp oil well that is gushing 25,000 barrels a day sits 5000 ft below the sea where enormous ocean pressure and darkness make for a difficult environment. Only submersibles and robotic equipment can work at these depths.

Graphic illustrating the “top kill” procedure which BP will start to contain the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill by sealing a ruptured well.BP nervously carried out final tests Wednesday before a risky deepwater bid to cap the Gulf of Mexico oil leak under huge pressure to get it right this time and plug the five-week-old spill.(AFP/Graphic)

 BP – Bringing People together

bp Throws The Kitchen Sink At Deep Underwater Oil Spill

TOP HAT…

A small pollution containment chamber, known as “top hat”, is loaded onto the deck of the motor vessel Gulf Protector at Wild Well Control Inc.in Port Fourchon, La, May 10, 2010. The chamber will be used in an attempt to contain an oil leak that was caused by the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon explosion. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley. Photo taken May 10, 2010. REUTERS/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley-US Coast Guard/Handout (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

 

Well bp is trying to lower another smaller containment chamber atop the deep underwater oil well that is spilling thousands of barrels into the Gulf everyday. This is the second attempt at trying to position a containment chamber over the spill.If this doesn’t work they may try to plug the oil spill with trash, yes trash, by pumping rubber and other rubble to the well and thus plugging the well with a mound of tightly compacted  trash.

If that’s not raised your eyebrows bp exec and ceo Tony Hayward was heard saying “Hey It’s America, There are always illegitimate claims involved in these matters concerning America”, If I were Mr. Hayward I’d be more concerned with dealing with the spill rather than poking fingers at Americans along the Gulf and whether they have a legitimate claim or not.

BP chief executive officer Tony Hayward

 

BP will pay ‘legitimate’ Gulf Coast oil slick claims, but CEO says co. not responsible for accident…

 

Louisiana National Guardsmen use sandbags dropped by Blackhawk helicopters to build a dam to protect the fragile wetlands known locally as “Bayou”near the town of Grand Isle. The US administration moved Wednesday to boost funding for the clean-up of oil spills by hiking taxes on oil companies and raising the cap on a special liability fund.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

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4/20: Smoke Out The Globe…

 

Today 4/20 if you’re walking near a park or public area don’t be surprised if you smell something in the air and notice gatherings of tye dyed T-Shirts. Every 4/20 cannabis smokers gather to talk about decriminalization and to show there support for reforming cannabis laws around the world.Have a safe 420

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