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Gulf spill helps revive left-for-dead energy legislat...
By Escape The Illusion on June 13, 2010 | 4 Comments
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau. Reporting from Washington — Passing a major energy bill seemed virtually impossible a few weeks ago, but Democrats, bolstered by public anger over the gulf oil spill, are pushing for legislation with renewed hope of success. A new energy bill could be sh... -
The Gulf of Mexico Killing Fields BP Doesn’t Want Y...By Escape The Illusion on June 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
Commentary by Dr. Joe MacInnis.Sea Shepherd Board of Advisors. Since April 20 more than seven million barrels of oil have spewed out of a runaway well on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the focus has been on containing the enormous slick on the surface. BP waited for weeks before releasing... -
Weekly Address: Speaking from Louisiana on the Oil Sp...By Escape The Illusion on June 5, 2010 | No Comments
Speaking from Grand Isle, Louisiana, the President discusses the hardships local residents and small business owners are facing as a result of the BP oil spill. He pledges to make sure those responsible do not shortchange them. ... -
Dying, dead marine wildlife paint dark, morbid pictur...By Escape The Illusion on June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
Here’s what President Obama didn’t see when he visited the Gulf Coast: a dead dolphin rotting in the shore weeds. “When we found this dolphin it was filled with oil. Oil was just pouring out of it. It was the saddest darn thing to look at,” said a BP contract worker who took ... -
Obama Suspends Arctic DrillingBy Escape The Illusion on May 27, 2010 | 3 Comments
Officials plan to announce the suspension of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic as a direct result of the Deep Water Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an Alaskan senator. Senator Mark Begich (D) has been briefed by the United States Interior Department planning to suspend expl... -
Arctic oil spill could have ‘catastrophic’...By Escape The Illusion on May 26, 2010 | No Comments
A major oil spill in the Beaufort Sea could have a “catastrophic” impact on Canada’s Arctic ecosystem and worsen the effects of climate change, a former senior government scientist has warned. William Adams, a former scientist at Environment Canada, was one of the researchers in a ... -
Media Ignores Goldman Sachs / BP Oil ConspiracyBy Escape The Illusion on May 26, 2010 | No Comments
In a recent New York Times’ article “Less Toxic Dispersants Lose Out in BP Oil Spill Cleanup”, journalist Paula Quinlan questions why BP is using the 100 % toxic, 54 percent effective dispersant Corexit to clean up the oil when twelve other dispersants proved more effective in EPA testing. ... -
EPA Weighs Sanctions Against BPBy Escape The Illusion on May 25, 2010 | No Comments
Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are considering whether to bar BP from receiving government contracts, a move that would ultimately cost the company billions in revenue and could end its drilling in federally controlled oil fields. Over the past 10 years, BP has paid tens of million... -
American couple kidnapped by tribesmen in YemenBy Escape The Illusion on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
Two American tourists have been kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen near the capital Sanaa, reports say. Their Yemeni driver and tourist guide were also kidnapped. The tourists’ driver has reportedly made a call to the news agency AFP with the group’s demands and confirmed the couple’s n... -
Free Enterprise Gone Wild: How We’re Getting Sc...By Escape The Illusion on May 22, 2010 | No Comments
Halliburton’s failed cementing job likely led to oil blowout in the Gulf — but there’s no mess big enough to take the shine off these tumor-like companies. Read more ~here~. ...
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