Monthly Archives: June 2010

BP Gulf Oil Spill Leaves Horror In Its Wake: Dolphins observed in distress, dying, dead in oil slick

Posted on June 30, 2010

▲▲▲ Gulf of Mexico: Dead Bottlenose Dolphin on Beach (May 2010) Dolphins Observed in Distress,Dying, Dead in Oil Slick John Wathen of the Waterkeeper Alliance reports the BP Gulf Oil Spill is worse and more extensive than BP is saying. He … Continue reading →

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Native American Tribe Affected by BP Gulf Oil Spill: “There has to be a respect for life”

Posted on June 30, 2010

▲ ▲ ▲ Atakapa Trace Junction: The Sunset People and the Sunrise People Atakapa-Ishak Nation Struggles with BP Gulf Oil Spill: “There has to be a respect for life.” Rosina Phillipe: “We are subsistence still. We have not given up … Continue reading →

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Brown Pelicans Threatened by BP Gulf Oil Spill, Former endangered species threatened again

Posted on June 29, 2010

▲▲▲ Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) covered in oil in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Puts Brown Pelican Back on Brink Conservation efforts brought the Brown Pelican back from endangered status. Now the BP Gulf Oil Spill puts pressure on the bird … Continue reading →

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Toxic Nightmare: BP Gulf Oil Spill, Poignant view of what we are doing to our oceans

Posted on June 28, 2010

▲ ▲ ▲ Gulf of Mexico: Dead Dolphin on Beach Toxic Nightmare A poignant video on the BP Gulf Oil Spill and what we are doing to our oceans. Greenpeace: Redesign the BP logo contest ▲ ▲ ▲

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Alexandra Cousteau: Marine Life Threatened in the Gulf, Impact of BP Gulf Oil Spill on Dolphins

Posted on June 25, 2010

▲▲▲ Alexandra Cousteau, Founder of Blue Legacy, Telling the story of our water planet Impact of BP Gulf Oil Spill on Dolphins In addition to the young dolphin that washed ashore and died this week in Florida, dozens of other … Continue reading →

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Ray Kurzweil Speaks at Singularity University: Disruptive Change, creating transcendent events in the world

Posted on June 25, 2010

▲ ▲ ▲ Singularity University Opening Ceremony for 2010 Summer Session Ray Kurzweil presents opening remarks and the goal of Singularity University to create transcendent effects in the world. The tools of innovation, creativity, and disruptive change are now in everyone’s … Continue reading →

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Veterinarians Unable to Save Baby Dolphin, Possible BP Gulf Oil Spill Victim

Posted on June 25, 2010

▲▲▲ Gulf of Mexico: Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Mother & Child Baby Dolphin Washes Ashore in Florida CNN Florida wildlife officers are conducting tests to determine what killed a young dolphin that beached itself Wednesday. Video below shows young dolphin … Continue reading →

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More & Deeper Oil Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico (Time Lapse Video): Explosive growth 1942 to 2005

Posted on June 21, 2010

▲▲▲ Gulf of Mexico: Deepwater Horizon Well Leak Oil Rigs: More & Deeper in the Gulf of Mexico (1942-2005) The time lapse video below shows the expansion in numbers and depth of oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico from … Continue reading →

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Congressman Joe Barton Apologizes to BP About Escrow Fund – TWICE

Posted on June 17, 2010

▲▲▲ “Big Oil” Company Executives: Republican Congressman Joe Barton (Left) with Republican President George W. Bush (2005) Republican Congressman Barton Calls BP Escrow Funds A “Shakedown”, Apologizes to BP Representative Joe Barton apologized (Republican, Texas 6th District) directly to BP CEO Tony … Continue reading →

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BP CEO Tony Hayward: Hail Mary Oil Drilling! Spill, Baby, Spill!

Posted on June 17, 2010

▲ ▲ ▲ Greenpeace: How Would You Rebrand BP? Contest Penny Pinching Strategy a Hail Mary Approach to Drilling: Go Deep and Hope Nothing Goes Wrong Steve Levine, Foreign Policy Magazine: “There were very serious shortcuts taken in the last … Continue reading →

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Big Oil’s Plan: We are prepared for a disaster, wait, there will be damage!

Posted on June 15, 2010

▲ ▲ ▲ ExxonMobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson: “There will be damage occur” Andrea Mitchel of MSNBC talks to U.S. Representative Bart Stupak about today’s Capitol Hill hearings with ExxonMobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson, Chevron Chief Executive John Watson, ConocoPhillips Chief … Continue reading →

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