Showing posts with label oil leak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil leak. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

The Oil Spill is over. Bullshit!

Many of you may have been seeing on the news that the worst of the oil spill is over and the beaches are clean, the water is clean, and everything will be back to normal soon. I understand the point of view from where many of the reports are coming. The journalists are only reporting what they see. But that's exactly the problem. You can't judge a book just by looking at the cover. The Ocean is a tremendously varied system. The winds, the waves, the currents, etc. all do different things in different places.

Here in Louisiana there are stretches of clean beach, but there are also stretches of nasty beach. There are sections of clean marsh, but there are also sections of oily marsh. It just depends on where you look. I was out on the beaches today and found oil that wasn't there yesterday. I also found oil a foot under the sand that was deposited by the latest high tide.





Low tide, high tide... the beach is always changing. So, yeah, of course there are clean places. The entire Gulf isn't a pool of oil. It just has oil IN IT. And that oil will wash up in some places, settle to the seafloor in other places and not show up at all in still other places. That's just the way it is. It depends on where you look.

But you can be sure that the oil is out there, it IS still washing up, and it WILL continue to do so for quite some time. It's naive to think that it won't. If you are brave enough to want to see the TRUTH, go to www.pcolagregg.com. He's tied in with everyone who is trying to tell the truth. Yeah, there are a few eco-nazis that go over the top, but it's easy to separate them from the real storytellers. Gregg is the real deal. Visit his website. You will be treated with a very clear picture of what's really happening. Don't turn your backs on this. It ain't over.

Monday, August 09, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill Images

"Beautiful Images of a Disturbing Place" -- A new slideshow of imagery from The Vanishing America Project illustrating the effects the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has had on Southern Louisiana.

© www.vanishingamerica.net

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Now YOU can help in the Gulf

Yes, YOU can help with the oil spill disaster without having to leave your seat...

Just click on this link to find out how you can make a difference:

www.donatevanam.blogspot.com

We all know it's bad out there, but it's a lot worse than the mainstream media is letting on. And, for as little as $5, YOU can help bring the truth out of the Gulf and play an active role in saving our country's precious coastal wetlands and beautiful gulf waters.

www.donatevanam.blogspot.com

Don't just sit back and complain. Become part of the solution!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Friday, June 25, 2010

Deepwater Horizon Response

A contact at The Mother Nature Network sent me to what appears to be a great website for information about the spill in the Gulf: http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com

The next link defines the treatment of the media by the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command. In a nutshell, it says that "the medial is our means of telling the story" and should be treated with courtesy and respect. Good to hear! I hope all the organizations involved with the spill will be just as respectful. :-)

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/posted/2931/MEDIA.582663.PDF

Here is a listing of beach status updates:
http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/542551/

And even more questions are answered here:

Now, I'm still learning about who is responsible for what and who has what authority where, so there may be different rules for different areas. But, this is a pretty good start!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

On the road to the Gulf...

What is it about traveling that gets the blood pumping? Is it that I'm heading to an event that's bigger than anything America has seen in recent years? Is it that I'm excited about lending a hand in a disaster that should be one of our biggest opportunities to come together as a nation? Is it the curiousity of the unknown?

Well, whatever it is, I'm excited about this leg of my journey and I hope you are, too. This is quite a departure from my normal travels, but it fits right in with the theme of this project.

I've heard lots of rumors about what is happening out there, but, until I get the information first-hand, I won't be repeating any of it.

In the meantime, I'll enjoy my drive East, try not to scratch the 30+ itchy bug bites I received at the Salton Sea yesterday and report back to you every night I possibly can.

Until tomorrow...

Friday, June 18, 2010

Support the oil cleanup efforts

I'm beginning a campaign to raise money for my journey to the Gulf. As you know, it costs money to travel, and I need your help in order to bring you the images and stories of what's really happening out there.

And it's not just about images and stories... I will be getting my hands (and other parts of me) very dirty as I help with the protection and cleanup of our Gulf coastlines. This is your chance to get involved.

Any donation is appreciated and is tax-deductible when made through this link: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/donate/3177

Let's make a difference while we still can!

(The Vanishing America Project is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions in behalf of the project may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. https://www.fracturedatlas.org/donate/3177 )