My video commentary on the economic crisis in Europe. I talk about the Euro Bailout (of Greece, Spain and Portugal), the BP gulf oil spill operations, Fannie Mae’s request for another bailout and Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed bill. You can support this video by DIGGING it digg.com Europe Officials Move to Carry Out Rescue Package www.nytimes.com Federal Reserve opens credit line to Europe news.yahoo.com Fannie Mae seeks .4B in aid after 1Q loss apnews.myway.com Plunge in US equities remains a mystery www.ft.com Ron Pauls audit the fed bill compromised in Senate www.smallgovtimes.com White flight? Suburbs lose young whites to cities news.yahoo.com Death count after Tennessee floods rises to 23 www.cnn.com Utah GOP convention rejects incumbent Sen. Robert Bennett www.cnn.com Obama picks Kagan as next US Supreme Court justice: media news.yahoo.com What next? After failure, BP mulls gusher options news.yahoo.com Report finds it wasn’t just a ‘Mancession’ news.yahoo.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
More than one in ten oil spill cleanup worker were injuried or became ill from the work cleaning up after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, This cleanup was the first done under OSHA’s then recent Hazwoper regulation and maybe the first time an OSHA program went into voluntary compliance mode (like the agency later did during the World Trade Center cleanup and Katrina) Contact me for more information on worker health and safety issues during this spill. I was living in Alaska at the time and worked with the Alaska Laborers Union on occupational health and safety concerns during the cleanup. My email is mdcatlin@verizon.net . For a detailed federal government review of worker health and safety issues, read the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) report, Alaska Oil Spill Health Hazard Evaluation (HETA 89-200 & 89-273-2111), published in May 1991 and available on the NIOSH website at www.cdc.gov . For more information on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill go to the Website – Sound Truth and Corporate Myths: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill at www.soundtruth.info This website is from Riki Ott, PhD, a marine oil pollution expert and former commercial fisherman in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. She was on the scene before, during, and after the Exxon Valdez oil spill and experienced firsthand the spill’s effects, including environmental devastation, economic losses to the fishing industry, and psychosocial trauma to the close-knit community.
This video is my commentary on the April unemployment numbers, the administration’s response to the BP oil spill and the latest retail numbers. demcad.blogspot.com Jobs up 290000; jobless rate rises to 9.9 pct. http Broader U-6 Unemployment Rate Increases to 17.1% in April blogs.wsj.com Retailers Posting Disappointing Sales in April www.cnbc.com US Factory Orders Rise 1.3%, Sales Jump Most in Two Years www.bloomberg.com AUDIO: Chicago Affiliate Wont Cover GOP Senate Candidate if He Continues to Hammer Dem Opponent on Bank Scandal bigjournalism.com Obama Backs Significantly Higher Damage Cap After BP Spill www.bloomberg.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
Florida expresses concern about Deepwater Horizon incident’s economic impact on tourism and seafood industry
State agency leaders are concerned that people across the United States falsely believe the state has been impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Florida’s beaches and fishing grounds remain open to residents and visitors to enjoy. Read more on Chipley Bugle
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