New Orleans family oyster company sees only dark days ahead NOLA.com The Louisiana oyster industry is in peril because the the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. P&J Oyster Co. update as oystering resumes gallery (12 photos) Doing so has been touch and go for more than a year now. The freshwater oyster kill-offs that followed …
One year after the BP spill, this family business is still reeling CNN The blast killed 11 workers and released more than 200 million gallons of crude into the gulf — nearly 20 times more than the Exxon Valdez spill — before the well was finally capped on July 15. The oil fouled beaches and shorelines, wreaked havoc on …
Interior Issues Deepwater Permit, But It Only Points Out The Stupidity of the … Family Security Matters “The Administration's decision to issue this permit is positive news for offshore oil & gas companies, and also great news for many people in the Gulf Coast region. Since the enactment of the federal drilling moratorium and the subsequent de facto … UPDATE 2-BP owns part of Noble well that got first permitReuters Spill response reviews may signal permits comingHouston Chronicle US OKs first deepwater drilling permit after spill–UPDATE 3Forexyard GCaptain (press release) –Environmental Leader all 734 news articles »
Mendacity, Insanity And Stupidity: Family Security Matters There hasn't been a deepwater permit issued since the Deepwater Horizon incident. The next possible permit, announced last week, might go to Shell – who … FG plans aerial surveillance of offshore drillingNigerian Compass (blog) Baker Institute conference to examine safety, effectiveness of US offshore …PhysOrg.com (press release)
Family of Horizon rig victim settles claims case Reuters Plumes of smoke are seen as oil is burned off the surface of the water near the source of the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of … Transocean Settles First Deepwater Horizon Death CaseBloomberg Transocean settles first Deepwater death lawsuitHouston Business Journal Silent killer shows up in Deepwater Horizon reportThe Engineer Bizjournals.com –Reuters UK all 15 news articles »
BP oil spill: Barack Obama and family swim in the Gulf of Mexico Telegraph.co.uk Barack Obama and his daughter have gone for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico as the US President seeks to boost a tourism industry reeling after the oil spill. … 'Our job is not finished' in Gulf oil spill: ObamaAFP Obama's Florida trip: With BP oil spill receding, time for a swim?Christian Science Monitor Obama on the Florida Gulf Coast: 'Our job is not finished'USA Today Politico (blog) –New York Daily News –9&10 News all 1,104 news articles »
Obama takes family on Gulf of Mexico vacation with hopes other Americans will … The Canadian Press The head of the US Travel Association has proposed that BP, responsible for the oil spill, set aside 0 million for a marketing campaign to help draw … Gulf Coast Residents Await Impact of the Obama FactorFOXNews (blog) Obamas set for short vacation on Gulf CoastMiamiHerald.com Obama's weekend in Florida: Safe to go into the water?USA Today Politico (blog) –Examiner.com –CNN all 396 news articles »
Gulf family agonizes over death of son on Deepwater Horizon
They buried memories because they couldn’t bury their son. Read more on The State Journal-Register
On Tuesday, May 3, World Socialist Web Site reporter Andre Damon interviewed Jeff Seely, a maritime injury lawyer with Gordon, Ellias, and Seely. This firm represents the family of Karl Kleppinger, one of the 11 workers killed in the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Even with more than 200000 gallons of oil being pumped directly into the Gulf of Mexico everyday (thanks to BP’s negligence on the Deepwater Horizon well,) right wing wackos are still clinging to their “drill baby, drill” mantra. We’re being told that yes, this is an atrocity, but we still need that oil at the bottom of the sea floor. Mike Papantonio appears on The Randi Rhodes Show to take on the offshore drilling cheerleaders, as well as explain the basics of his class action suit against BP.