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Caravan Heads for the Gulf Coast to Support Local Industry

Tweet A group of residents from St Louis have announced they will soon leave on a caravan to support local businesses devastated by the oil spill on the Gulf coast. They will stop along the way and spend money which been donated by people from all across America. The group will keep an online blog where people can keep track of their route and experiences. Organizer... 

Obama Gets the Worst Performance Rating

Tweet Harris Poll recently conducted a survey among Americans asking how the current president performs from their POV. Unfortunately, about 61 percent of the respondents think that President Obama is not doing his job pretty well. On the other hand, those who gave him a positive rate belong to the rest of the 39 percent. When Barack Obama started... 

Tea Party Activists Will Never Be Happy with the Government

Tweet We already know that Tea Party activists will never be happy with the government, no matter what happens. Sometimes, they remind me of that East Wing, Anti American cult, but maybe someday they’ll be happy with the government of their choice. People like; Sarah Palin and Rand Paul are strong allies of the Tea Party movement and recently, Rand Paul... 

BP Tries to Stop the Leak Through Trials and Efforts

Tweet In regards to the recent oil spill, British Petroleum, Transocean and Halliburton are making efforts to stop the leak. So far, none of these three companies have succeeded and they’re just trying to stop the leak, through trial and effort basis. Scientists are running their own show on the side, through analysis regarding the volume of oil that... 

Senate to Plan to Deal with Global Warming and Energy Crisis

Tweet Amidst bleak prospects, the Senate plan to deal with energy crisis and global warming was released recently. I have to appreciate Senator John Kerry and Joseph I. Lieberman for their efforts — well, at least they made a 987 page bill that contemplates the facts related to limited climate altering emissions, reduced oil imports and new jobs... 

BP Hopes the Chamber Will Divert the flow of Oil

Tweet In related news, we mentioned earlier that a containment vessel was being lowered in the seabed to handle the recent oil spill problem. This chamber has been lowered into the Gulf of Mexico, amidst the strict restrictions against fishing. BP’s – Doug Suttles said that our company is positioning the 78 ton chamber – with a steel dome and concrete... 

It Is Revealed: Companies to Make Major Mistakes in Oil Spill Incident

Tweet In regards to the recent oil spill incident, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar – said that the companies involved in the whole process made some major mistakes back then. He passed this statement, after a meeting with some BP officials. The causes are still subject to investigation so Salazar didn’t say a lot about this incident. But he did say,... 

BP to Install a Shutoff Valve

Tweet In relation to the recent and tremendous oil spill incident, BP has been making preparations for the installation of a shutoff valve. This valve will be installed on one the three gushing leaks, off the Coast of New Orleans, as it is clear that the oil spill has gained the shape of a dangerous environmental disaster. The oil slick is rapidly moving... 

Oil Spill Is Progressing

Tweet COCODRIE, La. — Environmental disasters are really something which can’t be dealt with so easily and nowadays the Gulf of Mexico is subject to a massive oil still that is still being taken care of right now. So far, the rough tides and strong winds are hindering the overall progress towards cleanup efforts and methods of redeeming the spill. The... 

White House to Take Care of the Oil Spill

Tweet New Orleans – the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being dealt with an abrupt, but sound reaction from the White House. President Obama already deployed navy ships and military personnel to take care of the whole situation and also monitor the overall progress. This oil spill is one of the biggest spills in the history of mankind,...