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I am the Angry Left. But if I was in Congress I’d still be polite.
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2011 We know that the right wing revels in stupidity; Willful stupidity and well practiced stupidity are thought to be the way elitist anti-populous tax-the-middle-class Republicans capture support from the masses. Seems to work rather well. But increasingly this trope of (ig)noble ignorance is being supplemented by large doses of mean spirited in your face angry…
Why do Republicans hate America and the Earth?
Posted by Greg Laden on November 19, 2011 This is a bit long but you will benefit from watching all of it. It gets extra hot at 31:30. I love the look on that woman’s face at 31:38 and again at 31:47. LOL. This particular member of congress, Don Young from Alaska, needs to get unelected. Frank J. Vondersaar seems to be the…
America could be smarter. But if not, at least admit that it is not.
Posted by Greg Laden on March 8, 2011 My one time friend Robert Church, the artist, would carry 48 cents in his pocket wherever he went: A quarter, a dime, and the rest in nickles and pennies. Then, when some moran would complain about the NEH … this was the days of the Maplethorp maneno … he would pull the 48 cents out…
Another Gulf Oil Rig Has Exploded
Posted by Greg Laden on September 2, 2010 An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. A commercial helicopter company reported the blast around 9:30 a.m. CDT Thursday, Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel said. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats were en route…
The Dispersal of Oil in Water
Posted by Greg Laden on August 24, 2010 Which is not the “going away” of oil. More info here. hat tip: Diandra Leslie-Pelecky
BP out of Alaska?
Posted by Greg Laden on August 1, 2010 The Alaskan Oil Pipeline closed down yesterday for a routine maintenance, as one notable oil spill related to that line is still being dealt with, and a more recent smaller spill is being managed, we hope. And amid this news, there are rumblings that BP, which owns 46% of the company that runs the pipeline,…
Is BP Cutting Corners in Alaska?
Posted by Greg Laden on July 29, 2010 The word on the street: Yes.
Susan Shaw: The oil spill’s toxic trade-off
Posted by Greg Laden on July 27, 2010 Break down the oil slick, keep it off the shores: that’s grounds for pumping toxic dispersant into the Gulf, say clean-up overseers. Susan Shaw shows evidence it’s sparing some beaches only at devastating cost to the health of the deep sea.
What matters is not that Tony Hayward is leaving BP.
Posted by Greg Laden on July 25, 2010 What matters is if he gets an obscene exit deal which essentially rewards him for overseeing the destruction of the Gulf of Fucking Mexico, or if he is tossed out on his ear and disgraced. I don’t expect BP to do the right thing, but they will apparently do something soon.
Is the BP Oil Well Gonna Blow?
Posted by Greg Laden on July 19, 2010 It looks like the possible worst case scenario is more than a theoretical possibility. The news on this is vague and unclear, but it seems as though pressure reductions under the newly placed well cap have been detected, indicating that oil and gas in the deep sea wll are going somewhere. The fear would be…