Goal For The Green

Yes, it has been about 30 days since the Deep Water Horizon Well, has been permanently capped.  Yes, it has been at least two or more weeks, since the five story, 150 ton blow-out preventor has been raised, to help determine the cause of the worst environmental disaster in American history. Yes, hearings have begun, but have you noticed, WE  AREN’T HEARING, much of the goings on?  The focus is NOW, on the mid-term elections.  I don’t know about YOU, but I think many people impacted by the BP spill, as well as the millions of unemployed workers in this county, are wondering WHO CAN WE TRUST?

Just last week, a report was released by the national commission Read the rest of this entry »

When, it come to politics, I tend to take an impartial attitude, but on the other hand, this may turn out to be somewhat of a rant.

Since the BP oil spill in April, the U.S. government has  talked about the toughness, it would exercise  in regard to the incident, with President  Obama, wondering about whose A$$ to kick.

However, privately, our government, worked hand-in-hand with the oil giant, to cap the runaway Deep Water Horizon Gulf well. They chose to effectively become, the company’s banker — allowing future drilling revenues, to potentially be used as collateral, for a victim compensation fund. Many residents and business’s in the gulf, are still in distress, waiting on claims, to be paid to them.  Many others, are just closing the doors, period!

Now, with the BP disaster, largely off the front pages, there’s worry, from residents and business people alike, that BP could just get a slap on the wrist, from its behind-the-scenes partner, our government. Read the rest of this entry »

Today (Saturday), Retired Coast Guard admiral, Thad Allen  directed, BP to conduct more pressure testing on the busted Macondo well, in the Gulf of Mexico, ahead of the plans, to resume drilling of a relief well.

Allen asked, in a letter, to BP chief managing director, Bob Dudley, for the company, to provide him with a plan for a relief system, in order to prevent excessive pressurization of the Macondo well stack, and any necessary containment options.

“We will kill the well. It is just a matter of finishing up tests, so we understand the conditions moving forward, Allen said.”

By Tuesday morning, Read the rest of this entry »