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Will capping the well “put an end to the environmental disaster”?

July 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Words and framing matter. When we consider the situation in the Gulf of Mexico, with the disastrous gushing of oil due to the (seemingly) criminal negligence of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling, moving forward to ending the flow of oil into the Gulf would be a significant move forward and something that we want to happen. […]

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Tags: BP · Energy · OilApocalypse · oilpocalyse · politics · Washington Post

Web Security Has It Right: Naughty Legislature make BP Act Now!

July 8th, 2010 · Comments Off on Web Security Has It Right: Naughty Legislature make BP Act Now!

Sometimes you just have to wonder …. An acquaintance captured the screen shot above as to the combination of web security (question being asked: human or computer?) and advertising. Considering the influence of petro-dollars (and other fossil-foolish interests) on the US political system, this is an incredibly apt message combination. NOTE:  Advertisement on the right […]

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Tags: BP · deepwater horizon · Energy

“There is nothing silly about these strings of oil …”

June 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on “There is nothing silly about these strings of oil …”

The catastrophic damage already having occurred and to occur due to Deepwater Horizon is beyond the comprehension and imagination of all but a few. And, for far too many, this is occurring out of sight, out of mind, as we go along our daily lives, get caught up in watching world cup soccer and going […]

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Tags: BP · deepwater horizon · Energy · environmental · oil · OilApocalypse · oilpocalyse · pollution

Seeking tools to express outrage and a call for justice: “Prosecute BP”

June 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments

To look at images of the oil sheen across the Gulf, oil covered wildlife, the gushing oil from the damaged well, the faces of devastated residents along the coast should overwhelm all of us emotionally.  Words fail even as those images overwhelm. In the face of this catastrophic damage, we seek the paths to express […]

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Tags: BP · deepwater horizon · Energy · oil · OilApocalypse · oilpocalyse · political symbols · pollution