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In case you missed it, there was a page on Facebook calling for a boycott on BP gas stations that had amassed somewhere in the neighborhood of 800k fans. Although the idea of a boycott sounds good on the surface, that surface is very thin. BP simply does not own BP branded stations – nor [...]
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U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman said he would decide on a possible injunction to stop President Obama’s six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico by noon on Wednesday – possibly as early as noon today. Arguments on the case were heard Monday by Judge Feldman. The case was originally filed with the [...]
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I figured we’d start seeing these… THE BP DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL IS A TRAGEDY OF ENORMOUS PROPORTIONS THAT IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE LIVES OF MANY AMERICANS ALONG THE GULF COAST. THIS TAR BALL WAS ONE OF MANY LINING THE GULF OF MEXICO SHORE IN ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA ON SATURDAY JUNE 12, 2010. THIS TAR BALL [...]
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It is without a doubt that the gulf coast oil spill cleanup efforts are not going as well as they could. Of all the contributing factors, one major one has not been getting talked about: FEMA should have been here since day one. And, we still desperately need them. Why FEMA should be here: This [...]
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