Posts Tagged ‘Oil Spill’
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US Army: Our bad… US apologizes for air strikes which killed Pakistani soldiers.
Oil Report: Obama’s Bad. Administration found to be at fault for underestimating BP oil spill.
US Gov.: Taliban’s Good? US supports peace talks between Afghan government and Taliban.
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KABOOM! Volcano erupts in Indonesia forcing 11,000 to flee homes.
Still down but definitely not out. Obama pledges to support New Orleans recovery after Katrina until the job is done.
Buying friends at $1 MILLION a week! British Petroleum begins massive add campaign.
Africa
Rwanda has elections coming up next month, and several opposition leaders have been attacked and murdered. Despite this, the current president, Paul Kagame, insists that Rwandans have the freedom to vote as they choose. Human rights groups question Kagame’s statement, seeing as how one of his opponents was buried during his speech.
Asia
Just as the U.S. gets good news about the oil spill in the Gulf, China has its own oil spill. The environmental organization, Greenpeace, captured the picture above of a firefighter being rescued after he tries to fix the underwater pump. Not surprisingly, Greenpeace was asked to leave soon afterward.
Europe
This month is the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, which took place during the Bosnian war. The New York Times has an interesting blog post about Bosnia’s present day political situation, shown through photographs.
North America
Three words: Man. Girdle. Monkeys.
South America
The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, exhumes the body of Simon Bolivar, a Venezuelan independence leader, claiming that he was murdered. Chavez, a huge admirer of Bolivar, tweeted, “”Bolivar lives… We are his flame!” The Venezuelan president’s opponents responded by calling the exhumation ridiculous.
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Have you ever tried to re-cork a champagne bottle? (We at US Democrazy did when the Webby award results came in). British Petroleum has been trying to do the same thing at the bottom of the ocean and it seems they have finally succeeded.
No oil has leaked from the Deepwater Horizon spill since last Thursday.
How did BP manage to fix the leak when so many attempts have failed in the past? Rather than tell you, we’ll let the BBC show you (follow the link for more diagrams of the process).
Thanks to the BBC
President Obama (besides breathing a sigh of relief) has greeted this news cautiously stating:
Either we will be able to use it to stop the flow or we will be able to use it to capture almost all of the oil until the relief well is done. But we’re not going to know for certain which approach makes sense until additional data is in. …read more.
RIP, Brad Pitt's beard...
BIG NEWS TODAY:
At the top of the news cycle is the story about Brad Pitt… He shaved!
Think twice before enjoying that cool, refreshing, yummy guac or salsa. (A sad story for any tortilla chip dip lover.)
New hopes for a cleaner Gulf of Mexico. “We’ll believe it when we see it” is about right for this story.
BP stops refueling Iranian airlines in accordance with President Obama’s newest sanctions against Iran. We have to wonder, is this just a marketing strategy to win favor after the awful oil spill in the Gulf?
First, Russian spies in the US. Now, an American spy in China?!
Is this the start of an East African Union? Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania establish a free trade zone.
Africa
Health care for $2?!
Asia
Sri Lanka’s civil war ended last year, but the UN is investigating human rights violations that might have occurred during that time.
Europe
Oo la la! There’s a scandal in France that might include your favorite shampoo brand. …read more.
Thanks to the AP.
That’s bull! No, really, that’s a 12-year-old bull fighter!
Wait, can you say that on TV? Obama wants to know something, and clearly he’s not dancing around it. (Click through for video.)
And another video of Obama in an awesomely classic song… (Pay attention at 1:01.) [Click through to check out this craziness!]
JUST KIDDING! Sorry. But to be fair, for a hot second yesterday, people really did think that the Prez made a cameo…
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What ever makes them happy? North Korean leader more popular after sunken South Korean ship blamed on North.
A step in the right direction. Oil cap collects 10,000 barrels a day in Gulf.
Terror arrests made in New York airport. Two New Jersey men arrested on accusations of terrorism as they attempt head to Somalia.
Thanks to The Daily Beast
What do you do with your time off?
Wash the car… Go to the park… Oh ya, drench yourself in oil and go to a protest? Pictured above is a demonstration against the recent BP oil spill. If this were an authentic oil spill there better be someone to scrub them down with a toothbrush at the end of the rally.
What clever chants would you be . . . uh chanting?
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With hundreds thousands millions gazillions of barrels of oil spilling into the Gulf (who really knows how much it is?) the damage is now spilling into the political arena.
We at USDemocrazy think it is shallow to play politics with a disaster… but like it or not it appears that the politics of disaster are getting as slimy as grade A crude. And Americans don’t like it.
A new Gallup Poll says that America is giving bad marks to every one across the board.
BP does the worst with an disapproval rating of nearly 73%. Obama does the best with 53% disapproving.
Some are suggesting the Gulf spill is Obama’s “Katrina”. If you remember, President Bush took a lot of heat for the catastrophe following the hurricane that hit New Orleans. …read more.
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still gushing like a geyser (more than a month since the oil rig sank).
Attempts to stop the leak are being planned… but another messy aspect of the spill has been making waves.
How big is the oily leak?
British Petroleum’s estimate has been 5,000 barrels a day (which sounds like a lot).
The situation is most likely far worse, as Democracy in America, reports:
BP seems to be refusing to let independent scientists examine the blown pipes to make their own estimates. Most experts are making guesses based on publicly available information, putting the spill at anywhere from 20,000 to 70,000 to 95,000 barrels per day.
Thanks to thedailygreen.com
We here at USDemocrazy don’t usually shy away from any problem. Nothing is hopeless, everything can be fixed! (Except that one math test grade…)
But that British Petroleum (BP) oil spill? The experts are starting to use that word. That dreaded “H” word.
Hopeless.
What is being done to close the leak in the Gulf, spewing an estimated 50 million gallons of oil so far? How bad has it really gotten? And, what can you do to help? …read more.
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Mommy’s gonna knock your block off…
Forget brunch. Sports promoters in a Peruvian city are honoring its mothers by inviting them to slip on gloves and head protectors and try to punch each others’ lights out.
Split Personality… Obama proposes to split the agency that oversees offshore drilling.
Beware the sleeper issue of… Abortion. No, really. Not many people are talking about it. Seriously.
