Tag Archives: Oil Drilling

Republicans Continue War Against Parks

Posted on March 17, 2011 at 10:49 am by Bob Cesca

They can’t help themselves. Republicans have to ruin good things with really awful things. Ohio Republican governor John Kasich wants to drill for oil in the state parks. The Ohio House introduced a bill early this month that would create … Continue reading →

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Boss Hogg is a Big, Sweaty Shill

Posted on March 15, 2011 at 11:47 am by Bob Cesca

Check this out: In a speech to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce today, [Haley Barbour] accused President Obama of purposely trying to drive up the price of oil, saying that “the Obama energy policy basically boils down to this: increase … Continue reading →

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Republicans Aren't Fiscal Conservatives

Posted on March 2, 2011 at 11:33 am by Bob Cesca

Don’t believe the lie. The Republicans aren’t fiscal conservatives or deficit hawks or whatever nonsense bumper-sticker word they’re tossing around these days. Case in point, the House Republicans, who are voting to cut spending for women, children, National Parks, law … Continue reading →

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It's Raining Oil

Posted on February 22, 2011 at 9:43 am by Bob Cesca

NASA reports Gulf-based evaporation is creating “oil rain,” which is precisely what you think it is. [T]hey showed up as if they had almost a millimeter of oil in the cloud. And these hydrocarbon-laden clouds – when they reach land … Continue reading →

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Big Ocean of Oil

Posted on February 20, 2011 at 10:59 am by Bob Cesca

It’s still there. WASHINGTON – Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist’s video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn’t degrading as hoped and has … Continue reading →

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Some Good News on Oil Drilling

Posted on December 2, 2010 at 9:59 am by Bob Cesca

Finally. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is rescinding its decision to expand offshore oil exploration into the eastern Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast because of weaknesses in federal regulation revealed by the BP oil spill, Interior Secretary … Continue reading →

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Worst Persons in the World

Posted on October 28, 2010 at 6:56 pm by Bob Cesca

Halliburton is really working hard to become one of the most dastardly corporations in the world. Halliburton knew weeks before the fatal explosion of the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico that the cement mixture they planned to use … Continue reading →

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Where's the Oil At?

Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:59 pm by Bob Cesca

The Times-Picayune discovered massive seas of oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. Go look. It’s about time the administration and the press wise up and stop condescending to us as if the crisis were over.

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The Cesspool of Mexico

Posted on September 30, 2010 at 8:13 pm by Bob Cesca

Mmm. Someone get me a giant bucket of delicious, delicious Gulf seafood! The researchers from Oregon State University say that a device taking samples just off the shore of Louisiana’s Grande Isle registered a 40-fold increase in PAHs between May … Continue reading →

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Worst Person

Posted on September 23, 2010 at 5:53 pm by Bob Cesca

Mary Landrieu: owned by Big Oil. Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, said Thursday that she would block confirmation of President Obama’s new budget director until the administration lifts the moratorium on deep-water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. … Continue reading →

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