Paul Noel, a contractor for the US Army at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, wrote one of the larger estimates of the total oil spilled in the Gulf. Matt Osborne spoke with Paul about the spill.
Osborne Talks with Oil Spill Expert Paul Noel
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The Cap Isn't Working
It's drinking the oil, but not nearly enough. So far, BP has failed to significantly stem the worst spill in U.S. history. The government's point man for the crisis, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen...
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The Oil Could Spread all Over the Atlantic
Oh good. BOULDER—A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon extend along thousands of miles of the Atlantic coast and...
There Won't Be Blood
I mentioned this about the Exxon Valdez in my Huffington Post column this week, but it bears repeating. Via Digby: Exxon ultimately paid a criminal fine of $125 million, the largest ever for an...
And We're Seriously Doing More Nuclear?
This just in: Natural gas and drilling fluids are spewing from an out-of-control well in Clearfield County. Emergency officials said a mile-wide area has been evacuated after an operation drilling...
Glenn Beck Goes Full McCarthy
I quote: "McCarthy was absolutely right." Adding... So Beck was praising this book, The Red Network. Media Matters notes the following about the author: Unmentioned by Beck was the name of the author...
Eat Less Meat
If you're angry about the oil-soaked birds, maybe try eating less meat. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, said ordinary consumers can help fight climate change by...
They Drink it Up!
As I've been suggesting for weeks now, BP stands to make millions from the oil it's harvesting from the leak. WASHINGTON — BP's runaway deepwater well could still become a moneymaker for the company...
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Glenn Beck Takes Evildoer Money
Glenn Beck instructing his viewers to not accept money from Prince Alwaleed: "Do you remember what happened right after 9/11 with Rudy Giuliani? Do you remember Saudi Arabia came and said, we want to...
Haley Barbour is a Big, Sweaty Dumb Stupid
Boss Hogg opens his mouth for something other than pie. Stupid remarks pour out. Barbour described the oil as “weathered, emulsified, caramel-colored mousse, like the food mousse.” “Once it gets to...
The Dead Animals
If anyone says "drill, baby, drill" to my face, I will summarily punch them in the throat. Why? These horrifying pictures.
Has Oil Reached the Keys?
Possibly. The U.S. Coast Guard has begun investigating reports of "an oily substance and tarballs" in three locations in the Florida Keys, according to a Web post on the Web site set up to update the...
One Little Victory
This is good news. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is blocking all new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, a day after regulators approved a new permit for drilling in shallow water. An e...
Bobby Jindal Wants More Drilling
This is just unbelievable. Arguing that his state had already suffered crippling economic consequences, the Louisiana Republican urged Obama to rethink his decision to suspend activity at 33...
BP Establishes a No-Fly Zone
What the hell is this crap? BP is suddenly deciding who can and can not fly over the Gulf of Mexico? The latest instance of denied press access comes from Belle Chasse, La.-based Southern Seaplane...
Palin Blames Oil Spill on Environmentalists
Her Facebook ghostwriter offers us this bit of ridiculous backwards logic: With [environmentalists'] nonsensical efforts to lock up safer drilling areas, all you're doing is outsourcing energy...
Oil Consumption
Wow. The United States drinks a crapload of milkshake. Via Robyn O'Brien