Paul Noel, a contractor for the US Army at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is estimating around 350,000 barrels -- not gallons -- barrels per day. That's more than the Exxon Valdez every damn day. Here's...
How Much Oil Exactly?
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Author - Bob Cesca
How the Top Kill Works
I still can't figure out why this wasn't done weeks ago.
The President Can Legally Take Over
The "top kill" solution is being delayed until Wednesday while the size of the gusher appears to be getting larger. And if the top kill fails, Andrew Revkin from the New York Times writes that it's...
New Oil Spill Widget with Live Video
From PBS's News Hour: [Widget moved to site navigation section above] The destruction of the Gulf in real time. Is it me or does the black part of the gusher appear larger than before?
Creepy Robot of the Day
Next stop? AT-AT walkers.
Trust Me on the Sunscreen?
As someone who spends a considerable amount of time outdoors and has freakish cycling tan lines on his arms and legs, this caught my eye. WASHINGTON (May 24) -- Almost half of the 500 most popular...
Government Takeover of the Oil Spill
This is a step in the right direction. HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will move aside BP from the operation to try to halt the Gulf of Mexico oil spill if it decides the company is not...
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Foo Fighters - "Resolve"
Beach Closed
Mac McClelland posted the following photograph on Twitter. They collect the oil/sand piles into bags. Have done this same spot three days in a row. But we should get our un-American boots off BP's...
Sarah Palin Is Very, Very Confused
Here she is on Fox News Sunday insisting that the president isn't doing enough on the oil spill because he's in the pocket of Big Oil. Yes, really. So Sarah Palin, who is the face and shrill voice of...
BP's Corporate Thuggery
Via John Cole: According to two surviving crew members of the Deepwater Horizon, oil workers from the rig were held in seclusion on the open water for up to two days after the April 20 explosion...
The Wetlands are Irreparably Damaged
The news keeps getting worse. NEW ORLEANS — The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife...
It Might Get Loud
The latest from the Landis freakout. Looks like there's something brewing at the FDA. Journalist David Walsh from the Sunday Times has reported that he understands Armstrong's former wife Kristen is...
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Peter Gabriel - "Here Comes the Flood" Live in Milan, 2003
Gulf Coast Fishermen Contemplate Suicide
After all, it's just chocolate milk and salad dressing. The situation in the gulf is getting so dire for some in the seafood industry, they've thought about committing suicide. Steps to intervene are...
BP Will Continue to Use Corexit Despite EPA
This is brazen. BP has told the Environmental Protection Agency that it cannot find a safe, effective and available dispersant to use instead of Corexit, and will continue to use that chemical...
The Punch-Me Face
When I suggest that Glenn Beck has a "punch-me!" face, this is exactly what I'm talking about. Also, here we see a family values conservative Mormon engaged in an ongoing penis joke. And he's...
President Announces Oil Spill Commission
It's a good start. Adding... You know, the commission isn't the only thing the administration is doing. I'm getting kind of sick of the snarky kneejerk reaction: Oh! A commission! That'll stop the...
Rand Paul Had a Fantastic Week
I wouldn't presume to know how he feels about it, but make no mistake: despite all of the chaos, I suspect that Rand Paul gained a lot of new supporters in Kentucky. And I don't quite grasp how so...
What the Heck! Let's Build Some More!
Hey, what could possibly go wrong? HOUSTON — The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 12 this week to 1,518. So in the same week when heavy oil from the...