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BP Delaying Claims Payments
BP is delaying its settlement of claims until Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator appointed by President Obama to oversee the compensation process, takes over the claims system in mid-August. BP is using the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) as its guideline in determining who will get paid. The OPA is a. . .
Feds To Gulf Fisherman – Smell The Fish
Yesterday the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reopened a third of the banned fishing areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Some 26,388 square miles of the Gulf were reopened to fishing by NOAA. NOAA along with the FDA and surrounding States, indicated that the fish they have been testing. . .
Will BP Cap Hold Back The Oil?
Eighty-five days and 184 million gallons later it seems that BP’s cap may finally shut down their well. It’s definitely a relief to know that the oil has ceased spilling into the Gulf, but BP is letting us know that they are not out of the woods – yet. According. . .
Tacky Ad Campaign Exploits Spill
Spirit Airlines has reached an all time low in corporate advertising. Seeking to take advantage of the Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill, Spirit launched a new coupon based ad campaign highlighting the “oil” on their beaches. Primarily the “oil” found on the beaches of the cities they serve as. . .
BP And Feds Acts of Futility
According to press reports, BP has now spent close to one billion dollars in trying to cap the spill, and aid local clean up efforts. We are now one month past since this unfortunate disaster has occurred, and as of today, we are no closer to resolving this spill. Our. . .
Feds BP Misrepresenting Oil Spill
The Federal Government has claimed that the daily amount of oil that is being spilled on a daily basis from the BP rig into the Gulf of Mexico is around 5,000 barrels a day. A barrel of oil is 42 gallons, so that makes it 210,000 gallons per day assuming. . .
Paper Solar Panels
How cool would it be if you could print solar panels off of an ink jet printer? Paper solar cells anyone? Researchers at MIT may have just the solution to printing solar panels from an ink jet printer. MIT scientists recently have successfully coated paper with a solar cell, part. . .
Going Green Between The Sheets
It was bound to happen. We’ve been exposed to just about everything green, or at least I thought we were, up until now. Now there is a new book titled “Eco-Sex”, by Stefanie Iris Weiss. She covers pretty much everything aspect of “green sex”, you could possibly think of. And. . .
It Shreds, Blends, And Wipes
It shreds, blends, dries, and wipes your butt. It’s the next inventive machine from Japan, and it’s not an extra in the latest Godzilla movie. The machine is called White Goat, and it’s the next best thing to an office shredder. The machine made by Oriental, Co., takes everyday office. . .
Is Green Becoming The Latest Cult Religion?
Sex, Politics, and Religion are the three main conversations that Emily Post says we should not discuss with people we do not know. But, I cannot think of three topics that stimulate conversation more than these, with the exception of an all male sports talk show.
9 Species On The Brink Of Extinction
The Aughts decade has come and gone, and as we are on the brink of a new decade, the World Wildlife Federation and Eco Wordly have highlighted nine species that can become extinct in this new decade. Both organizations site environmental changes and poaching as the primary reasons. Environmental lends. . .
Shopping Is Fun Again
Has the shopping fatigue set in? Has the frantic nature of this holiday season sent you to off to your local pub? It’s the last day before Christmas, and I hope you have finished adding your contribution to the national economy. Tis the season to spend and consume. Hopefully the. . .
The World Sprawls On
Urbanite, Suburbanite, and Exurbanites’ are seeing the constant push to develop farm land across this country. Sprawl is not indigenous to our shores, but every country in the world is experiencing unprecedented sprawl. Farmland is being developed at an alarming rate. The University of California at Davis studied the conversion. . .
Immortal Jellyfish
There is a new global imbalance on the horizon. A jellyfish, the Turritopsis Nutricula, formerly indigenous to the Caribbean, is spreading unchecked throughout the world’s oceans. This small 5cm jellyfish’s population has exploded across the globe. Research scientists have discovered that this jellyfish possess a unique capability to revert back. . .
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