Tag Archives: oil spill

BP Waste Dump Sites

Posted on 4 August, 2010 by

via Colorlines 5 of the 9 sites where BP has chosen to dump its “nonhazardous” oily solids are areas with high percentages of people of color. I’m curious to see the socioeconomic makeup of the other 4 sites: It’s sad, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link Love

Posted on 9 June, 2010 by

Rolling Stone: The Spill, The Scandal and the President Like the attacks by Al Qaeda, the disaster in the Gulf was preceded by ample warnings – yet the administration had ignored them. Instead of cracking down on MMS, as he … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day

Posted on 25 May, 2010 by

via The Big Picture A dragonfly tries to clean itself as it is stuck to marsh grass covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in Garden Island Bay on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana near Venice on Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Link Love

Posted on 23 May, 2010 by

Haven’t done one of these in a long while… Race in America: What a 13-Year-Old Can Teach AZ Lawmakers About History Last year, my nephew lamented to his grandmother that we (the descendants of enslaved Africans) were “from nowhere.” “It … Continue reading →

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BP releases underwater footage of oil leak

Posted on 13 May, 2010 by

via LiveWire In other news, pictures of the dead animals washing up on shores are heartbreaking.  The pictures of the dead (endangered) sea turtles, in particular, just slay me.  Six dead dolphins have also washed up on shores in three … Continue reading →

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Asshole of the Day

Posted on 4 May, 2010 by

My fine governor has decided that the massive oil spill threatening devastate entire ecosystems (not to mention the jobs of Southern fisherman) is an act of God: We don’t know what the event that has allowed for this massive oil … Continue reading →

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Link roundup

Posted on 25 July, 2009 by

Shakesville has an in-depth follow up on The New Yorker‘s Arpaio article. More on Arpaio: He’s getting ready for a sweep of metro Phoenix CNN Rape Fail: Child Rape Victim (Feministing community) The jury is deliberating a case in which … Continue reading →

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