by Eddie C
Hello and welcome to Friday Evening Photo Blogging. Tonight's Memorial Day weekend diary was intended to be a dedication to the Navy and Marine personnel that are enjoying my city this week but the weather in Manhattan hasn't been good enough to get good shots. So I took a trip to the African veldt today instead. You guessed it, I never made it out of the Bronx. Today I went to see the three new lion cubs that were born on January 27th and made their public début this week. So give a roaring welcome to Nala, Adamma and Shani as they get used to their new digs. Their big sister Moxie is a very good baby sitter for these 25 pound kittens.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Phytoplankton are Phun! eKos Earthship Friday
by eKos
Welcome to the eKos Earthship, your one-stop-shop for green diaries and series. Beneath the fold you will find announcements, today's eco-diary roundup, news, and of course phun with phytoplankton! Be sure to follow us on Twitter! Today's editor: Hopeful Skeptic
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Welcome to the eKos Earthship, your one-stop-shop for green diaries and series. Beneath the fold you will find announcements, today's eco-diary roundup, news, and of course phun with phytoplankton! Be sure to follow us on Twitter! Today's editor: Hopeful Skeptic
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Dr. Soos on the Oil Spill
by chadlupkes
Dear Mr. President, I know this is tough, but for the Gulf Coast, the future promises to be rough. What you will see will most likely make you want to flee. The questions from the GOP make me wonder how hard on BP you should actually be. Should the government take over the oil spill response through eminent domain, or should you direct the DOD and Homeland Security to take things over with a military campaign?
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Dear Mr. President, I know this is tough, but for the Gulf Coast, the future promises to be rough. What you will see will most likely make you want to flee. The questions from the GOP make me wonder how hard on BP you should actually be. Should the government take over the oil spill response through eminent domain, or should you direct the DOD and Homeland Security to take things over with a military campaign?
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How To Share A [REDACTED] Sandwich
by Stranded Wind
Th Gulf gusher has, as the experts of The Oil Drum feared and predicted well in advance, not been capped from the top side. The solution has always been relief wells, reaching 13,000' beneath the seabed to interdict and fill the leaker with cement. These take two or three months and are subject to the exact same hazards that killed eleven men and sank the Deepwater Horizon. There's been a lot of media orchestrated sniveling about Barack Obama not swimming a mile down into the Gulf of Mexico completely nude with a pipe wrench in his teeth to personally stopper the well. And Kossacks have gone along with the doubly foolish framing. I'm not here to criticize my President, I'm here to help him. And I'm not talking about just stoppering the leak, which is merely a symptom; we're going to go right to the source of a couple of problems.
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Th Gulf gusher has, as the experts of The Oil Drum feared and predicted well in advance, not been capped from the top side. The solution has always been relief wells, reaching 13,000' beneath the seabed to interdict and fill the leaker with cement. These take two or three months and are subject to the exact same hazards that killed eleven men and sank the Deepwater Horizon. There's been a lot of media orchestrated sniveling about Barack Obama not swimming a mile down into the Gulf of Mexico completely nude with a pipe wrench in his teeth to personally stopper the well. And Kossacks have gone along with the doubly foolish framing. I'm not here to criticize my President, I'm here to help him. And I'm not talking about just stoppering the leak, which is merely a symptom; we're going to go right to the source of a couple of problems.
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Dear Mr. President, The Time is NOW
by whoknu
Right now, I sit here completely uninspired and I am angry! I feel helpless. I want to change. I want to break my addiction but I can't do it alone. You are our Leader and you need to start acting the part. You speak for us and you need to start saying the right words. You were elected to lead us, and you need to start NOW. That's right LEAD. You are our Leader. If not now, when? The Gulf of Mexico oil volcano is a NATIONAL EMERGENCY! We need to start acting as if our lives depend on solving this problem, because the truth is, they do. We have had our Crude Awakening. The time is now to show the country what we must do. You know what we have to do. We need to take this disaster, this National Emergency, and use it to make a bold turn towards changing the paradigm. You see, this ship is headed for an ice berg and we need you to pull the wheel hard to the left or we are all doomed.
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Right now, I sit here completely uninspired and I am angry! I feel helpless. I want to change. I want to break my addiction but I can't do it alone. You are our Leader and you need to start acting the part. You speak for us and you need to start saying the right words. You were elected to lead us, and you need to start NOW. That's right LEAD. You are our Leader. If not now, when? The Gulf of Mexico oil volcano is a NATIONAL EMERGENCY! We need to start acting as if our lives depend on solving this problem, because the truth is, they do. We have had our Crude Awakening. The time is now to show the country what we must do. You know what we have to do. We need to take this disaster, this National Emergency, and use it to make a bold turn towards changing the paradigm. You see, this ship is headed for an ice berg and we need you to pull the wheel hard to the left or we are all doomed.
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DE-AL: In-depth interview on energy, environment w/John Carney
by Cpt Robespierre
On May 20th, I interviewed U.S. House candidate John Carney on energy and the environment, for my internet radio show at the University of Delaware. You can listen to the full show here (mp3). Full Disclosure: I worked as an intern on John Carney's House campaign from February through May this year. This interview was conducted through my show at the university, and the campaign and Mr. Carney were only told the overall topic in advance. Since John Carney has been vocally opposing offshore oil drilling off Delaware (and the other areas the President plans to open), I feel this interview somewhat qualifies as "earned media" attention, especially in light of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. The campaign has authorized me to publicize the interview here, although I no longer work there and they have not read this ahead of time.
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On May 20th, I interviewed U.S. House candidate John Carney on energy and the environment, for my internet radio show at the University of Delaware. You can listen to the full show here (mp3). Full Disclosure: I worked as an intern on John Carney's House campaign from February through May this year. This interview was conducted through my show at the university, and the campaign and Mr. Carney were only told the overall topic in advance. Since John Carney has been vocally opposing offshore oil drilling off Delaware (and the other areas the President plans to open), I feel this interview somewhat qualifies as "earned media" attention, especially in light of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. The campaign has authorized me to publicize the interview here, although I no longer work there and they have not read this ahead of time.
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We Need A Dept of Cleaning Up
by J Orygun
The gulf oil crisis raises several distinct problems. There's clearly a problem with regulating the drilling, that the government has to solve before another well gets drilled. There's clearly a problem of an out-of-control wellhead that only a few drilling professionals have the tools and knowledge to plug. But there's one more problem, which is NOT a "never seen before" problem: a massive oil spill. We had one in Valdez. There was one in the gulf 30 years ago. There was a small one a few years ago in SF bay. Oil spills in water are not rare. And they obviously don't just come from mismanaged drilling. They come from mismanaged ships. They come from collisions. And they could even come from an act of terrorism. The only thing different about this one is the size. So what do we do when the oil hits the water? We need treat it like the invasion of a foreign enemy, 'cuz that's what it is. We need a government agency that is ready to go to work the day the next spill happens. We need a fire department for oil spills. We clearly don't have one.
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The gulf oil crisis raises several distinct problems. There's clearly a problem with regulating the drilling, that the government has to solve before another well gets drilled. There's clearly a problem of an out-of-control wellhead that only a few drilling professionals have the tools and knowledge to plug. But there's one more problem, which is NOT a "never seen before" problem: a massive oil spill. We had one in Valdez. There was one in the gulf 30 years ago. There was a small one a few years ago in SF bay. Oil spills in water are not rare. And they obviously don't just come from mismanaged drilling. They come from mismanaged ships. They come from collisions. And they could even come from an act of terrorism. The only thing different about this one is the size. So what do we do when the oil hits the water? We need treat it like the invasion of a foreign enemy, 'cuz that's what it is. We need a government agency that is ready to go to work the day the next spill happens. We need a fire department for oil spills. We clearly don't have one.
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Fishgrease: Booming The News Media
by Fishgrease
Hey Boomers. Not feeling well right now, Ol Fishgrease isn't. We're being lied to, consistently, by BP, Our Government and in the most damaging fashion, by Our News Media. Before any of you jump my ass about making such an accusatory claim, irresponsibly, please let me admit that "Lie" is a relative term. WMDs in Iraq was such a relative lie. Some of you will claim that Bush-Cheney's use of the WMD lie to get us into a useless, probably-illegal war was in no way a relative lie. Maybe so. But Colin Powell didn't think it was a lie -- I remain convinced that he did not think it was a lie. I think there's a chance, however slim, that George W. Bush himself thought there were really Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. What makes it a lie is that there weren't fucking Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq and somebody had a pretty god damned good idea that there weren't. Take the hop with me here and we'll continue. Or not, if you wish. This diary won't be as entertaining or light hearted as my previous ones because this isn't funny. OH AND PLEASE KEEP THE MOTHERSHIP TK JS DIARY REC'D UP!!!! HERE!!!!!!
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Hey Boomers. Not feeling well right now, Ol Fishgrease isn't. We're being lied to, consistently, by BP, Our Government and in the most damaging fashion, by Our News Media. Before any of you jump my ass about making such an accusatory claim, irresponsibly, please let me admit that "Lie" is a relative term. WMDs in Iraq was such a relative lie. Some of you will claim that Bush-Cheney's use of the WMD lie to get us into a useless, probably-illegal war was in no way a relative lie. Maybe so. But Colin Powell didn't think it was a lie -- I remain convinced that he did not think it was a lie. I think there's a chance, however slim, that George W. Bush himself thought there were really Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. What makes it a lie is that there weren't fucking Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq and somebody had a pretty god damned good idea that there weren't. Take the hop with me here and we'll continue. Or not, if you wish. This diary won't be as entertaining or light hearted as my previous ones because this isn't funny. OH AND PLEASE KEEP THE MOTHERSHIP TK JS DIARY REC'D UP!!!! HERE!!!!!!
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Renewable Energy Round-Up
by mark louis
Someone made the suggestion in the previous installment of this series that I consider changing the title, and I decided to take their advice. I hope this change does not create any unrealistic expectations for future installments of the series. Unfortunately, there are no poo-related stories in today's installment.
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Someone made the suggestion in the previous installment of this series that I consider changing the title, and I decided to take their advice. I hope this change does not create any unrealistic expectations for future installments of the series. Unfortunately, there are no poo-related stories in today's installment.
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(Video) President Obama's News Conference Today in Southern Louisiana
by icebergslim
First off, this was a good news conference. President Obama was concise, on point, he had the Gulf Coast Governors beside him, with exception of Haley Barbour. What he said was vitally important to the residents of that area, "We will not abandon you." That is what they needed to hear. As many of you know, I have been critical of the communication coming from this White House and it does need to be fixed. But the people down there was beginning to think this was another treatment like "Katrina" and this perception needed to be fixed ASAP. This is good first step, because the people of this region do not trust BP nor the slowness response of the government, thus far.
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First off, this was a good news conference. President Obama was concise, on point, he had the Gulf Coast Governors beside him, with exception of Haley Barbour. What he said was vitally important to the residents of that area, "We will not abandon you." That is what they needed to hear. As many of you know, I have been critical of the communication coming from this White House and it does need to be fixed. But the people down there was beginning to think this was another treatment like "Katrina" and this perception needed to be fixed ASAP. This is good first step, because the people of this region do not trust BP nor the slowness response of the government, thus far.
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