The Spill, The Scandal and the President: The inside story of how Obama failed to crack down on the corruption of the Bush years – and let the world’s most dangerous oil company get away with murder

“BP Atlantis”! President Obama in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, May 28, 2010.This article originally appeared in RS 1107 from June 24, 2010. (Rolling Stone Magazine) — On May 27th, more than a month into the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, Barack Obama strode to the podium in the East Room of the White House. For [...] continue reading latest news

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Solution Restores Environment in Just Six Weeks

Added: 17. May 2010The Texas Land Office and Texas Water Commission successfully used ‘oil eating’ microbes to clean up large oil spills in just weeks. Microbes hunt down and eat the toxic oil and leave only a biodegradable waste that is non-toxic to humans and marine life. Marshland and beaches were pristine again in just [...] continue reading latest news

BP’s ‘brilliant’ CEO Tony Hayward clashes with scientists over deep sea oil pollution

And Tony Hayward knows what he is talking about:- Beyond Stupid: BP CEO Tony Hayward: “The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The amount of volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total water volume.”And here comes the hurricane season and as if things [...] continue reading latest news

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Funds Sweat-Triggered Vaccines

- Foundation Funds 78 New Innovative Global Health Projects, Including Cell Phone Blood Tests, Carnivorous Plants, and Sweat-Triggered Vaccines (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation):Some examples of the breadth of projects funded this round include:More effective vaccines:Sweat-triggered vaccine delivery: Carlos Alberto Guzman of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany with Claus-Michael Lehr and Steffi [...] continue reading latest news

Study Links Pesticides With ADHD In Children

CHICAGO - A new analysis of U.S. health data links children’s attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables.While the study couldn’t prove that pesticides used in agriculture contribute to childhood learning problems, experts said the research is persuasive.“I would take it quite seriously,” said Virginia Rauh of Columbia University, who [...] continue reading latest news

Gulf of Mexico: Scientists Find Giant Plumes of Oil as Large as 10 Miles Long, 3 Miles Wide And 300 Feet Thick in Deep Waters

- Beyond Stupid: BP CEO Tony Hayward: “The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The amount of volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total water volume.”Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar visited a wildlife treatment center in Louisiana on Saturday.Scientists are finding enormous [...] continue reading latest news

US Oil Spill: Scientists and Fishermen Alarmed Over Chemical Dispersants

Alarm over the use of dispersants to combat the huge US oil leak is being raised by Gulf fisherman and scientists alike, warning that even if the spill is held at bay, the chemicals used to do so may do untold damage. Oil spill: fishermen employed by BP place [...] continue reading latest news