Archive for August 12th, 2010

FloridaOilSpillLaw.com August 12th, 2010 A troubling article in the August 10 Destin Log reports on the continued use of dispersants. According to the paper, Destin Mayor Sam Seevers has had “multiple reports from area residents about suspicious activity” related to “using dispersants in state waters.” She has recently stated, “We had asked the Coast... »

FloridaOilSpillLaw.com August 12th, 2010 An oil cleanup worker says, while in Venice, Louisiana, he was sprayed with chemicals “that made his leg swell like a balloon,” according to ABC11 (Raleigh-Durham). “The next morning, I couldn’t even put my boots on because my legs were swollen overnight. I mean puffed up. And they were burning,... »

Washingtonsblog.com BP has been trying to hide dead birds and other sealife. Fox News reports that BP is trying to keep animal carcasses away from public view: The Rest…HERE Share on Facebook »

Watchdog panel cites global impact of US bailout By MARCY GORDON APNews.com Aug 12 WASHINGTON (AP) – The $700 billion U.S. bailout program launched in response to the global economic meltdown had a far greater impact overseas than other countries’ financial rescue plans did on the U.S., according to a new report from a... »

By Dan Levy Bloomberg.com Nan Holmes, a senior escrow officer at a title insurer, says her insider’s view of the local market gave her the confidence three years ago to pay $370,000 for a new home in Boise, Idaho. She got a price she liked from the builder and 100 percent bank financing. That... »

Bernanke announcement that central bank will buy US debt marks point of no return Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Thursday, August 12, 2010 When even the New York Times and CNN are admitting that the United States faces not only a double-dip recession but potentially a new great depression, any alarm bells that have... »

CNN Aug 12, 2010 Interview with Pat Tillman’s father about new documentary exposing how the government with help from the media used Pat Tillman’s death to promote the war. ———————————————————————————————————————————– Share on Facebook »

FloridaOilSpillLaw.com August 12th, 2010 A liaison officer with the United State Coast Guard told the Destin Log that dispersants are currently “being used over the wellhead in Louisiana.” Why continue to use dispersants if the flow of oil stopped July 15 and nearly all the crude is gone? Also, this contradicts Thad Allen’s recent... »

FloridaOilSpillLaw.com August 12th, 2010 The Palm Beach Post reports, “The federal report acknowledges that of the 205 million gallons of oil estimated to have leaked into the Gulf, more than 150 million gallons remain in the form of microscopic oil droplets, tar balls, oily sheens and airborne vapors.” Pamela Hallock Muller, a professor of... »

Joe Weisenthal BusinessInsider.com Aug. 12, 2010 Welcome to the recovery. Atlanta Journal Constitution (via Drudge): East Point housing officials began accepting Section 8 applications 90 minutes early Wednesday morning after crowds of people showed up to turn in the forms. A day after a crowd of 30,000 mobbed a shopping center to pick up... »