Official Gulf Oil Spill Links:
NOAA Deepwater Horizon Incident page: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/index.php (updated daily, see Current News on the right hand side).
EPA - Federal Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/
Louisiana BP Oil Spill Updates: http://www.emergency.louisiana.gov/
BP Oil Spill Incident Response: http://www.d8externalaffairs.com/go/site/2931/
And of course, Google News http://bit.ly/aYanUp
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Stuart Whatley: The Capitalist Hagiography Has Little Room for Saints
When a corporation falls short of regulatory standards it does not do so accidentally. Rather, it is a calculated choice based on risible enforcement efforts and piddling penalties passed by legislators on the take.
political system to play by there rule book. Profit trumps human dignity, communities, and regard
for the earth. What has happened in the Gulf of Mexico is a modern day tragedy but then to turn
around and offer gulf coast residents and fisherman a check for $ 5,000.00 to hold B. P. harmless
of further damages adds insult to injury. If we can not reasonably regulate these guys we should
rename ourselves LEVERAGED STATES OF AMERICA .
Gene Stein