Gulf oil & pollution issue before the spill
Submitted by admin on July 31, 2010 – 6:37 PMNo Comment
- Before the Gulf Spill, the 4,000 offshore oil and gas platforms and tens of thousands of miles of pipeline had already spilled at least a half million barrels of oil and drilling fluids, along with runoff from cornfields, sewage plants, golf course and oil on pavement; Gulf’s floor is filled with bombs, chemical weapons and other ordinance dumped there over the last century, even the coastline is an environmental disaster.
- Arizona targets illegal immigrants with traffic violation sweeps arresting 1,000 persons; 60% were illegal immigrants to be deported.
- When state unemployment rates rise, Google searches for “global warming” decreases according to the state’s ideology.
- Washington couple funds wedding by recycling 400,000 aluminum cans for a payoff of $3,800.
- US Forest Service suspended logging an experimental timber sale on the Willamette National Forest after finding a pair of northern spotted owls.
