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The Official Gulf Of Mexico Oil Disaster Thread

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syllogism

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Well, this is unfortunate

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-...nker-peak-oil-theory-advocate-dies-at-67.html

Matthew R. Simmons, an energy investment banker and a leading proponent of the “peak oil” theory that claims the Earth is running out of crude, died yesterday.

Simmons, 67, died in an accidental drowning at his home in Maine, local officials said.
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According to police reports, Simmons suffered a heart attack while in a hot tub at his home on North Haven. An autopsy is planned for today in Augusta, according to the Knox County Sheriff's Office
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Yes, that Matt Simmons
 
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Gulf of Mexico oil spill litigation will be handled in New Orleans

Legal disputes over the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will be consolidated in federal court in New Orleans before Judge Carl J. Barbier, an appointee of President Bill Clinton who has already been handling a number of individual oil cases, a panel of federal judges decided Tuesday. The decision is a victory for New Orleans, which will benefit from the economic activity associated with hosting hundreds of disputes over financial responsibility for the oil disaster. It is also a victory for the many nearby plaintiffs, who will be able to participate in the proceedings without the expense of traveling to Houston or other cities along the Gulf Coast.

"Upon careful consideration, we have settled upon the Eastern District of Louisiana as the most appropriate district for this litigation," a group of seven judges known as the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation wrote Tuesday. "Without discounting the spill's effects on other states, if there is a geographic and psychological 'center of gravity' in this docket, then the Eastern District of Louisiana is closest to it."

The panel of judges, who met in Boise, Idaho, on July 29, were tasked with deciding whether to centralize the more than 264 class action suits that have been filed over the April 20 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and subsequent oil leak that gushed for 86 days and dumped 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As a result of their decision, all economic damage and natural resource damage claims under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, all personal injury and wrongful death actions, and questions of racketeering charges will take place in New Orleans.

While Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's special master of the $20 billion escrow fund created by BP, will handle many of the more basic financial claims, Barbier will handle the most difficult ones. In its decision, the panel said that consolidating the legal actions "may also facilitate closer coordination with Kenneth Feinberg's administration of the BP compensation fund."

In a move that some found surprising, the panel also said that the maritime proceedings that rig owner Transocean Ltd. brought in federal court in Houston to limit is liability for the disaster to $26.8 million, or the value of the sunken rig and its cargo, also should be consolidated in New Orleans.
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I've only quoted the partial report;
Follow the link for the Full story:

http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/08/new_orleans_is_selected_as_sit.html
 
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So a friend of mine pointed out how oil is high and is a limited resource, yet BP didn't seem to be missing their moneys too much when money was escaping their tunnels. What's up with that?
 
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Soooo... the relief wells and bottom kill are being delayed til mid-september at the earliest and they're pulling out 3,500 feet of drill pipe... what could possiblie go wrong?

Meanwhile...
# Secret to their Success: Feds finally admit NOT testing seafood from oiled areas (VIDEO)
# Fed-friendly Ed Overton slips up — Reveals storms can AEROSOLIZE weathered oil and SPREAD IT AROUND (VIDEO)
# BP, Feds don’t know what’s causing pressure drop: “We’re concerned about the vital signs of this well. We continue to be concerned about the vital signs.” (VIDEO)
# *BREAKING* New report reveals ocean floor covered in crude oil just 40 miles from Florida coast and heading east (PHOTO) (84)
# NOAA admits "toxic" oil could cause "GENETIC PROBLEMS even at LOW concentrations" (83)
# Top oceanographer: Feds "misleading" public, only 10 PERCENT of oil has been removed from ocean (80)
# Oil in Gulf "VERY RESISTANT to further biodegradation" -- "Full toxic form for decades" in low oxygen zones (VIDEO) (78)
# Feds finally admit oil buried “14 inches under the sand” near Destin, Florida
# “Shut Up”: After discovering undersea oil plumes Feds told scientists to “RETRACT”, then attempted to discredit research
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http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/

BP's media blackout has been really successful I'd say...
 
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It is hilarious to think that the same federal government that did such a wonderful job looking over BP (and then attempted to protect them for the first 30 days of the spill), will now suddenly become vigilent in monitoring the clean-up.


At least it looks like some people at the NOAA have pulled their heads out of their asses. Too bad no one is listening.
 
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NotWii

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Florida/Alabama area: Tests show ethylbenzene, other hydrocarbons in blood of coastal residents — “Everyone is getting sick”, it’s “becoming an aerosol” (VIDEO)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/b...is-getting-sick-its-becoming-an-aerosol-video

“Octane in your blood”: Humans on Gulf Coast show “dangerous levels of toxic exposure”, Hexane is “way high” — Treatment for “ORGAN DAMAGE” recommended (LAB REPORT)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/o...-is-way-high-treatment-for-organ-damage-photo
 
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Baraka in the White House

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Wii said:
EXCLUSIVE: Tests find sickened family has 50.3 ppm of Corexit’s 2-butoxyethanol in swimming pool — JUST ONE HOUR NORTH OF TAMPA (lab report included)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/e...t-one-hour-north-of-tampa-lab-report-included
Florida/Alabama area: Tests show ethylbenzene, other hydrocarbons in blood of coastal residents — “Everyone is getting sick”, it’s “becoming an aerosol” (VIDEO)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/b...is-getting-sick-its-becoming-an-aerosol-video
“Octane in your blood”: Humans on Gulf Coast show “dangerous levels of toxic exposure”, Hexane is “way high” — Treatment for “ORGAN DAMAGE” recommended (LAB REPORT)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/o...-is-way-high-treatment-for-organ-damage-photo
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Well, with sources like these...

Are you a lawyer, by any chance?
 
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NotWii

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Compilation: Federal government CONFISCATING SAMPLES and PREVENTING RESEARCH all over Gulf (VIDEO)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/f...ng-samples-preventing-research-all-gulf-video

CDC survey of Gulf residents finds 50% of households experiencing respiratory issues within the PAST 30 DAYS — Feds suggest to “focus on mental health”
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/c...ues-30-days-feds-suggest-focus-mental-health/

Like an “Acid Cloud”: Entire family sickened — 10 y/o son’s nose “gushing blood everywhere”, daughter “could not breath”… NUMBNESS (VIDEO)
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/blisters-throat-arm-legs-numb

Local Official: Reports that BP SPRAYING DISPERSANT “from an airplane with no lights” and that “BOATS are covertly DUMPING it into the water”
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/c...-boats-covertly-dumping-water-local-official/

Plumes of Corexit/oil mix causing microorganisms to have “mutant DNA” that can be “passed on” says USF researcher appearing tomorrow on National Geographic
http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/c...ausing-microorganism-mutant-dna-can-be-passed
 
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ToxicAdam

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Probably important to wait until they determine if its nothing more than normal seepage before people get too concerned.

I wonder if oil is more likely to float in warmer water? The Gulf is incredibly warm right now and I wonder if that plays some kind of effect .
 
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