Featured Blog Posts – July 2010 Archive (8)

State of emergency declared as 800,000 gallons of leaked oil begins flowing through Kalamazoo County

AUGUSTA — Kalamazoo County officials declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon as more than 800,000 gallons of oil released into a creek began making its way downstream in the Kalamazoo River.

“I just came from Fort Custer and you can smell it now,” Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Pali Matyas said. “... It’s all rolling downhill and there are a lot of complications.”

Matyas said police, local fire departments and local hazardous-materials companies are… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on July 27, 2010 at 4:51pm — 5 Comments

20-foot-high Oil Plume spewing from well near Louisiana marsh

Adding insult to the Gulf's injury, a wellhead hit by a tug boat is now spewing oil near a Louisiana marsh area, officials said Tuesday.

The oil is shooting up 20 feet into the air, the office of Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said.

"We cannot catch a break," Deano Bonano, Jefferson Parish emergency management director, said in a note to parish officials.

The well is in inland waterways on the border of Plaquemines and Jefferson parishes, about 65… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on July 27, 2010 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Who Killed The Gulf?

Who Killed The Gulf?

By J. Speer Williams

7-22-10

If there's ever to be an honest final analysis of what killed the Gulf of Mexico, it will not be Mother Earth's crude oil and gases.

What did kill the Gulf? The man-made chemical dispersant, Corexit.

Well then, WHO killed the Gulf? British Petroleum, of course; but, they were only the paid killers. The important parts of the article below tell us - WHO paid the killers to do the killing, and paid… Continue

Added by Bluesworadangel on July 23, 2010 at 10:47am — No Comments

Meditation...What? Why? How? : ) x

Meditation is used by millions of people worldwide on a daily basis - from ALL walks of life.

It dates back thousands of years, through different nationalities + religious beliefs.

It is the practice of focusing on an object, thought or sound to calm + clear the mind.

This creates a peaceful state whereby we can achieve deep relaxation or a more spiritual state of awareness.

WHY?

Our minds are full of thoughts (good + bad) which can become… Continue

Added by Anela Nusta Shanti on July 22, 2010 at 10:39am — 3 Comments

Goldman Sachs Owns Corexit Oil Dispersant Manufacturer - "If you smell it, you're too late" says toxicologist

Just when you thought the damages BP could cause was limited to beaches, marshes, oceans, people's livelihoods, birds and marine life, there's more.

BP's favorite dispersant Corexit 9500 is being sprayed at the oil gusher on the ocean floor. Corexit is also being air sprayed across hundreds of miles of oil slicks all across the gulf. There have been widespread reports of oil cleanup crews reporting various injuries including respiratory distress, dizziness and… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on July 17, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

"DAVID WILCOCK ~ The End of the Oil Spill"

The End of the Oil Spill

Written by David Wilcock Friday, 16 July 2010 22:13

The oil spill has ended. Over a week before the cap was placed, I found out the problem would be stopped -- and am very glad my insider sources were correct! Here's the story you're not going to read about in the news...

INSIDER SOURCES REVEAL WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

In order to explain to you how this story came about, some background is… Continue

Added by SiNeh~ on July 17, 2010 at 12:02pm — 13 Comments

Russian sub 'could stop oil leak

Russian sub 'could stop oil leak

Russian-owned submersibles would be able to cap the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the captain of one of the vessels has said.

The skipper was speaking as two of the subs - which can dive to 6,000m - started a campaign of exploration at the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia.

He added that there was still time for the subs to help BP with the disaster.

The subs are… Continue

Added by SiNeh~ on July 11, 2010 at 1:08pm — No Comments

7/11 Solar Eclipse in Cancer

o live inside the Moon! That's the gift of this Solar Eclipse in Moon-ruled Cancer. The total Solar Eclipse of July 11, 2010, (3:40pm EDT/ 12:40pm PDT) a powerful new Moon in its own sign of Cancer, is visible across the Pacific, from New Zealand to the lower part of South America. Our southern neighbor's have just gone through their Winter Solstice and this eclipse should be intense, with total coverage lasting over 5 minutes.

The Earth is aligned now on the same plane as… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on July 10, 2010 at 10:25am — 2 Comments