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Anyone remember Tony Hayward?  That treasure chest that Mr. Hayward has on the big hook says "One Million Dollar Pension." And the newspaper in the lower lefthand corner is the Wall Street Journal.  Cool shirt on Hayward. You bet your BP.

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

BP CEO Tony Hayward: "I want my life back."

Poor Mr. Hayward!  His life has been so stressful since his gas company suffered that terrible oil spill.  He wants his life to get back to normal.  Will the people along the Gulf Coast ever get their lives back to normal?  Not likely.  And they don't have a CEO's bank account to fall back on, do they?  BP must pay ALL the damages, including the lost careers of fishermen and others who now have no jobs, no income, and no hope for recovery anytime soon if ever.  Some of these desperate people are working for BP to help clean up the oil.  They are working for $5 an hour (under a special legal arrangement), and they are getting sick from the chemicals.  They had to sign an agreement that they would not talk to reporters.  And when they are taken to the hospital, BP confiscates their clothes.  Might there be some damning evidence on those clothes that BP doesn't want anyone to find out about?  All this was reported on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! program aired June 2nd.

Rachel Maddow Reports on the Gulf Oil Disaster: Deja Vu All Over Again?

Has the oil and gas industry made any improvements in the last 30 years? Yes, says Rachel Maddow, they have! They have improved their profit capabilities, making more money than any other industry in the history of the planet, and they have figured out how to drill deeper and deeper. Any advancements in disaster control or safety techniques?  No. That part hasn't been figured out yet. Isn't it too late now for the Gulf of Mexico, the people, the wildlife, the economies of many communities, the livelihoods of thousands of people, all the ecosystems impacted? Isn't it too late? I think it probably is.

South Florida Raging Grannies Tell BP What They Think!

The Raging Grannies of South Florida have recorded this little song to express their outrage about the preventable oil "spill"  in the Gulf of Mexico.  My hats off to these fine ladies.  They are wise and sing the truth to us all.  Go Grannies!  (In case your sensibilities might be insulted, watch and listen at your own risk. These grannies don't mince words!  Don't say you weren't warned.)

Wikipedia on the Raging Grannies

The South Florida Raging Grannies Sing For Healthcare for All