Plumes? We don't see no stinking plumes!

BP, in all its spin-centric wisdom, is playing semantics with what exactly looms beneath the waves. After NOAA finally announced there were indeed plumes, BP's COO Doug Suttles poo-poohed the notion with, ""We haven’t found any large concentrations of oil under the sea. To my knowledge, no one has." While facing direct questions about the discovery Suttles said, "It may be down to how you define what a plume is here." Sure, Doug. I may not know what a plume is, but I sure know a jackass when I see one.

BP plays down government claim on oil plumes


In an attempt to spare the masses from a Waterworld sequel, Kevin Costner continues to push his salad spinner as a viable solution to separating oil from seawater. Costner joins Hollywood heavyweight James Cameron today on Capital Hill to discuss possible solutions to the cleaning up the Gulf.

Kevin Costner to testify on oil spill clean-up effort


As the Fed grows a spine in facing megalith BP, the administration sent BP a warning to ante up their clean-up plans or get their ass kicked.

Feds give BP deadline on contingency plans

Coast Guard Toughens Oversight of BP’s Effort

Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?

Some fluff from NBC stating what Gulf Coasters have always known: dere's snakes in dem dere waters! In my personal experience, generations of Penguin family have come to believe the only good snake is a dead snake. Exotic pet owners excluded. I doubt you've got cottonmouths.

New threat to oil spill workers? Deadly snakes


An AP writer takes the ultimate plunge: into the murky abyss of oil sludge.

Journalist dives into Gulf, can only see oil



The mayor of one Florida beach town cries in her boat drinks about the oil. Suck it up, Sammy. Your problem is a litter box compared to ours.

Destin mayor 'terrified' by oil's threat

Lastly, a local piece about just who BP's "contractors" are bringing in to sop up the mess. To be honest, I don't know why anyone's not stating the real story, that this is the second time illegal immigrants were thrust into a mess. I was surrounded by them when performing recovery work five years ago. I can tell you, without doubt, they'll get used and abused just the same: no warning about the toxins; no training in using proper safety gear; less than minimum wage pay, if they can get paid at all.

Are illegal immigrants on oil cleanup duty in La.?