Got Gulf Oil? (a poetry project)

Call for poetry submissions on the topic of the Gulf Oil Spill. Coordinated by Amy King and Heidi Staples.

Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger: Another lesson from Gulf of Mexico oil gusher blowout

An open letter from geologist Chris Landau: Dear Arnold Schwarzenegger, We do not want a BP-type Gulf of Mexico oil gusher blowout here. Complete the job. Stop oil pumping from offshore Santa Barbara Los Angeles drill rigs. Why take the risk? Shut the offshore oil wells down off the Santa Barbara Coast. Let’s not have […]

Oil Blowout In The Gulf: Straight Talk From Geologist Chris Landau

Dear President Barack Obama and Dr. Tony Haywood (BP) by Chris Landau (geologist) Action plan to stop the continuing oil blowout from the well drilled by The Deep Water Horizon Rig owned by Transocean and leased to BP. Straight talk from geologist Chris Landau. Dear President Barack Obama President Obama, I would like you to […]

Poet Max Wheat’s new poem…”Barack Obama: Offshore Oil Drilling President”

Barack Obama: Offshore Oil Drilling President “Let me be clear: I continue to believe that domestic oil production is an important part of our overall strategy for energy security.” -Barrack Obama, President of the United States April 30, 2010 Youth, hundreds of thousands, probably more than in any election, campaign for the man who arouses […]

Gulf Coast: Chemical smell. Dead birds. Green Party of Florida asks for State of Emergency

Eleven oil rig workers have died in the April 20 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, there are dire consequences for the ecosystem, with oil gushing into the Gulf. There are reports of dead birds which could be a result of the oil spill. The Green Party of Florida has called on President Obama and Florida Governor Crist to declare an immediate State of Emergency for the Gulf Coast in response to the oil rig disaster. The Green Party of Florida believes that all available federal and state resources must be mobilized to protect threatened communities and wildlife habitats in four states.

Burning the oil in the Gulf…

Opinion from published geologist Chris Landau on April 28, 2010: Do not burn the oil on the sea. Do not drill other wells into the existing BP well in the Gulf of Mexico. Chris Landau (geologist) These actions will burn people, boats and property. Wind gusts will blow the flames out of control. The heat […]