"I was never for the death penalty before," he says. "I am willing to look at it again."
Read USA Today's full review.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Brad Pitt: BP deserves death penalty
"I was never for the death penalty before," he says. "I am willing to look at it again."
Read USA Today's full review.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Cost of oil spill tops $6 billion as hole is plugged
BP has reported that as the company and its specialists work to clean up the spill, the financial wizards at the group can announce that the total cost of the spill so far has reached over $6.1 billion.
This includes some $319 million in compensation paid to the US Government and a number of other organizations. BP has also confirmed that no oil is leaking into the Gulf following a successful effort to plug the well on July 15.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, to resign within ten weeks
Sunday, July 4, 2010
'A Whale' to the rescue; Is this the saviour that the Gulf has been waiting for?
The World's largest oil skimmer is currently steaming its way toward the Gulf of Mexico - as it promises to be one of the last great chances for the government and environmental experts to save the area, which has been ravaged environmentally by a mass oil spill perpetrated by oil company BP.
According to the Washington Post:
The Taiwanese vessel dubbed "A Whale," which its owners describe as the largest oil skimmer in the world, began showing its capabilities on Saturday just north of the Macondo Deepwater well site. An April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig there killed 11 workers and began what is now the largest oil spill in Gulf history. The vessel will cruise a 25-square-mile test site through Sunday, according to TMT Shipping, the company that created A Whale by retrofitting an oil tanker after the explosion sent millions of gallons of crude spilling into the Gulf.
BP plans to pump heavy mud through one relief well to stop the leak from the broken well. The second relief well is being drilled as a backup. [Via WP]
Friday, June 25, 2010
Paul McCartney says that global warming skeptics are like Holocaust deniers
Speaking on the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Beatles legend said: "Sadly we need disasters like this to show people. Some people don't believe in climate warming - like those who don't believe there was a Holocaust.
"But the facts indicate that there's something going on and we've got to be aware of it if we want our kids to inherit a decent world, not a complete nightmare of a planet - clean, renewable energy is for starters."
The singer also defended the US President, Barack Obama, over the criticism that he has received regarding the spill. [Via The Sun]
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
BP takes opportunity to tout 'benefits' of oil spill in company magazine
In any other company, it would be alarms ringing, panic and apology letters flying everywhere. Not at BP, though. In the latest outrage the company has caused following the development of a leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the company proudly published in its corporate magazine the so-called "Benefits" of the oil spill.
Among them, the company says, is that the area's tourist destinations (like hotels and restaurants) are now full thanks to the spill. What they forgot to say was that was just all the people coming to clean up their mess.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Oil spill costs for BP top $2 billion
BP shares fell 4 percent in trading on the London Stock Exchange in response to further woes.
Clearly it has been $2 billion that hasn't been very well spent. BP is still nowhere near a completed clean-up.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
BP and Pixar present Finding Nemo: The Sequel
There is an entire selection of parodies (yes, they are parodies...don't go looking for tickets) on the blog El Blog De Chibiboto. In a somewhat crudely translated fashion (thank you Google), we give you the artists insightful explaination:
As we watch the World Cup, our planet continues dying thanks to one of the largest ecological catastrophes in the world, because a terrible oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. And now that the new movie Toy Story 3 is coming, it occurred to me to put forth some ideas for a sequel to Finding Nemo. I hope that these ideas inspire the writers at Pixar.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Hitler finds out about the BP oil spill
On the lighter side of things, as a follow up to our post on Hitler's surge in popularity within India, we thought this other clip of Hitler's rant on the BP oil spill would lighten the mood.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
The oil is on BP's hands
This photo appeared on Gizmodo's guide to helping out with the worst oil disaster in American history. It rather poignantly illustrates BP's responsibility.
Mike Bloomberg, NYC Mayor: Leave BP Alone!
He is reported to say that the CEO of BP didn't 'exactly go down there and blow up the well'. Really? That's something I never considered; I could've sworn he personally made sure of it. Oh well, we can't be right all the time!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
"The gulf looks like it has chicken pox" - BP has 48 hours
BP, which stands for British Petroleum, has thus far struggled to contain the leakage, which is currently leaking at a staggering rate, dozens of thousands of barrels each day.
The Coast Guard reportedly contacted BP requesting more information on their plans to control the leak, to which there was no known reply.
"The Gulf looks like it has chicken pox", said an ariel photographer. "It's like waiting for someone to die of cancer", said a local resident, who, according to The Associated Press, walks along the beach every morning.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Oil spill parody - BP Spills Coffee
This is a video, produced by UCB Comedy and featured on Talking Points Memo that perfectly parodies the current BP oil spill situation by using a most clever metaphor - coffee.
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It must be said that it is wonderful we are able to pull some humour out of what is naturally a very dire situation. Incase you missed it, it was recently announced that the estimates for the amount of oil that was leaking each day into the Gulf had been raised by around 100%, and that earlier estimates had been totally inaccurate.
Perhaps at this late stage it would be good to pull some scientists away from making technology to extract oil, and put them to work creating technology to clean it up.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
WATCH: Letterman's opinion on how BP can improve its image
You may be aware of BP's recent public relations slip with regard to the little incident involving the oil spill. Well, no matter! Letterman's here to help them salvage their reputation from the depths.
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