Obama: Letting Down Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injuries
During his presidential campaign, candidate Obama made many promises to veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. However, a new investigative report conducted by ProPublica and NPR shows that President Obama has failed to deliver on most of his promises made as a candidate in term of giving veterans the health care they so desperately need and […]
A Second Oil Spill In The Gulf
A second leak, discovered at the Ocean Saratoga rig, is leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Initial reports claim the the volume of crude oil being released is much less than that of the Deepwater Horizon, but a 10 mile long oil slick has been detected by satellite.
More Than 2K Barrels Of Oil Will Continue To Flow, Even With Cap On
BP’s successful capping of the damaged wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico is yet another temporary solution to the 12,000 – 30,000 or more barrels per day that have been spewing unto the ocean since April 20. According to the Deepwater Horizon respond command center, BP will be able to capture 90 percent of the […]
BP’s Top Kill Strategy Fails
British Petroleum announced today that their top kill strategy to contain the massive oil leak in the Gulf has failed and they are abandoning further efforts. They are shifting efforts to a what is termed the lower marine riser package cap, where capturing oil from the leak is the goal instead of trying to stop it.
Police Chief Comments Excite Pot Legalization Advocates
Comments made by Columbia, Mo., Police Chief Ken Burton last week have excited marijuana legalization advocates, and the chief is standing by his statement that he does not know how to enforce the city’s marijuana laws.
