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The Gulf Coast Oil Spill: What’s Next?
Rachel Maddow, Fake President
…and the Oval Office speech that could have been:
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President Obama From the Oval: Too Little? Too Late?
White House officials appear to assume, correctly, that they can’t ‘win’ the oil spill. So they had to make the tragedy about something bigger than the oil. That’s why the president called for the first steps in ‘the transition away from fossil fuels’: ‘[T]he time to embrace a clean energy future is now. Now is the moment for this generation to embark on a national mission to unleash America’s innovation and seize control of our own destiny.’
The president’s speech:
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See the BP Spill on YOUR House
Having trouble visualizing the magnitude of the oil spill disaster? Tired of people using the word disaster until it’s meaningless? Here is the page for you – it will overlay the spill on your house using Google Maps.
The Disaster in the Gulf May Only be the Beginning…
We have yet to calculate the full extent of the damage in the gulf, but it’s looking like it may be the worst environmental disaster ever. Unfortunately, I’m afraid this is only the beginning…
A couple of years ago, I read a book called The Wrecking Crew by Wall Street Journal columnist Thomas Frank (also the author of the great book, What’s the Matter with Kansas). He gets deep on the how the Bush Administration systematically broke down and sold off large… Read More





