Tuesday, Sept 14th - Over the past three days, local fishermen in Bayou La Batre, Alabama have been documenting a thick sludge that has emerged in the water along their shores. They say it must be caused by the BP oil disaster, and they all independently described it the same way: “I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.”
BP spokespeople and local officials, meanwhile, also have a unified message: “It’s algae.”
Shirley and Don Tillman, residents of Pass Christian, Mississippi, have owned shrimp boats, an oyster boat and many pleasure boats. They spent much time on the Gulf of Mexico before working in BP's Vessels Of Opportunity (VOO) program looking for and trying to clean up oil.
These are but a few of the images coming out of Bayou La Batre, Alabama today, September 12, 2010. A few fishermen risked harassment and arrest in order to document what appears to be oil and oil/dispersant mix coming ashore. Several reports were made with the Bayou La Batre Police Department and other government agencies. Shortly after these photos were taken, three airboa
You will not learn this from the National News Media..So I have come to share this with you... Be informed people of America, of what is going on in your back yard...
For ALL my friends who think things are just fine and back to normal along ...the coast...Think again..We are still fighting the big oil company as your life goes on...I am here to tell ya if someone doesn't listen, then you can expect things to start getting nasty...
13 Days!! But it's not what I expected!! BP was paying me $1200 a month x 6 months - should have got $7,200 I only received half of that!
When I asked why? And how? They arrived at that figure? The adjustor didn't know?!! And if I wanted more money, I'd have to file for my final payment!!
It's five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast of America. Witness speaks to Harold Toussaint, a deacon from New Orleans who refused to evacuate so he could help his community survive in the rising flood waters. Hear more on BBC
Tuesday, Sept 14th - Over the past three days, local fishermen in Bayou La Batre, Alabama have been documenting a thick sludge that has emerged in the water along their shores. They say it must be caused by the BP oil disaster, and they all independently described it the same way: “I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.”
These are but a few of the images coming out of Bayou La Batre, Alabama today, September 12, 2010. A few fishermen risked harassment and arrest in order to document what appears to be oil and oil/dispersant mix coming ashore. Several reports were made with the Bayou La Batre Police Department and other government agencies. Shortly after these photos were taken, three airboa 
Yesterday, Mississippi natives Mendy Cockrell and Donna and Marty Dunn commemorated 9/11 with an unlikely crowd. 
