Shot by Robert M. Young and Edward James Olmos on a trip to the heart of the oil spill in the Gulf. Edited by Stephen Cohen.
Robert Young and I jumped on a plane and went to the Gulf of Mexico just to lend our support by documenting what we saw…
Well, the people that we met took up all of our time. It was brutal! I was not ready for the human aspect because no one had prepared me for it.
I thought they would be angry. They are devastated. Take a look at this video and see for yourself. People are afraid to talk and you will learn why watching this… Please pass it on, recommend it. If you feel like doing something, just go down there (anywhere on the Gulf) and support by spending time and energy in the region. They need our support. Thank you for Caring.
Edward James Olmos
For More information on what some local organizations are doing on the ground go to: SaveOurGulf.org
Tickets: $60 – $150
Activities for the whole family & silent auction
Master of Ceremonies Reverend Billy Talen
Live music by the Rude Mechanical Orchestra
Honoring:
Charlie Bayrer, Earth Matter NY, Inc.
Bill de Blasio, NYC Public Advocate
Jennifer London, Xoom
Kate Sinding, Natural Resources Defense Council
Celebration by the East River
will take place at the Amphitheater, located at the southernmost
part of East River Park, across the FDR Drive from Corlear’s Hook Park
at the intersection of Jackson and Cherry Streets.
In case of rain, Celebration by the East River will be at
Fontana’s, 105 Eldridge Street, and we will
announce the change of venue on our website.
East Houston and Lafayette Streets in Manhattan.
I got there at 6 and the station was barricaded, this event was well publicized and obviously the cops have the internet too.
Smeared in oil or molasses, I can’t tell you, she reminds me of a photo I saw the other day of a gulf pelican, chocolate brown and covered in oil.
A good flash mob should get in and get out quickly and on time, make your point for the cameras and go before it gets tiresome and the cops cranky. Well at least that’s what I did. When I left at 6:20, twenty minutes after the scheduled start, the cool kids were already starting to leave, heading east, going my way. I later learned it went on until at least 7:30.
This video has gotten more comments and views (124 and 9000 in 3 days) faster by far than any other of my 60 or so YouTube videos. Many commenters support the protest and are extremely pissed at BP. A large group is mad that it was not flash mobby enough for them, which I find hilarious. Another group thinks, not without merit, that the protest should be at BP headquarters or the White House and not in front of a franchised BP station. Then a large group piled on yesterday saying don’t Blame BP, they are doing the best they can with this unfortunate accident. They don’t appear to be reading the same news reports as me. Renegade Refiner: OSHA Says BP Has “Systemic Safety Problem” 97% of Worst Industry Violations Found at BP Refineries
“The rig’s on fire! I told you this was gonna happen!” – A prominent Houston attorney with a long record of winning settlements from oil companies says he has new evidence suggesting that the Deepwater Horizon’s top managers knew of problems with the rig before it exploded last month, causing the worst oil spill in US history.
The Oil Spill Story Finally Hits Home – Associated Press photographer Charlie Riedel’s up-close images of brown pelicans soaked in oil finally brought home the effects of the Gulf oil spill catastrophe last week. They showed scenes that photographers have had much difficulty documenting, not only because of the location of the spill, but because BP and government officials have worked to keep the spill’s consequences out of sight—and out of mind.
The world is using 1000 barrels of oil a second, roughly equivalent to the amount of water going over this waterfall. Do the math on the harryhammer blog
The northern segment of the John V. Lindsay East River Park Promenade is open between 14th and Houston Streets. Entrances are between 4th and 14th Streets.
Count the bottles in the full size version This accumulation of garbage is probably left over from the heavy rains a couple weeks back, but I suspect that the wakes from the sightseeing boats could deposit it there as well. At least this plastic was held back from the Atlantic Gyre.
Low tide reveals the remains of the pilings that held up the old promenade.
Lorelei Scarbro tells about a plan to save the area’s last intact mountain, where she lives, with a wind farm.
n Appalachia, almost 500 mountains have been blown up for coal mining. Coal River Wind Project proposes leaving the mountain intact for a wind farm to provide long-term renewable energy to the US. Reducing our dependence on coal is not only better for the environment, say Coal River Wind, but economically profitable for local citizens and companies in Appalachia.
