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 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
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Juggle This, the 9th annual juggling festival at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. It’s basically Pratt’s huge gym, with the floor covered in a blue protective tarp, and given over to jugglers of all skill levels for three days. There you can learn techniques and show off your skills to your heart’s content. Some of the jugglers I captured on the video are: Joshua Edelman from Jersey City, Michael Glenn from New Hampshire, Keith Leaf, Keith Nelson, Tony Duncan, and the Case Juggling Club. Anyone else here, who is featured here, and wants a link, leave it in the comments.
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.
Business groups are worried by the potential effects of provisions banning the import of all goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or forced or indentured child labor that were included in a recent customs bill. Via Daily Kos
