BP Executive Turned Alyeska Pipeline Into "Deeply Distressed" Company
Monday 02 August 2010
by: Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t | Investigative Report
Former BP human resources executive Kevin Hostler will be retiring from his current post as Chief Executive Officer for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in September. (Photo: Alyeska Pipeline Service Co)
Alyeska Pipeline, the BP-led consortium that operates the 800-mile Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS),… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on August 2, 2010 at 7:00pm —
No Comments
I've come to believe that money is indeed at the root of nearly all
the so called 'evils', and certainly at the root of most of them. To a
large extent it has to do with the fact that money equals power, and
the world is full of megalomaniacs. WWI, which was one of the greatest
horrors of human history was over the natural resources of Africa and
Asia. Put more simply it was over… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on August 2, 2010 at 6:34pm —
No Comments
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service is ready to deliver lifesaving drugs to about a quarter of the residents of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the only metropolitan area in the nation where letter carriers have been trained to dispense medication after a large-scale terrorist attack involving biological weapons.
Six years after the government began exploring the idea of using… Continue
Added by Anti Oligarch on August 2, 2010 at 5:26pm —
No Comments
(Correction: As initially posted, this story inaccurately said that Pinal County was contiguous with the Mexican border. It is in southern Arizona, but not on the border.)
(CNSNews.com) – Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff Paul Babeu is hopping mad at the federal government.
Babeu told CNSNews.com that rather than help law enforcement in Arizona stop the hundreds of… Continue
Added by Anti Oligarch on August 2, 2010 at 5:15pm —
No Comments
I was a little disappointed when I saw the old buildings were now gone that I had known as a young boy. Every one of them replaced with a high-rise. It had been a long time since I had been to my hometown since moving North. I had driven to town hoping to see the old barber shop where my hair had been cut as a child. The orphanage would bring us kids downtown for a free haircut by the new barbers being trained.
As it was very early and hardly anyone on the street, I parked my truck… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on August 2, 2010 at 2:34pm —
No Comments
That's a bit misleading, eh? Actually, Big brother is gonna BE the religion in our glorious future. Glorious leaders, a glorious future and youtube three minutes hates, just for fun.
I for one welcome these new and improved enhancements. Just like I welcome all the other (compulsory) additives we get these days.
Don't you? ADD, feminist, cancerous, crazy or not, right?
With all her big brothers and sisters off to school, our ranch became a lonely place for our three-year-old daughter, Becky. She longed for playmates. Cattle and horses were too big to cuddle and farm machinery dangerous for a child so small. We promised to buy her a puppy but in the meantime, “pretend” puppies popped up nearly every day. I had just finished washing the lunch dishes when the screen door slammed and Becky rushed in, cheeks flushed with excitement. “Mama!” she cried. “Come see my… Continue
The richest few don't need the rest of us as markets, soldiers or police
anymore. Maybe we should all emigrate
By Michael Lind
SalonHave the American people outlived their usefulness to the rich minority
in the United States? A number of trends suggest that the answer may be yes.
In every industrial democracy since the end of World War II, there has been
a social contract between the few and the many. In return for receiving a
disproportionate… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on August 2, 2010 at 1:33pm —
No Comments
Let Them Eat Cake Paul Craig Roberts Prisonplanet.com August 2, 2010
It is not unusual for members of the diminishing upper middle class to drop $20,000 or $30,000 on a big wedding. But for celebrities this large sum wouldn’t cover the wedding dress or the flowers.
When country music star Keith Urban married actress Nicole Kidman in 2006, their wedding cost $250,000. This large sum hardly counts as a celebrity wedding. When mega-millionaire real estate mogul… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on August 2, 2010 at 1:02pm —
No Comments
"To open ourselves to the truth and to bring ourselves face to face with our personal and collective reality is not an option that can be accepted or rejected. It is an undeniable requirement of all people and all societies that seek to humanize themselves and be free.."
- Guatemalan Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi Conedera Assassinated April 25, 1998, one day after his speech (and above quote), when he presented his findings of an in-depth probe…
By Lyndsey Layton
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, August 2, 2010; A01
This summer, when Kellogg recalled 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks, the company blamed elevated levels of a chemical in the packaging.
Dozens of consumers reported a strange taste and odor, and some complained of nausea and diarrhea. But Kellogg said a team of experts it hired determined that there was "no harmful material" in… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on August 2, 2010 at 12:50pm —
No Comments
How to Create a Food Storage Supply for You and your Spouse … For as Little as $5 per Week Aug 2nd, 2010 | By Esther | Category: Food | Print This Article People who live in America rarely consider the need for building up a food supply to offset a national crisis, such as a devastating war or a natural disaster, simply because food in the United States is so readily available and easy to obtain.
However, if something terrible did happen and supermarkets did not remain open,… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on August 2, 2010 at 12:32pm —
No Comments
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service is ready to deliver lifesaving drugs to about a quarter of the residents of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the only metropolitan area in the nation where letter carriers have been trained to dispense medication after a large-scale terrorist attack involving biological weapons.
Photo: In 2001, workers prepare to test for anthrax at the Brentwood postal facility in Washington,… Continue
Added by Swtnlovabl on August 2, 2010 at 12:21pm —
No Comments
Posted by Admin | Posted in Economy | Posted on 20-07-2010 6
Most Americans still appear to be operating under the delusion that the "recession" will soon pass and that things will get back to "normal" very soon. Unfortunately, that is not anywhere close to the truth. What we are now witnessing are the early stages of the complete and total breakdown of the U.S. economic system. The U.S. government, state governments, local governments, businesses and American consumers have collectively… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on August 2, 2010 at 11:22am —
No Comments
Humanity is at a dangerous crossroads. War preparations to attack Iran are in "an advanced state of readiness". Hi tech weapons systems including nuclear warheads are fully deployed.
This military adventure has been on the Pentagon's drawing board since the mid-1990s. First Iraq, then Iran according to a declassified 1995 US Central Command document.
Melissa Greenfield appeared to be a slender, ordinary 20-year-old woman wearing a neck brace. The device in her hand appeared to be a commonplace cell phone.
But viewed in light of the paramount law enforcement concern, “officer safety,” Greenfield was transformed into a potential SMERSH assassin.
So the heroic Sgt. Jonathan Burke of Ohio’s Delaware County Sheriff’s Office simply had to arrest her, confiscate her property, and hold her in jail for three days,… Continue
Added by Anti Oligarch on August 2, 2010 at 6:00am —
No Comments
David Gilmour with Romany Gilmour perform Between Two Points on Later... with Jools Holland. Watch more Later... with Jools Holland on BBC iPlayer: bbc.co.uk...
THE MANIPULATION OF ELECTIONS: Veteran U.S. Air Force CIA Officer has evidence that can prove the source code operating the election machines in Smartmatic a...
Provided to YouTube by Legacy RecordingsWe March · PrinceThe Gold Experience℗ 1995 NPG Records, Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by Legacy RecordingsRelease...