MARTIAL LAW ALERT: Gulf Coast Evacuation Scenario Summer/Fall 2010

Image via Wikipedia

Be sure to read the entire post here. I would like to hear from anyone who lives down and around the gulf to know if they have heard anything on this yet.
Check out the link below.

clipped from www.meetup.com SoCal Martial Law Alerts (SCMLA) has been in existence for a year and a half and this is our first MARTIAL LAW ALERT. We have withheld putting out information on the Gulf oil spill for a variety of reasons, but there is now enough evidence for us to put together a fairly clear picture of what really happened, what may result and to warn people who live in the area. If you live, or if you know people who live on, or within 200 miles of the Gulf Coast area, we recommend that they immediately relocate to at least 200 miles inland (i.e. the farther away, the better). If people living within this 200-mile zone do not relocate voluntarily (i.e. on their own initiative), it appears likely that a forced evacuation through a martial-law scenario may occur within the coming weeks and (possibly) months. Our country has been in a state of national emergency since September 11, 2001, which means that martial law (i.e. military rule) can be declared by the President at any time, for any reason

Related articles by Zemanta

• Gulf Residents Seek More Than Talk From Obama (abcnews.go.com)
• Voices From the Spill: Gulf Coast Fishing Wiped Out For Decades (Video) (treehugger.com)
• Gulf Coast Oil Spill Watch: June 10th (gadling.com)
• Obama 'Pleased' BP Agrees to $20 Billion Compensation Fund for Gulf Coast (abcnews.go.com)

Gulf Coast beaches update

clipped from www.cnn.com (CNN) -- Oil spill cleanup is under way at many beaches along the Gulf Coast, and beach-bound travelers are keeping a close eye on coastal conditions. Here are some of the latest updates from destinations affected by the oil disaster: Florida's Emerald Coast Small bits of tar were found at Henderson Beach State Park over the weekend, according to the Emerald Coast Convention and Visitors bureau. "These were easily removed, and no further oil has been spotted," said a post earlier this week on the bureau's website. Pensacola and Perdido Key, Florida The water at Pensacola Beach is open Wednesday for swimming and fishing, according to the Pensacola Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi and Florida Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama In Alabama, the Department of Public Health has issued an advisory against swimming in waters off Gulf Shores, Grand Isle, Louisiana Oil is affecting more than 45 miles of Louisiana coast

Related articles by Zemanta

• Beach tar tracker (cnn.com)
• Gulf Coast beaches update (cnn.com)
• Beaches open; cleanup under way (cnn.com)
• Top Ten Weekend Getaways from ForGetaway.com (prweb.com)
• Seniors Volunteer at National Parks Threatened by Oil Spill (seniortravel.suite101.com)
• "Gulf Coast Tourism Goes Into Post-Oilspill Triage Mode" and related posts (connect.phocuswright.com)
• Long road ahead for Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup (thegrio.com)
• BP's Florida Cleanup Promise Dismissed as Dishonest (wallstreetpit.com)
• Oil On Florida Beaches: Tar Balls Wash Ashore (VIDEO) (huffingtonpost.com)

New scale of disaster looms in Gulf of Mexico

Image by Coast Guard News via Flickr

clipped from news.yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – Concern grew Sunday that the US Gulf coast is facing a whole new level of environmental disaster after the best short-term fix for a massive oil spill ran into serious trouble. BP's giant containment box lay idle on the seabed as engineers furiously tried to figure out how to stop it clogging with ice crystals. The British energy giant, which owns the lion's share of the leaking oil and has accepted responsibility for the clean-up, has tried to banish the notion that the dome is a "silver bullet" to end the crisis. But should efforts fail to make the giant funnel system effective, there is no solid plan B to prevent potentially tens of millions of gallons of crude from causing one of the worst ever environmental catastrophes. Untold damage is already being done by the 3.5 million gallons estimated to be in the sea so far, but the extent of that harm will rise exponentially if the only solution is a relief well that takes months to drill.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Gulf of Mexico oil slick: containment dome problems could take days to fix (telegraph.co.uk)
• BP wrestles with oil spill hitch (news.bbc.co.uk)
• Sheen of oil confirmed ashore on Louisiana island as BP begins operation (calgaryherald.com)
• Major oil spill was deemed 'unlikely' in BP study (ctv.ca)
• BP plan deemed major spill from Gulf well unlikely (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
• Agencies to Hold Oil Spill Probe Hearing Tues. (abcnews.go.com)
• Attempt to contain BP oil leak hit by major setback (telegraph.co.uk)
• Gulf of Mexico oil slick containment dome suffers setback (telegraph.co.uk)
• After setback, BP plans new attempt to stop oil leak (ctv.ca)
• BP Plan Deemed Major Spill From Gulf Well Unlikely (abcnews.go.com)

Oil spill threatens Gulf Coast shores

clipped from www.ldjackson.net I am no expert on oil spills, but it is beginning to look like the oil that is leaking from the well on the ocean floor, off the coast of Louisiana, has all the makings of the largest oil spill in U.S. history. It even threatens to eclipse the oil spill off the Alaskan coast from the Exxon Valdez. There is a lot at stake with this oil spill, including the fate of thousands of birds, who are just beginning their breeding and nesting seasons on some of the outer coastal islands. Among them is the brown pelican, the Louisiana state bird. If the losses are great enough, it is possible it could be threatened and possibly go back on the endangered species list. It was taken off the list in November 2009. Not only are the animals themselves threatened, including mink, otters, shrimp, and other coastal birds besides the brown pelican, the livelihood of many coastal residents depends on the fish, shrimp, and other wildlife Laurie on Oil spill threatens Gulf Coast shores

Related articles by Zemanta

• Gulf of Mexico oil spill may hit fragile coast this weekend (nationalpost.com)
• Weather Delays Oil Cleanup at Gulf Rig Blast Site (abcnews.go.com)
• Gulf of Mexico spill may hit coast this weekend (robbiz1978.blogspot.com)
• Oil-Spill Dangers After Rig Explosion in Gulf of Mexico (time.com)
• Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Tricky Cleanup for BP in Deep Water (time.com)
• BP to tackle Gulf oil spill by drilling relief well (cbc.ca)
• Deepwater Horizon Incident Update: Gulf of Mexico spill may hit coast this weekend (gcaptain.com)