tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post8152690090640185640..comments2023-03-25T18:05:39.623+04:00Comments on Kozelidir: Understanding the US Oil SpillSanjay Jagatsinghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13386926374110998199noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-73894864421661469892019-03-27T14:31:49.838+04:002019-03-27T14:31:49.838+04:00Hey, look at the common point linking BP oil spill...Hey, look at the <a href="https://grist.org/article/katrina-the-bp-spill-now-houston-this-consulting-firm-keeps-coming-under-fire/" rel="nofollow">common point linking</a> BP oil spill with two other major failures... Copy, Dodoland, copy!akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-12292609398096880712016-08-10T23:36:12.556+04:002016-08-10T23:36:12.556+04:00These two official reassurances resembling those o...<a href="http://defimedia.info/fievre-aphteuse-la-mauritius-meat-authority-rassure-le-public-39355/" rel="nofollow">These</a> <a href="http://defimedia.info/controle-de-vehicules-la-nta-rassure-le-public-a-une-semaine-de-lentree-en-operation-des-centres-prives-39353/" rel="nofollow">two</a> official reassurances resembling those of the NCG are in fact like our meteorological bulletins: keep calm, everything is OK because you are about to get screwed big time.<br />See how the credibility of state instutitions is eroded by the day...akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-54877284863478452442016-06-30T12:01:36.623+04:002016-06-30T12:01:36.623+04:00As usual, denial first: Le sergent Prakash Mungroo...As usual, <a href="http://defimedia.info/diaporama-mv-benita-une-substance-noire-dans-les-eaux-de-le-bouchon-intrigue-33192/" rel="nofollow">denial first</a>: <i>Le sergent Prakash Mungroo, de la National Coast Guard (NCG), intervenant sur Radio Plus à midi, assure que la situation est sous contrôle et qu’il ne s’agit pas de l’huile lourde qui s’échappe du navire.</i><br /><br />And then after it's <a href="http://www.lemauricien.com/article/environnement-risques-pollution-vpm-soodhun-inquiet-des-effets-du-mv-benita" rel="nofollow">too late</a>, a <a href="http://defimedia.info/echoue-au-bouchon-le-renflouage-du-mv-benita-a-jusquici-coute-rs-70-millions-34393/" rel="nofollow">costly</a> and <a href="http://defimedia.info/mv-benita-letat-en-quete-dun-consultant-pour-evaluer-les-degats-a-lecosysteme-34471/" rel="nofollow">unplanned foray</a> into half-baked solutions that can prove even <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/article/284416/mv-benita-utilisation-dexplosifs-pour-liberer-vraquier" rel="nofollow">more harmful</a> to the environment. In the end, we are very sure of one small thing: if we can't <a href="http://defimedia.info/securite-maritime-la-garde-cotiere-nationale-en-eaux-troubles-33920/" rel="nofollow">see</a> such a large ship hitting our shores, how can we aspire to manage our 4 million sq.km of ocean?akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-91954821387283772092016-06-29T23:02:47.504+04:002016-06-29T23:02:47.504+04:00Is the MV Benita our first oil spill?Is the MV Benita our first oil spill?Sanjay Jagatsinghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386926374110998199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-49916843259884958902015-11-24T22:32:13.479+04:002015-11-24T22:32:13.479+04:00We definitely need this as after all we're the...We definitely need this as after all we're the superpower of the mascarenes ;-)Sanjay Jagatsinghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386926374110998199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-49587603267835808022015-11-13T16:38:00.172+04:002015-11-13T16:38:00.172+04:00Do we have something like that?
You know, just in...Do we have something like <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150921-why-the-us-hides-700-million-barrels-of-oil-underground" rel="nofollow">that</a>? <br />You know, just in case...<br />Because we're still lagging terribly on the renewables so far.akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-31049437312242196842015-07-03T11:35:27.173+04:002015-07-03T11:35:27.173+04:00And that's how much BP has to pay as fines: 2%...And that's <a href="http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/this-is-how-much-bp-was-ordered-to-pay-over-deepwater-horizon-and-this-is-how-much-bp-made-in-recent-profits--WyGDnzqSzl" rel="nofollow">how much</a> BP has to pay as fines: 2% of its gross profits. <br />We know it's in billions. But 2% of any sum is only 2%, and very far from being a memorable whack in the derriere that will bring you to think twice before repeating the offence. akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-79126652365831269072013-02-26T14:45:52.298+04:002013-02-26T14:45:52.298+04:00Place your bets on the forthcoming court verdict.
...Place your bets on the <a href="http://www.lemonde.fr/ameriques/article/2013/02/25/deepwater-horizon-le-proces-civil-de-bp-s-attaque-aux-responsables-de-la-maree-noire_1838740_3222.html" rel="nofollow">forthcoming</a> court verdict.<br /><br />Some time back, BP's boss had to <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/06/02/us-oil-spill-bp-apology-idUSTRE6515NQ20100602" rel="nofollow">apologise</a> for whining about getting his life back. As if the several dead did not merit one. And what a <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1287925/BP-oil-spill-boss-Tony-Hayward-takes-time-enjoy-Cowes-Week-despite-ongoing-Gulf-Mexico-disaster.html" rel="nofollow">life</a> he led!<br />He should consider himself lucky that there's no cap on his egoism, given that the Swiss are expected to vote in favour of capping top jobs' <a href="http://bigbrowser.blog.lemonde.fr/2013/02/25/democratie-la-suisse-sapprete-a-voter-pour-abolir-les-hauts-salaires/" rel="nofollow">salaries</a>. I wonder when this will ever happen in Dodoland...akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-55097072070898327162011-12-22T17:32:43.290+04:002011-12-22T17:32:43.290+04:00Oh no! It's now Shell's turn...Oh no! It's now <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/22/nigerian-shell-oil-spill" rel="nofollow">Shell's turn</a>...akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-18159376632428705472011-10-12T15:57:06.924+04:002011-10-12T15:57:06.924+04:00A nice infographic about the fate of the spill.
Y...A nice <a href="http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/infographies/story/Recif-luxuriant-menace-par-une-fuite-de-fioul-15302306" rel="nofollow">infographic</a> about the fate of the spill. <br />You'll note that spills tend to recur every now and mostly where they are least wanted. And this is bound to happen as long as we keep depending on that stuff called petroleum.akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-13406226398785161542010-07-29T12:10:17.296+04:002010-07-29T12:10:17.296+04:00Pa pu BP ek bann baketeri.Pa pu BP ek bann baketeri.Sanjay Jagatsinghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386926374110998199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-65117001685686939042010-07-29T12:04:49.233+04:002010-07-29T12:04:49.233+04:00Almost a memory now: http://petrole.blog.lemonde.f...Almost a memory now: http://petrole.blog.lemonde.fr/2010/07/28/le-petrole-a-pratiquement-disparu-de-la-surface-du-golfe-du-mexique/akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-74181405316231162922010-07-20T16:18:31.979+04:002010-07-20T16:18:31.979+04:00Pou seki content faire li-zié content ar info-grap...Pou seki content faire li-zié content ar <a href="http://www.inspiredm.com/2010/07/07/40-ways-of-visualizing-bps-dark-mess/" rel="nofollow">info-graphics</a>akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-11941648715492307062010-07-07T16:32:35.199+04:002010-07-07T16:32:35.199+04:00AU 60 Minutes Oil Spill Video Axed by BP: Part 1 P...AU 60 Minutes Oil Spill Video Axed by BP: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcvzkrPL9C4" rel="nofollow">Part 1</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-tYZ7tbYM" rel="nofollow">Part 2</a>akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-71248233502318892162010-07-07T16:05:35.366+04:002010-07-07T16:05:35.366+04:00Ayo, quand enn gro problem montrer ki ti ena enkor...<a href="http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/07/4627590-ap-impact-gulf-awash-in-27000-abandoned-wells" rel="nofollow">Ayo</a>, quand enn gro problem montrer ki ti ena enkor plein ti-problem avant li...akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-80514351732131975382010-06-30T23:37:55.188+04:002010-06-30T23:37:55.188+04:00@akagugo: ayo, spill la pwal partu aster.@akagugo: ayo, spill la pwal partu aster.Sanjay Jagatsinghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386926374110998199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-87884642518354717382010-06-30T14:53:31.366+04:002010-06-30T14:53:31.366+04:00Now, the clean-up may take longer than expected......Now, the clean-up may take <a href="http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualite/monde/20100630.REU3136/l-ouragan-alex-perturbe-le-nettoyage-de-la-maree-noire.html" rel="nofollow">longer</a> than expected...akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-30393455245022025882010-06-23T10:20:43.068+04:002010-06-23T10:20:43.068+04:00In the meantime, BP's Tony Hayward was caught ...In the meantime, BP's Tony Hayward was caught showing his concern over the spill in a quite carefree fashion:<br />http://www.lemonde.fr/ameriques/article/2010/06/20/la-gaffe-de-plus-du-directeur-de-bp_1375819_3222.html#ens_id=1341498akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-75273203450590687332010-06-15T15:45:04.976+04:002010-06-15T15:45:04.976+04:00Here's a nice pic of the use of straw to mop u...Here's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/10/us/20100510_OIL_TIMELINE.html?ref=earth" rel="nofollow">a nice pic</a> of the use of straw to mop up an oil slick. Just in case agagugo's clear explanation had not already conjured up a crisp image in your brain.Sanjay Jagatsinghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386926374110998199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-20808811564660064322010-06-09T15:54:08.014+04:002010-06-09T15:54:08.014+04:00Yes, the pelican logo does its job!
This poster ...Yes, the pelican logo does its job!<br /><br /><br />This poster (also accused of being an opportunistic attempt at "green-washing" a highly polluting inductry) labours to deliver a very cynical message, and makes one cringe equally:<br /><br />http://societe.fluctuat.net/diaporamas/greenwashing-quand-l-ecoblanchiment-envahit-la-publicite/Total.html<br /><br />Let's hope that petroleum companies do get the message now...akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-6359356013442380632010-06-09T10:11:54.494+04:002010-06-09T10:11:54.494+04:00@akagugo: tks pu sa bann links la (pa fasil la der...@akagugo: tks pu sa bann links la (pa fasil la dernier logo ek pelikan la!)<br /><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/mpl?moduleurl=http:%2F%2Fmw1.google.com%2Fmw-earth-vectordb%2Fdisaster%2Fgulf_oil_spill%2Fgulf_oil_mapplet.xml&mapclient=google&hl=en&sll=29.113775,-89.25293&sspn=10.642493,22.5&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=30.510217,-88.764038&spn=2.626364,3.532104&z=8&iwloc=geoxml_11" rel="nofollow">Check sa oussi -- flag youtube videos a gos apre get sa swa ki gayne la. Fode mari paress mem sa pu res kuyon</a>Sanjay Jagatsinghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386926374110998199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-5005176173746829322010-06-08T14:37:21.580+04:002010-06-08T14:37:21.580+04:00Latest in attempts at stemming the flow of oil - s...Latest in attempts at stemming the flow of oil - scroll down for the click-thru/interactive "animation":<br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10232371.stm<br /><br />Tackling the slick:<br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10232071.stm<br /><br />Population ki perdi tout dans sa zistwar-la. Et zott pe reazir: éna aggressivement<br />http://defendneworleans.com/blog/regular/664416122/<br />Lezott pé essaye motive the common layman donne so l'opinion - pas ti pou mal mette enn concept coumsa (known as "crowdsourcing") diboute pou résoud problem dans Moris - pou attaque bann l'effet marée noire:<br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10228666.stm<br /><br />Enn dans bann l'effet enn série négligences ki culmine dans enn simple explosion avec bann conséquences bien plus far-reaching ki ti capave imanginer au début:<br />http://www.lorman.com/newsletters/article.php?cd=13114:0:1:1:7&md=223922:0&article_id=1540&newsletter_id=325&category_id=8<br /><br />Who will ultimately foot the bill?akagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-36914690152184104452010-06-03T22:15:00.904+04:002010-06-03T22:15:00.904+04:00check the pics.<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/27/us/201005_oil-spill-photo-gallery.html?ref=us" rel="nofollow">check the pics.</a>Sanjay Jagatsinghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386926374110998199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-66509052121981848742010-06-02T14:49:18.736+04:002010-06-02T14:49:18.736+04:00Another live shot from the leak?
http://www.pbs.o...Another live shot from the leak?<br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oil-ticker/video.htmlakagugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624947179797593178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362251218705862710.post-40949368927528350762010-06-01T11:11:43.337+04:002010-06-01T11:11:43.337+04:00Ou trouve kan met coco ensam ki manier information...Ou trouve kan met coco ensam ki manier information sorti... E pourtant nou pena lapareil d'Etat dans nou lamain !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com