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Link: Hahaha. Thos. Friedman in NYT sounds like Vladimir of 3 mos ago. #rsrh Not that he’s really optimistic, you see…it’s the oil that we can’t see that’s going to kill us all in our beds while we sleep! Ooooh, … Continue reading →

Link: Wikileaks docs: Pak spies planned to poison U.S. geologist’s beer. #rsrh Hmmm. That never occurred to me before. Not the “poisoning geologists” part; that’s occurred to me on many occasions. It’s the “how” that’s so clever. Geologists will drink … Continue reading →

Imagine if the government required automobile drivers to purchase liability insurance against the Worst Case Accident: totalling a 2010 Maybach Laundalet with four newly-minted orthopedic surgeons aboard. Worst case liability: $50 million or so. With a $50 million liability insurance … Continue reading →

Link: BREAKING: Excrement did *not* hit the fans! #rsrh “Everybody’s a music critic.”

Link: Since when is the BP #oilspill a ‘natural disaster’? #rsrh Do people even pay attention to what they write?

Deepwater Well Design 101, by Shell Oil. In which Shell throws BP under the bus. Very professionally, of course.

Link: Sec. Salazar “sees light at the end of the tunnel”. | #rsrh Uh, try closing your mouth, dude.

Link: Sen. Kerry acts rationally, makes conservative point. #rsrh Said point being that the wealthy have the assets and the wherewithal to avoid taxation when they think those taxes are excessive. And that means that lower tax jurisdictions, a/k/a “tax … Continue reading →

Link: Oil Majors Develop $1B Rapid Response System Nearly all offshore operators currently belong to a non-profit spill equipment consortium, Clean Gulf Associates. Through CGA, they jointly own the skimmers, boom, dispersant & planes that are mobilized first in the … Continue reading →

Link: The Nonsensical Moratorium As if the only people hurt by the moratorium are the hourly workers. “You hourly guys, we feel your pain. As for the rest of you — the small business owner, the entrepreneur, the boat owner, … Continue reading →