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Category: Resiliency

changes BP oil spill

Dear Commander-in-Chief, The Oil Spill Is Winning!

Dear Commander-in-Chief: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!  It is day 81.  The oil invasion is spreading.  We will soon be surrounded by … More

BP Oil Spill, President Obama, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)

The Oil Isn’t Just a Perception Problem

On the surface it may look like BP and the Obama administration are having some bad oil days. Rust-colored oil that … More

BP Oil Spill, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Serving a Corporate Criminal Culture

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has released a devastating ad against President Obama’s handling of the BP oil spill vs … More

'Never Again" ad, BP Oil Spill, Corporate Criminal Culture, EPA Investigator, Gulf of Mexico, Scott West
perfect oil storm

More Oil, The Gulf Stream, Liability Caps and Environmental Exceptions

Have we created The Perfect Oil Storm? Don’t get me wrong, I’m an optimist by nature and a firm believer that … More

BP Oil Spill, Environment, Governance, Knowledge, Sustainability, Usefulness

Words Failed

Growing up as a city girl in the midwest, my introduction to and early education about crude oil and its … More

BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico

The GM Bailout Payback Magic Trick

If you want to make millions the easy way, this would seem the way to go: But, if you want … More

Creativity, General Motors, Knowledge, Taxpayer Bailout

Will “Cap-and-Trade” be the Next Bubble?

Okay. I’ll confess. I’ve always considered myself something of an environmentalist. I don’t remember ever hugging a tree, but I … More

Cap-and-Trade, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Goldman Sachs, Matt Taibbi, Money

On FDR’s New Deal: The American People Sound Off

Back in 2008 & 2009 there were headlines, numbers, and analysis being thrown at FDR’s New Deal almost daily.  Obama … More

Consumer Spending, FDR's New Deal, Federal Writers' Project, The Great Depression, WPA

Clunker Goals Get Clunker Results – Update

Trashing a vehicle is pretty easy to do. Of course, if your goal was to to have fun and still … More

Cash for Clunkers, Edmunds, Monster Trucks, Paul Krugman, Whitehouse.gov
end of cash for clunkers

The End of Cash For Clunkers Leaves A Lot Of “Unders” Showing

The end of Cash for Clunkers, aka CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) program, was at 8pm Monday night. But for … More

CARS, Cash for Clunkers, Economy, Governance

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