Victory At Sea - 26 Original Episodes, Digitally Restored... $9.99...=
http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/3656/c/186/a/3289
------------------------------------------------------------
THE PROGRESSIVE REVIEW - June 21, 2010
Obama Vows Clean Energy Push, Green Groups Want Details
by: Matthew O. Berger
Inter Press Service
Washington - Despite the pleas of some conservative
politicians that parallels should not be drawn between
the oil spreading over the Gulf of Mexico and the need
to transition out of a reliance on fossil fuels, U.S.
President Barack Obama made it clear Tuesday night that
he sees the race against the spreading oil as inherently
connected to the race against a changing climate.
"For decades, we've talked and talked about the need to
end America's century-long addiction to fossil fuels...
And today, as we look to the Gulf, we see an entire way
of life being threatened by a menacing cloud of black
crude," he said.
"We cannot consign our children to this future," Obama
continued. "The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most
painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace
a clean energy future is now. Now is the moment for this
generation to embark on a national mission to unleash
America's innovation and seize control of our own destiny."
Prior to the speech, a government panel reported that as
much as 60,000 barrels, or 2.5 million gallons (9.5 million
litres), of oil a day is gushing out of the compromised
well of the BP-operated Deepwater Horizon rig. This doubles
their previous estimate ? from just last Thursday ? that
said 25,000 to 30,000 gallons a day were leaking.
The difference can be chalked up to the fact that the
previous estimate was for the amount of oil leaking prior
to BP cutting the riser pipe leading from the well in
order to attempt to fit a cap on the pipe. That action has
temporarily increased the amount of oil flowing out, but
with the intention that the cap will eventually reduce
the amount of escaping oil.
For now, though, it is unclear just how much of a success
the cap has been. BP's eventual hope, according to plans
the company announced earlier this week, is that the cap
would help capture 2.2 million gallons of oil a day by
the end of the month.
------------------------------------------------------------
EZ Zip Drain Cleaner
The EASIEST & CHEAPEST Way To Clear Clogged/Slow Running
Drains...
Normal Price: $3.99
DEAL PRICE: $2.49
Get Two for: $3.98
Simply push flexible, grooved EZ Zip into any clogged drain
and pull back out to remove hair and debris-freeing up
clogs in seconds. No mess or dangerous fumes. EZ Zip's
finger grip handle gives you firm control for safe, easy
power over clogged sink, shower and bath drains. Nylon,
plastic. 20"L.
FEATURES:
- Clears drains in seconds without chemicals.
- Works in kitchens, bath, sinks, showers and tubs.
- Simply insert and pull.
- Removes hair and clears clogs.
- Safe and Easy.
All you do is:
1. Push EZ Zip into the drain.
2. Pull the EZ Zip back slowly to remove hair & debris.
3. Run water through the drain.
Get one (1) for just $2.49 save an additional $1.00 and
get two (2) for $3.98
http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/1100/c/120/a/3289
------------------------------------------------------------
Obama addressed those plans after meeting with top BP
officials at the White House Wednesday afternoon.
"Now, that's not good enough. So we will continue to press
BP and draw on our best minds and resources to capture
the rest of the oil until the company finishes drilling a
relief well later in the summer that is expected to stop
the leak completely," he said.
That relief well is not expected to be finished until
August. A 1979 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico resulting
from an explosion at Pemex's Ixtoc I offshore rig continued
spewing crude for 10 months before a relief well was
completed.
"Pemex tried exactly the same things that BP did. They
tried a top kill, they tried jamming different things in
there," Thomas Shirley of the Harte Research Institute
for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University in
Corpus Christi said last week. "If you complicate that
by (the depth of the Deepwater Horizon leak) it just
makes things a lot more complicated."
The Ixtoc leak was at 150 feet (46 metres) of water while
Deepwater Horizon is at 5,000 feet (1,524 metres).
Clearly, then, Obama's frustration is well-founded. But
the main source of his frustration in recent weeks seems
to be his own inability to take any action to halt the
ongoing catastrophe ? and the relentless criticism from
all corners over that lack of definitive action.
Before the oil spill put almost all other projects on
hold, Obama was also widely criticised for his inability
to deliver on his efforts to limits the U.S.'s emissions
of greenhouse gases.
------------------------------------------------------------
FULL SIZE (3' x 5') AMERICAN FLAG
Normal Price: $19.99
LIQUIDATION SPECIAL: $4.99
We are pleased to announce that we have found Full-Size
3'x5' American flags available at liquidation prices...
never sold before at these low prices.
Made of durable polyester with two (2) metal grommets
perfect for displaying.
It's a great time to stock up & pick up a couple for gifts,
but there is a LIMIT of 8 per order. NO DEALERS PLEASE...
VISIT: http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/1122/c/120/a/3289=
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday's speech tried to take on both issues, but reaction
was mixed.
"We are very pleased to hear President Obama reiterate
his call for a fundamental change in the nation's energy
policy. The president now needs to lay out the specifics.
What exactly are the steps we know we can take now? What
kind of sacrifices can be made? How can every American
help?" said Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune.
Indeed, specifics ? of what Obama would like to see in a
climate bill or what he will do to mitigate damage from
the oil spill ? were lacking.
One announcement did come on Wednesday when the president
said BP had agreed to set aside 20 billion dollars to
compensate people and businesses for damages resulting
from the spill.
That account will be managed by a third party, not the
government or BP, and be run by the same person who ran
the fund that compensated victims of the 9/11 terrorist
attacks, Ken Feingold.
On the prospects for a climate bill, Obama said he was
open to any ideas "as long they seriously tackle our
addiction to fossil fuels".
"But the one approach I will not accept is inaction," he
said.
The second announcement that preceded the speech Tuesday
afternoon came from the Environmental Protection Agency,
which said that the measures contained within the proposed
climate bill titled the American Power Act would only cost
U.S. households 79 to 146 dollars a year and that the
limits on carbon dioxide emissions in the bill would help
avoid the worst effects of climate change.
------------------------------------------------------------
YOUR VIDEO SNACK BAR
Top Viewed Videos...
1. Celebrities: Before and After Make-Up
http://c.gophercentral.com/EOPN
2. The Muppets
http://c.gophercentral.com/t6IN
3. Arial Footage Of Gulf Oil Spill
http://c.gophercentral.com/1GOL
4. The Stones
http://c.gophercentral.com/ceRG
5. Cute & Cuddly Critters
http://c.gophercentral.com/tgyh
6. Amos N´ Andy - In the IRS Office
http://c.gophercentral.com/t8mU
------------------------------------------------------------
ARCHIVES: http://progressivereview.gophercentral.com
Follow Your Favorite GopherCentral Publications on Twitter:
http://www.gophertweets.com/ More Coming Soon!
------------------------------------------------------------