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Ed Burtynsky on the Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images from metiviergallery : Oil Spill #4, Oil Skimming Boat near Ground Zero, May 12, 2010, chromogenic print The Canadian photographer, Ed Burtynsky, has been photographing the impact of industrialization on the environment for the last 30 years. His huge colour photographs depict the toll that environmental disasters are taking on human beings and the landscape. In May 2010 Burtynsky travelled to the Gulf of Mexico to photograph the oil spill. The series of 9 photos on display at a

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OPEC Needs Low Oil Prices Because it Keeps Alternative Energy Down

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Low Enough to Keep Competition Away The Atlantic has a good piece about OPEC, everybody’s least-favorite cartel. It shows pretty clearly why OPEC is probably the most effective enemy of renewable energy. The way they do it is by going against their short-term interests and keeping oil prices relatively low (at least low compared to the kind of prices they could create if they choked off supply more) to assure their long-term market-share and keep alternatives to oil down…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Big Oil Is Still Boss

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

By Bill Boyarsky A lot of pundits want President Barack Obama to turn terrible tempered in his handling of the Gulf of Mexico disaster. These critics ignore the real issue—the death grip the oil industry has on Washington and the state capitals of oil-producing states. Related Entries May 31, 2010 What’s Not to Like About Civil Rights? May 31, 2010 Memorial Day and Our Discontents

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Exploding Whale – A Metaphor For Top Kill, Junk Shot, And All The Rest

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Stinking whale on beach. Many cases of dynamite later…blubber rains on humans. This old exploding whale video seems like a good metaphor for the occasional failure of technology to solve to Big Problems like the BP leaker, I wanted first to use that scene in Raiders of the Lost Arc when the bad guys open up the box and all hell breaks loose. But, I can’t post… Read the full story on TreeHugger