Finally, as promised,some pics from the RNC. So, how was it? The cops were fascist bastards, except for the ones who weren’t. The demos and marches where we were penned in like animals kinda sucked. The ones where there was room to breathe and move around, the ones without the cattle pens, were good. Overall, [...]
Archive for September, 2004
Huge toxic spill threatens Tampa Bay ecosystem
September 10, 2004
High nutrient content, low pH levels, heavy metals, and radioactive sludge make for a lethal Bay cocktail; discharges to continue. Welcome to Tampa, home of the Blinky Burger… Twice warned by state regulators that a thin dike wall and higher than usual water levels could lead to disaster, Cargill failed to fix problems with it’s [...]
Florida Politics
September 9, 2004
Florida Politics is back online after another extended power outage. Check it out before Ivan knocks us all off again…
Random acts of kindless
September 9, 2004
After the storm, selfless little acts of Christian love popped up like a spreading mold all over the state… A pastor, his wife and three others were under arrest Wednesday on charges they sold donations for hurricane victims from their church. Polk County sheriff’s deputies raided Mercy House Ministries, where supplies intended for Hurricane Charley [...]
60 million gallons of radioactive toxic sludge released into Tampa Bay
September 8, 2004
Update – Protest Thursday to draw awareness to Cargill’s negligence – see comments for details. So far, at least officially, 60 million gallons of radioactive, highly acidic waste water has spilled into Tampa Bay. A month ago, Cargill Crop Nutrition received an award for its environmental stewardship. On Tuesday, company representatives stood watch as government [...]
Get Up with MorningWood
September 7, 2004
Get Up with MorningWood, on 70,000 Watt Community Radio WMNF 88.5 fm, Tampa, and streaming at wmnf.org. 4 to 6 am (eastern) every Tuesday! Studio line: 813-239- WMNF WOOD Blogging on the radio Today, it’s the MorningWood All of the Above Special, paying tribute to the protests in New York, Labor Day, and Hurricane Frances. [...]
Back on the grid
September 6, 2004
Well, my power ended up off, but only for 17 hours or so. It coulda been a lot worse. So, I’m getting my computers plugged back in, fixing my zapped phone wiring, scrambling to repair several client computers that were put up during the storm, and planning tomorrow’s MorningWood Labor Day? Hurricane? RNC? All of [...]
Gods update update
September 5, 2004
National > The Overview: 2nd Hurricane Deepens Wounds in Stricken Florida” target=”_blank” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/06/national/06storm.html?hp”>A steeple embedded in a Cocoa Beach, Fla., church. We now have solid proof that The gods are not pleased(back)
Cargill is an environmental rapist
September 5, 2004
Today’s Tampa Bay acid spill is the very predictable result of mining companies cutting corners to increase profits at the expense of the environment, with a wink and a nod from the state. As much as 120 million gallons of acidic wastewater is flowing into Hillsborough Bay from a breach in the retention reservoir at [...]
Breach sends acidic phosphate waste into Tampa Bay
September 5, 2004
TBO.com As much as 120 million gallons of acidic wastewater is flowing into Hillsborough Bay from a breach in the retention reservoir at Cargill Fertilizer, authorities said late this afternoon. The storm-related rupture occurred this morning as the company was trying to drain some of the reservoir, said Colleen Castille, secretary of the state Department [...]