The terrorist attack, or staged terrorist attack, in Boston, like the 9/11 attack before it, will result in the continued destruction of our constitutionally guaranteed liberty. … Read More
ExxonMobil claims in dispute as spill reaches Arkansas lake
The new findings, provided to the media by Opflex Solutions, shows that the bitumen heavy crude oil (or tar sands) has now contaminated the lake, a revelation which directly contradicts ExxonMobil’s most recent cleanup update, which categorically denied that any oil had reached the body of water.According to Opflex CEO Scott Smith, there is only one way to interpret the results.”Yes, there’s oil in Lake Conway and there’s oil downstream flowing into the Arkansas River,” said Smith.”I have found methylene chloride and barium in concentrations indicative of tar sands oil,” he added.Residents interviewed by KATV described corroborating details, such as ducks emerging from the lake with oil tainted feet. As RT America also reported, other residents in the area witnessed unexplained behavior by ExxonMobil’s cleanup crew, such as night-time boat operations which seemed to be netting dead fish.According to local KATV, which initially shed light on the conflicting information, Opflex believes there is a “discrepancy” in ExxonMobil’s method of water testing, which evidently tests surface soil and samples at the bottom of the lake, while Opflex has focused on the water in between the two.According to ExxonMobil’s April 19 report on cleanup operations, the company does not acknowledge any contamination at Lake Conway, and likewise into the Arkansas River.”Water sampling confirms that the main body of Lake Conway and Palarm Creek remain oil-free. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and ExxonMobil are continuing to monitor water samples,” a statement from the oil giant read.Meanwhile, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, who also spoke to KATV, expressed no doubt that oil had made its way into the lake.”Of course there’s oil in Lake Conway. I don’t understand where this distinction is coming from, from the cove and Lake Conway. The cove is part of Lake Conway…The water is all part of one body of water,” stated McDaniel.Earlier this month, McDaniel had announced that the damage to the Pegasus pipeline — which had sustained a 22-foot-long and 2-inchwide gash and flooded the residential community with thousands of gallons of tar sands — was “substantially larger” than initially thought. Mid-April estimates of cleanup results per ExxonMobil filings revealed “28,200 barrels of oily water and about 2,000 cubic yards of oiled soil and debris” had been identified.A subpoena submitted by the Arkansas Attorney’s office resulted in 12,500 pages worth of documents delivered by ExxonMobil, though what exact information these documents held remained unclear. … Read More
Mike Huckabee worries California law will harm gay men who ‘decide’ to be straight
Fox News host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Thursday spoke out against a California law that prohibits mental health professionals from attempting to change the sexual orientation of minors. Speaking with Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel, who filed a lawsuit against the law, Huckabee…
Arkansas abortion ban faces legal challenge
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit to block an Arkansas law banning abortion care after 12 weeks from going into effect.Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe had vetoed the extreme measure in March, citing concerns that it violated Roe. v Wade and that subsequent legal challenges would prove “very costly to the taxpayers of our state” as the “costs and fees [of defending an unconstitutional law] can be significant.” The legislature overrode Beebe’s veto in March.The suit seeks a preliminary injunction against the law, which is set to take effect in July.“This law is one of the most dangerous assaults on women’s health that we’ve seen in decades,” said Rita Sklar, executive director of the ACLU of Arkansas. “We may not all agree about abortion, but we can all agree that this complex and personal decision should be made by a woman, her family, and her doctor, not politicians.”Continue Reading… … Read More
Tar sand oil pipelines are natural disasters waiting to happen
This article was published in partnership with GlobalPossibilities.org.It’s now been almost two weeks since ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline spill put at least 500,000 gallons of tar sands crude and contaminated water into the Arkansas community of Mayflower. Many of the evacuated families still haven’t been able to return to their homes.Sierra Club organizer Glen Hooks, who grew up about 20 miles southeast of Mayflower, in Gravel Ridge, attended a meeting for the displaced families at Mayflower High School: “I had to really stare down some ExxonMobil goons who told me to leave because it was a private meeting. I politely explained that it was a meeting in a public building about a public subject with numerous public officials in attendance, and that I was planning to stay.”Continue Reading… … Read More
Arkansas attorney general launches investigation into Exxon oil spill
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Thursday night vowed to hold Exxon Mobil accountable after the company’s pipeline ruptured and flooded a small town. He told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow that he expected oil company, not the government, to foot the bill for cleaning up the spill….
Little Rock police accused of using excessive force
The Little Rock Police Department in Arkansas is facing a series of federal lawsuits, brought by families of victims fatally shot by police who allege that officers used excessive force. Of the three lawsuits, one involves the shooting of an unarmed 67-year-old African American by an off-duty cop, another involves the death of a 28-year-old mentally ill man, Landris Hawkins, who was shot dead after he threatened to kill himself with a knife when police responded to a 9/11 call from his grandmother.The Guardian reported Wednesday:Continue Reading… … Read More
