JL Johnson Nov 5

I’m having a Public Media “driveway moment.” Love it when this happens. I’m on the final episode of the podcast I’ve been slowly listening to and it’s so, so good. So I’ll just sit here and finish it. Check out Ripple wherever you get your casts. So good!

#PublicMedia #DrivewayMoment #RipplePodcast #BPoilSpill

JL Johnson Oct 4

Friends, if you haven’t listened to the Ripple podcast from Western Sound and APM, you’re really missing out. TL;DL- It’s investigative journalism around BP deep water horizon oil spill. If you are on the fence, start with Season 1, Episode 4. If that doesn’t do it for ya, move on.

https://www.ripplepodcast.org/

#RipplePodcast #BPoilSpill #DeepwaterHorizon #climatechange

Ripple

In the immediate aftermath of major disasters, there is always a swarm of media attention. The public is captivated by breaking news: there's coverage and speculation, there’s information and controversy, and then…the cameras and the public move on to the next.

DoomsdaysCWApr 3, 2025

Um, blame cheap "foreign" shrimp. Not #BP for polluting the bayou. Or #ClimateChange for devastating storms! Makes total sense!

Gulf Coast shrimpers say bring on Trump's tariffs: 'This industry is dying'

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariffs-gulf-coast-shrimp-cost-increase-seafood-inflation-rcna197845?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Double Disasters Leave An Alabama Fishing Village Struggling

https://www.npr.org/2015/08/19/431959508/double-disasters-leave-an-alabama-fishing-village-struggling
#BayouLaBatre #Seafood #BPOilSpill #HurricaneKatrina #WarmingOceans

Trump’s tariffs welcomed by Gulf Coast shrimpers: ‘This industry is dying’

Amid a flood of cheap imports, shrimpers in Alabama's Bayou La Batre are pleading with the Trump administration for steep tariffs.

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Associated Press [bot] NewsApr 18, 2020

Ten years after the #BPoilspill, an AP investigation finds that companies are drilling deeper and deeper in the Gulf of Mexico as the Trump administration eases safety rules, raising fears of more blowouts and other incidents. http://apne.ws/saJz6JQ  https://www.twitter.com/AP/status/1251541285661478913
#News #AP #Mexico #Trump

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10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters,...