Have you seen these BP headlines from around the globe?
Where’s all that oil spill waste going? Much of it to ‘communities of color,’ study finds — AL.com (The site for Birmingham, Huntersville and Mobile, Ala., news.)
Final spot for oil-spill debris: common landfills — The Miami Herald
But, let’s face it, dumping trash and toxic waste near poor folks is nothing new for Alabama’s long-standing Good ‘ol Boy club.
Also, did you hear? BP’s getting free government money. Now, that’s interesting.
BP project pockets stimulus funds — The Sacramento Bee
Oh, and all of those harmless dispersants? They’re freaking the Obama administration’s scientists out … as they freakin’ should: BP oil spill: Obama administration’s scientists admit alarm over chemicals — The Guardian
But, at least there are a few people helping us find the funny in BP’s big-ass, life-altering disaster. You’ve gotta laugh to get through some shit. For me and the Alablamastanian branch of my family tree — the shrimpers and fishers now out of work, those folks watching the towns they’ve always lived in shrivel and their white beaches bleed oil — laughing is a good and needed break from the severe depression this oil spill has caused.
Presenting: BP spills coffee …
This article appears in Best of Charlotte 2010.