BP Oil on Gulf Floor

The report leaves unanswered many questions about the spill’s environmental impact that scientists are likely to be researching—and BP and the government are likely to be fighting over—for years.

For instance, officials sprayed some 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersants on the oil to break it up and prevent it from washing ashore. In some sediment, tests found a chemical contained in dispersant, but its environmental impact is unknown, the report said.

read more about BPs oil here

individuals impacted by the events are urged to get lawyers here

Aging Equipment Cause of Oil Accidents

On June 10, 1947, Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. won an auction for the right to drill for oil on a plot seven miles off the Louisiana coast. The company built a spindly steel platform and drilled a well in shallow waters. It struck oil, and in 1950, Stanolind sold its first Louisiana sweet crude for 2.02€ a barrel.
More than 60 years later, the West Cameron 45-A platform is, according to government records, the oldest functioning platform in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. One of more than 100 structures built in the 1940s and 1950s still in operation, the platform has survived seven Category 2 hurricanes and a major fire.

read more about the aging rigs at The Wallstreet Journal

New Years Party!

So its almost that time when everyone starts planning their NYE. If you dont have plans, check out our NYE party at Tiki Terrace. It’s always a great time! The flyer here does not list the live music, but we are excited to have Hoapili join us this year. Plus, a special New Year floor show, Tiki Throwdown, and so much more. Hope to see you this NYE!
Some other things going on at Tiki to keep in mind~
december 23rd, Thursday we are doing an Elvis in Hawaii show!
december 24th Christmas Eve we will be open for our regularly scheduled “Echoes of Polynesia” dinner and floor show. Whether your tired of cooking for Christmas or have family in for the holidays, come on down to Tiki and experience a little piece of Hawaii!

The Tiki Terrace

Sea Shepherd website auf Deutsch!

Sea Shepherd auf Deutsch

Volunteers in Germany rallied again in 1998, when the ruptured freighter Pallas caught fire, ran aground, and heavy oil flowed from the ship’s tanks into the North Sea. While the authorities debated and pondered, the Sea Shepherd volunteers in Germany immediately responded to the first news of the disaster. The efforts of hundreds of volunteers from both Sea Shepherd and the Föhr animal protection group resulted in great success: Thousands of birds were rescued and cleaned, transported in large cushioned boxes, tagged and set free, far from the oiled waters.

Links for 12/16/10

Vintage Surfboards by Phil Longboard Surfboard – eBay

WikiLeaks cables: BP suffered blowout on Azerbaijan gas platform

David de Rothschild Reflects on Plastiki

BBC – Radio 1 – The Official Chart Update with Greg James – The Official UK Singles Chart Update Surfin’ Bird by The Trashmane on the british charts 12/2010

Government Sues BP For Gulf Oil Spill: U.S. Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Nine Companies 

1964 Fender Stratocaster Custom Color guitar on eBay

1964 Fender Jaguar Custom Color guitar on eBay

1966 Martin GT-70 Thinline Electric Guitar on eBay

RARE Martin GT-75 Electric Guitar 1966 w/ Original Case on eBay

Justice Department to Join Civil Lawsuits Tied to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Concert instru 60’s

Links for 12/14/10

Surfing China’s Silver Dragon

Skeleton Sea Ausstellung in Valencia. Wellenreiten, Surfen an Nordsee und Ostsee

A Classy Christmas Cocktail

Breaking: Honolulu Symphony Orchestra Ending After 110 Years

Vintage Hagstrom Viking II- 1960’s ES-335 Style- CLEAN!

1965 Vintage Magnatone electric guitar tornado x-15

Vintage 1965 Vox Phantom XII 12-string guitar

Fender Stratocaster Vintage Reissue

Vintage Wurlitzer Electric Guitar

Clean Vintage 1967 Fender Coronado XII 12-String Guitar – eBay

1956 1957 Gretsch country club, great condition vintage

Damage to the Deep Sea Ecosystem? – Stephen Fry and the Great American Oil Spill

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