THIS SITE HISTORICAL:
In 2008 through 2010, an "Independent mom & pop" oil company violated the "Alaskan Public Trust" doctrine, allowing malfeasance and environmental atrocities upon the "Last Frontier". This "blog" is dedicated to follow the outcome of the illegal activities that have now become front and center attention before the regulators in charge of making sure the "Public Trust" is upheld, as a centralized forum to make sure Alaskans and others are kept abreast of penalties and fines upon those that feel Alaska is the "Last Frontier Dumping Grounds".

The above image depicts a crude oil well flow-back test, wherein for days hydrocarbon saturated "wet" natural gas was allowed to vent to the atmosphere out a safety relief valve, with temperatures and ambient conditions such that the "wet" vapors most likely condensed and fell upon the pristine waters of Harrison Bay of the Colville River delta, a place so far removed from man-made pollution. This image is also the cover photo of the report called "Alaska's Deadliest Sin", a culmination of malfeasance and environmental corruption evidence upon this Independent, collected by an ex-employee who has made it a personal "mission" to make sure this kind of irresponsible behavior is stopped and never again repeated on this "Frontier". To date, the company – Pioneer Natural Resources - has attempted to deny all allegations, but the evidence allowing denial is too strong. With that, the company has started to admit true so serious these violations. They have admitted their actions are indeed a violation of "Public Trust". With a 3rd party ongoing investigation following the submittal of the "Sin", the end result should be stiff fines and penalties upon the perpetrators, that which sends a message to those that want to "Go North" for oil exploration and exploitation.

"Drill Baby Drill" is upon us, thanks to Sarah Palin and others, and we must stand up against this all out blitzkrieg assault upon the ecosystem, to protect the environment from continued malfeasance and environmental atrocities, as it is not worth another Love Canal!
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Saturday, September 4, 2010

Oil Man vs. ICE



A giant ice sheet attacks Oooguruk Island, a man-made drilling island in Harrison Bay of the Colville River delta, Beaufort Sea. With only 13-ft elevation above sea level, within seconds the island was bracing to be totally destroyed. This man-made island was not designed to handle such storm fallout, and even though destructive ice was considered as part of the island design - the 100-year flood criteria with a probability of 0.1 percent that it would actually happen in a 100-years - well it happened during the 2nd year this island was in operation. The drilling rig was shaken so violently that rig workers were running for their lives. And after the storm subsided, there was an environmental nightmare, from broken boxes of drilling chemicals that littered the island’s perimeter. As to why it is still in operation today without a protective re-design is ridiculous and points to an “oversight” attitude that “Drill Baby Drill” rules, and protecting the environment is just a suggestion, just ask Sarah Palin, the “Drill Baby Drill” queen.