Thursday, May 27, 2010

Two Top Pine Coyote




no pics of note today...slept in 'till work time....cloudy cool, sprinkles in the evening...at Lunch: Robins, Juncos, Mallards, Sandpipers, Songsparrows about while I sat on Ozone Boulder...Merced in its channel pretty much....report of Bear in the Campgrounds yesterday, Report of 'white duck' out in Two Top Pine Meadow where I saw the Woodduck...it was even raining a bit when I came home from work...cool enough outside to make my toothacheache...."Does it hurt when hot or cold?" Yes....to the dentist Tuesday....until then walks a bit curtailed...maybe it'll warm up...maybe!...oh...pics and clip from Tuesday...


Oil Spill: There was nearly an identical spill in Gulf in 1979, a Mexican Pemex well being drilled...link to wiki's take:


and I'm wondering where in the 'law of the sea' books there is the 'sovereign immunity' clause...dont know but the Cubans might be curious too!!

oh..here's wiki's take on sovereign immunity..sheesh...

and here's related story about the Caspian Sea, where five countries surrounding have intricate concerns:

and here's the whole oily ball of yarn:

I dont know if any one nation has determined what to do if another nation is responsible, or a company that flies a foreign flag! To appreciate the tangle, one must begin with the history of BP--wiki's take:




1 comment:

yosemite faith said...

love the picture of the coyote!! what a face.