Gulf Coast Oil Spill Monster Contained?

Mama gnome's pointy hat is all rumpled and wrinkled from the nervous wringing it has gone through because Mama gnome has been anxiously waiting for this moment.

But can this really be true?

Has the Gulf Coast Oil Monster been conquered or "contained"?

The answer is a qualified yes...for now.

According to this post on Huffington Post:

"The stoppage came 85 days, 16 hours and 25 minutes after the first report April 20 of an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers and triggered the spill."

Between 93.5 million and 184.3 million have already spilled into the Gulf, according to federal estimates."

Here is a picture of the Gulf Coast Oil Monster taken by NASA on Wednesday,July 14,2010.


photo by NASA

The containment cap (Top Hat Number 10), currently keeping the Gulf Coast Monster from spewing oil, was placed on July 10, 2010 and the flow of oil was finally "stopped" on Thursday, July 15,2010.

Could NASA's picture be the picture of the last day of the Monster's unabated power?

The answer sadly is no.

Since April 20, 2010, the Gulf Coast Oil Monster has spewed out a volume of 100,000 barrels or 4,200,000 gallons of oil per day. And oil has spread over 2,500 to 9,100 square miles or 6,500 to 24,000 km. And it has done this for over 85 days.

The Gulf Coast Oil Monster will be around for a while.

Mama gnome urges you to help fight Oil Monsters and Go Green.

(c) 2010, Jenaelha, Friendly gnome's Blog

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Monster Catastrophe Continues

No, Mama gnome didn't really want to even think about the Gulf Coast Oil Monster...

But it's like trying to ignore a monster chomping down on your neck. It's not possible.



Here is a horrific photo of the Gulf Coast Oil Monster by NASA on July 4, 2010.

According to this: The Gulf Coast Oil Monster spews out 35,000 to 60,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

"For comparison, this is an amount equal to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill every one to two weeks."

Mama gnome asks, "Pardon me. Did you just say an Exxon Valdez oil spill every ONE to two weeks?"

Mama gnome cannot even wrap her brain around that information.

That much oil is spewing out of that monster every week?

Is there any hope of stopping the Gulf Coast Oil Monster?

So far Mama gnome has written about this terrible tale:

on May 2, "Gulf Coast Oil Spill Monster"

on May 10, "Gulf Coast Oil Spill Monster Mayhem"

on May 19, " Gulf Coast Oil Spill Monster Mayhem Continues"

on May 24, "Mystery Animal of the Day" is an animal tragically affected by the Monster

on May 29, "Gulf Coast Oil Spill Monster Catastrophe"

and now today Mama gnome reports about the ongoing horrific tale of the Gulf Coast Oil Monster.

So far all attempts to fight the Oil Monster were... Mama gnome will just come out and say it...puny attempts and clearly the Oil Monster lives.

When can Mama gnome write a happy ending about this story?

She is dismayed to tell you she doesn't know.

Today, Mama gnome read this report and it states almost unbelievably and Mama gnome says, "I'll believe it when I see it," forecast: that it's possible by Monday July 12, 2010, "a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could effectively contain the spill..."

National Incident Commander Thad Allen wanted to point out he used the word "contained" and not stop because, "'Stop' is when we put the plug in down below."

Contain or Stop...Mama gnome hopes something works...and the Oil Monster will be vanquished.

How about vanquishing environmental monsters everyday? Be an ecowarrior and Go Green!

(c) 2010, Jenaelha, Friendly Gnome's Blog

California Chickens Get a Break and Mama gnome Flies the Coop!

Mama gnome jumped up and down and practically flew inside her kitchen when she read this post by Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, on Huffington Post.

He reports:

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed A.B. 1437, a bill backed by The Humane Society of the United States that requires that starting in 2015 all shell (whole) eggs sold in California must come from hens who were able to stand up, lie down, turn around, and fully extend their limbs without touching one another or the sides of an enclosure. In other words: California will become a cage-free state."

photo by: Andrei Niemimäki

Mama gnome gives credit where credit is due and thanks to all the humans who've voted and worked on getting this through.

Now how about a cage free life and Go Green!

(c) 2010 Jenaelha, Friendly gnome's Blog

Gnome Club's Mighty Wind Power

Mama gnome continues to fret and gnash her teeth thinking about the Gulf Coast Oil Monster as it spews oil and wrecks havoc on the lives of humans, animals and habitats.

Instead of oil plumes and oil slicks along the Gulf Coast's wetlands and beaches, consider this alternative green power....

No oil slicks, no oil plumes, no oil covered sea turtles, pelicans and other marine animals.

The Gnome Club's Mighty Wind Turbines:


video from:SamsClubVideos

Mama gnome gives credit where credit is due and she gives Sam's Club lots of credit for being "the first retailer in the United States to have a significant number of wind turbines mounted on its parking lot lights."

The seventeen wind turbines... "are estimated to provide 76,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy annually – enough to power more than six average American homes for a year. The completion of this project adds to the company’s other renewable energy projects in the state, including solar installations at 28 Walmart and Sam’s Club sites and fuel cell installations at two Walmart stores in the state."


Did you feel the mighty wind blowing in the desert?

The mighty power of Green...Go Green!

(c) 2010 Jenaelha Friendly Gnome's Blog