More than 2 dozen earthquakes rumble through Arkansas in the past week

*Feeling “off”. The energy is wacky. For the time being, I opt to stick around the house. I am certainly not feeling any of these EQs, but I do find it interesting.*

The area north of Morrilton is one of four spots hit by quakes in recent days. Earthquakes have also shaken areas south of Clinton, east of Cave City and near Blytheville.

Scott Ausbrooks of the Arkansas Geological Survey says he believes the quakes east of Cave City and near Blytheville occurred naturally.

But officials aren’t sure what is causing the temblors in the other two areas.

SOURCE:

http://www.ky3.com/news/sns-ap-ar–arkansas-earthquakes-20130524,0,3405643.story

Activists claim Arkansas oil spill diverted into wetland

*Sigh…it doesn’t end. Oh, and I’d like to say hello to Exxon. They seem to like visiting my blog these days.*

Activists with the group Tar Sands Blockade published new videos on Sunday showing oil from the Arkansas pipeline rupture purportedly diverted from a residential neighborhood into a wetland area to keep it out sight and, most importantly, out of the media.

While it’s not clear if the oil was intentionally moved into the wetland, the company says it is cleaning pavement with power washing devices, which could cause some of the oil to be pushed off neighborhood streets and into other areas.

 

Read more:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/07/activists-claim-arkansas-oil-spill-diverted-into-wetland/

FAA Implements Flight Restrictions over Mayflower Oil Spill

Bravo, you guys are doing great! Wonder if it is in response to this???

http://theinternetpost.net/2013/04/03/amazing-aerial-footage-of-arkansas-tar-sands-oil-spill/

 

MAYFLOWER, AR — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has placed flight restrictions on the airspace over the Mayflower oil spill.

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=650762

Full text of FAA restriction:

http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_8699.html

 

It is beyond frustrating. Obviously, Exxon is running the show, just like BP did. The plan is all coming together quite nicely, eh? Wildlife services takes over for the animals…nobody in or out of the neighborhood…now no flying over.

It’s deja-vu all over again.

 

Mayflower, Arkansas Oiled Animal Photos

I found these on the FB page for HAWK Center (Helping Arkansas Wild Kritters). They were working the animal response team for the oiled wildlife, but this morning it was learned that Wildlife Response Services (the ones that assisted Gulf of Mexico wildlife) will be taking over for HAWK. I’m not thrilled about it, but HAWK is probably a bit overwhelmed right now. We didn’t get a lot of photos of wildlife from WRS during the Gulf spill…it seemed a lot of stuff was suppressed. Anyhow, if you would like to help HAWK, please like them on their FB page. It can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/hawkcenter

Here are some photos of the animals, taken by HAWK. Thanks to HAWK for the work they did with the animals.

Blue Winged Teal

Mallard Hen 2

Mallard Hen 3

Oiled Muskrat

Wood Duck Hen

A News Story About Oil Spill Details…With Very Few Details

Welcome to terrible reporting. In all fairness, Exxon keeps having these private meetings…people aren’t getting informed, and according to what I saw one journalist tweeting, he was not allowed into meetings concerning this issue. American journalism just isn’t journalism anymore when real stories cannot be accurately reported.

 MAYFLOWER, AR – Four days after the release of thousands of gallons of crude oil, ExxonMobil says a plan is being developed for the phased return of residents to 22 homes.

A few thousand barrels of oil were observed in the area; a response for 10,000 barrels has been undertaken to ensure adequate resources are in place, according to ExxonMobil.

More at link.

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=650542

Video of the Mayflower, Arkansas Spill-April 1st, 2013

Here is a video I took of the oil spill clean-up. I was in the staging area near the small shopping center. It took me several hours to upload because of my slowwwww connection. Sorry for the shakiness; when I use the zoom, there is an increased shaking effect, sadly.

Mayflower, Arkansas Oil Spill With Photos

We went up to Mayflower to inspect what the hell is going on concerning the oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. In all honesty, the media isn’t giving this one much attention. Again, I suspect this is because it occurred in the South. CNN and the like don’t really give a damn about us. I have seen this far too many times since moving down here two years ago, and it saddens me.

Clean-up crews have pretty much taken over the town. Mayflower is not a big town at all…but seems like the Exxon and clean-up people have made it a home for awhile.

The smell was absolutely revolting. I got very sick from being there. Had problems breathing and got nauseated. If any of you have ever experienced an oil spill, you will know exactly what I am talking about.

We were not allowed to go into the neighborhood where the oil is overtaking people’s homes. There is plenty of oil in the other areas, though, and as I said…the clean-up crews are all over. Not sure what the official story is concerning how much was released, but honestly, it has to be a lot with this many people.

There is a police checkpoint before you get into the neighborhood where the homes are. We chatted with the police officer and he said it will be at least a month before anyone is allowed in the neighborhood. I don’t know if the homeowners are being allowed there, but I did see people, so I am going to assume that they are. Of course, those could have been Exxon reps, for all I know. The police officer was not happy about the situation; you could tell he was disgusted by the whole situation.

We went over to the grocery store, where one of the staging areas is located. JM spoke to one of the workers, who said that he was doing air quality tests. All in all, it was fairly busy.

This is very upsetting that this occurred in Arkansas. There was boom in Lake Conway and the creek looks like it had a lot of oil. I saw a family of ducks right next to the boom, there were babies there.

Here are some photos. I did record a video and will be uploading this to youtube this evening. It always takes me a couple of hours to upload videos because of my connection 😦

Click on the photo for the larger version.

This was near highway 365

Clean-up workers in the town

Mayflower Medical Clinic sign

Workers near neighborhood

Oil in creek-booms

Oil in creek 2

Centennial Bank sign

Sludge near creek

Boom on Lake Conway

More boom on Lake Conway

More Arkansas Dead Birds?

 

I caught this on my Facebook page. Thought maybe some of you might want to see what is going on. This incident has apparently taken place today in Conway, Arkansas. If anyone has more information, please comment. It was posted by the meteorologist, Todd Yakoubian.  Can’t help thinking of my Beebe report from 2011:

Bird Strangeness in Beebe, Arkansas

Also, in Hot Springs:

More Dead Birds in Arkansas

Freaks me out. Here is a picture of the Conway incident from today:

Conway dead birds

 

What the heck is going on here???

I was reading a very interesting article earlier. Is this from radiation? From Synthia? Some new form of life? GMOs run amok? I can honestly say this creeped me out enough to write about it. This is a concern because it appears to be affecting life that comes in contact with it.
Here are some snippets. This is definitely something of concern. It is happening in Hawaii.

HONOLULU — A diagnostic report released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey says a coral disease outbreak along Kauai’s North Shore is nothing short of an “epidemic.”

Another big concern is whether this new strain of cyanobacteria is infectious to humans and marine life.

Work says he and other scientists involved in the ongoing study have spotted puffer fish with skin discoloration and unusual lesions on their fins.

The bottom line, according to Work, is that Kaua‘i’s reefs are heavily degraded and infected with a rapidly-spreading white coral disease unlike any seen here before.

Source:

http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/usgs-coral-disease-outbreak-an-epidemic/article_ca64e85a-347a-11e2-bb8b-001a4bcf887a.html

So, what the heck is this? Anybody have any ideas? If anyone actually reads this blog, that is. I am anxious to see what others think of this one.

 

Even More Strange Sounds in Arkansas

It is starting to get ridiculous and it is making me a bit nervous. Tectonic activity? HAARP? Something under the earth? 2012? Anyhow, went to a park in Bryant to get some exercise. The rumbling and noises were louder than I have heard. It lasted a good 3o minutes. Also heard it last time in the park, but decided to record this time. This was taken on November 21st, 2012, in Bryant, Arkansas. It’s about one minute of video.

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!