MTA Erases Commuter Angst At BP

After a fellow commuter left his thoughts on BP in the 86th Street station on Lexington Avenue, the MTA acted quickly to remove it. Within days it was scrubbed clean; the sentiment remains however.

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Shell Oil To New York City: We're Not As Bad As BP

That seems to be the message Shell Oil is trying to convey to New York City residents via their latest ad campaign. BP might not have a clue as to how to proceed, but Shell Oil does, and they are going to tell you about it.

Worldwide BP Protest Unfolds At New York Times Building

A worldwide protest of BP planned for 52 cities across five continents took place this afternoon in New York City at The New York Times building on 8th avenue.

A passerby walked by and wondered why people were protesting at The New York Times instead of BP headquarters. "They must have offices here in Manhattan," he suggested.

It's not clear if BP has offices in Manhattan. The number listed here is disconnected. Either way, the curious onlooker continued: "You know where Joe Biden is? At the World Cup. That's the change we voted for."

BP Gives Up, Admits They've Run Clean Out Of Ideas: "Do You Have Ideas To Help Us?" They Ask

While fellow denizens of New York City took to Houston Street to display their frustration and anger over the largest oil spill in United States history, BP—only recently concluding the spill is a huge "environmental catastrophe,"—are throwing their hands up in exasperation. Seen above, the oil spilling company has taken to crowd sourcing their response to the little "whoopsie daisy" in the Gulf. The screenshot above comes from the BP website.

Someone should inform the White House that BP is all out of ideas. Last week, in response to a press question where a reporter inquired: "I’m asking why you don’t take control of the whole operation?" White House press secretary Robert Gibbs responded: "[BP has] the legal responsibility and the technical expertise to plug the hole."

NYC The Blog called the Houston, TX, based number seen at top and spoke with Curtis at the "BP Response Center." When asked what kind of ideas BP was looking for, Curtis explained they are looking for any ideas with regard to cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf waters and "getting it off the beaches."

But what about the top kill? There are reports that it is failing. "If that fails, then yah, we're gonna need ideas on stopping that too."