Month September 2005

“Brownie” Still on the Federal Payroll. According to CNN, former FEMA Director Mike Brown continues to serve as a consultant to the agency. “Brown told congressional investigators Monday that he is being paid as a consultant to help FEMA assess…

Rita may have landed at Sabine Pass as a category 3 hurricane but she plowed through Gulf of Mexico offshore oilfields at a Category 5 level knocking down jackup rigs and setting deepwater floating rigs adrift. As storm generated seas…

Crude oil and gasoline futures rose for a second day in New York on speculation that hurricane- damaged refineries near the Texas-Louisiana border may be shut longer than expected, straining U.S. fuel supplies. Valero Energy Corp., the nation’s largest refiner,…

Sue responds to a silly comment to a post here saying the ANSWER Coalition, primary organizer of the nationwide Sept. 24 antiwar rallies, has a “heavy male emphasis.” Huh? “Heavy” meaning predominantly? ANSWER has a 50:50 split as to the…

New OrleansMore than 80 percent of the $1.5 billion in contracts signed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency alone were awarded without bidding or with limited competition, government records show, provoking concerns among auditors and government officials about the potential…