THE GULF IS DYING: Two years After the BP Drilling Disaster, Gulf Residents Fear for the Future

Now is not the time to let BP off the hook for the Gulf oil spill disaster. Environmentalists report “shrimp born without eyes, fish with lesions, and crabs with holes in their shells.” The Obama administration has not acted in the public’s interest. “The US government seemed to protect BP more than coastal communities or the environment.”

“The Gulf has been dying the death of a thousand cuts for a long time.”

Sound of blues: River powered artwork to take center stage at Cultural Olympiad

Art Project Uses River Water To Create Music

 How would you like to let the river play a few sounds for you? Dubbed as ‘Flow’ and about to steal the spotlight at the Cultural Olympiad in UK, this innovative work of art in Newcastle floats on river surface and doles out tunes depending on the mood of the water source beneath it. Powered by a 4.5-metre-tall water wheel that is instrumental in bringing out the melodies, flow uses the power of the river to produce unique sounds and music patterns from various electro-acoustic instruments that have been used in the project.