” . . . it has come to light that 
the oil industry is conducting offshore fracking in the Gulf, which is even more dangerous than conventional oil drilling, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.”
Strange Sounds – Rare earthquake strikes Canton, Mississippi – Charleston earthquake in sight?
New York Times – Oklahoma Court Rules Homeowners Can Sue Oil Companies Over Quakes
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that homeowners who have sustained injuries or property damage from rampant earthquakes they say are caused by oil and gas operations can sue for damages in state trial courts, rejecting efforts by the industry to block such lawsuits from being decided by juries and judges.
It is pretty far away from the previous ones ….
The Watchers –
A giant sinkhole has appeared in Siberia’s Novokuznetsk region recently, some 3 500 km from other craters found in Arctic Russia in recent months. The new crater measures around 20 meters in diameter and around 25 to 30 meters in depth.
. . . Observation from space revealed the dramatic mushrooming of the holes, believed to be caused by methane gas eruptions in melting permafrost due to climate change, scientists revealed today. A leading Russian expert sounded an alert over safety because one new Siberian crater, surrounded by at least 20 ‘baby holes’, is just six miles from a major gas production plant.
PHOTOS of it from The Siberian Times
This has video of the nearby landslide there recently – Watch This Slow-Moving Landslide Devour a Russian Road
Earlier posts on Russian craters – 1, 2
UPDATE, April 29
Gigantic 100-metre sinkhole leaves Ukrainian villagers terrified after reports it has swallowed up homes and looks likely to get even BIGGER
. . . hope is isn’t related to this: Warming Climate May Release Massive Carbon Storehouse from Arctic Soils
The Advocate – New safety rules since massive sinkhole prevent Texas Brine from expanding salt cavern operation; company files suit against Dow 
A 29-year-old Dow Chemical Co. salt cavern sits so close to Texas Brine’s property that new state safety regulations — created after the 2012 Bayou Corne sinkhole disaster — now prevent the Houston company from mining any new caverns on its property, a federal lawsuit alleges.
Texas Brine Co. has sued Dow and a local land company over the Dow cavern carved from the Napoleonville salt dome in Assumption Parish.
“Dow is obligated to (Texas Brine) for the value of the salt that (Texas Brine) can no longer mine, or ‘dead salt,’” the suit claims. . . . (more)
2013 item: Dow’s Toxic Stew Near Bayou Corne – (not the same property)
State Seismologist says Oklahoma earthquakes are ‘very likely’ caused by oil and gas disposal wells
The Oklahoma state seismologist said disposal wells used by the oil and gas industry are ‘very likely’ responsible for the recent surge of earthquakes in Oklahoma at the recent Oklahoma Geological Survey. < – links to report
NY Times – The Gulf, Still at Risk
Environmentalists Warn That Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Could Be a Mirage
NOTE: See comments for Lake FUBAR agitation bits
LINK – http://youtu.be/QjPnWnkr7kA
July 31, 2010: ROV Captures Violent Sea Bed Oil Eruption
LINK – http://youtu.be/7dhmbmTGMe4
In German –
LINK – http://youtu.be/v0SL83gTMKw < has interesting Salt Dome graphics 3 min. in and at 6:52 min. mark it shows the fissure on the sea floor (!) – The Salt Dome graphics may be from this article: BK Lim – Why is BP’s Macondo blowout so disastrous & Beyond Patch-up.
LINK – http://youtu.be/7F0zN6JFZSw
It references this 2009 document : Initial Exploration Plan Mississippi Canyon Block 252
LINK – http://youtu.be/2c3N_E1kono < Wish it had English subtitles, but you get the idea …
Let’s rummage some more … we’re finding good junk!
From Rense – Oil Volcano Pressure Too Strong For Containment by Dr. James P. Wickstrom
From Mary Greeley – Gas line explodes burns near Barnett Resevoir – Mississippi
LINK – http://youtu.be/ZPhuUw7hs3c
New Mexico – Largest methane cloud in the U.S. grows
” . . . In Ohio, methane blowouts from fracking wells have forced people to flee their homes out of fear of explosions. Last month, about 30 families who live near the Ohio River in Monroe County had limited access to their homes for 10 days after a well began spewing methane. . . “
A reader writes: ” I haven’t seen photos of the sinkhole for a very long time…”
Neither has anyone else. Any drone hobbyists out there?
Judge’s Ruling on Gulf Oil Spill Lowers Ceiling on the Fine BP Is Facing
A federal judge will hold BP responsible for spilling 3.19 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster — a finding that could lead to a penalty of nearly $14 billion.
Quite a few bigger quakes in OK and CA going on. They are on the sidebar in the RSS feed from USGS.
This may not be related to the BP spill or Bayou Corne … but maybe it is-
This could be absolutely explosive information. I have resided in this area since 1994 and have never witnessed such a very specific aircraft flyover in order to patrol the coast, and possibly even drop ordiance, even for training. This video was filmed ‘near’ an Air Force Base but it’s not a very active base. . . (story has video)
In the news recently there are some items about Russia extending its war games field. It could be a reaction to US/NATO threatening Russia with actions in Poland. So it isn’t startling that Russian vessels are in the Gulf.
The NRC is pulling a fast one that will affect the Gulf coast states. Nuke plant danger looms and liability can get dumped on taxpayers if this flim-flam goes through. Mining Awareness has the story – Nuclear Reactor Licenses: US NRC can’t figure out to whom they are being transferred- Urgent Comment Deadline This article has docs from Louisiana Power LLC. And he says it is urgent because the public comment on it is only open til Jan. 2.
You can spread the story around with this small url: http://tinyurl.com/k9ln24n
Also of general interest, from Zero Hedge – The Rigging Triangle Exposed: The JPMorgan-British Petroleum-Bank Of England Cartel Full Frontal
