The BP oil spill has been pumping oil into the ocean for more than a month. Just a few days ago, BP released the oil spill live feed at the request of Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts. The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming is co-hosting the oil spill live feed.

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Oil spill live feed goes down

Almost immediately after the oil spill live feed was put on the web, it experienced incredibly heavy traffic. The oil spill live feed went down multiple times on both the committee website and BP website. Since then, however, the feeds appears to be fairly consistent. The Spillcam website is maintaining an all-day-every-day feed of the oil spill.

What is the purpose of the oil spill live feed?

The oil spill live feed was made public after repeated requests to British Petroleum. BP has not been able to provide definite answers on a constant basis regarding how much oil is spilling into the ocean. Credit repair may very well be needed for this beleaguered company for more than a while – and for a very good reason. The oil spill live feed has been made public not only in the name of public information, but in the name of possible solutions.

The range of the oil spill

The BP oil spill live feed shows the hundreds of thousands of raw crude oil spilling into the ocean every day. Scientists are studying the live feed as well as the oil that is starting to show up on the coast of the United States. The Loop Current of the Gulf Stream is already starting to pick up the oil, and it could most likely travel as far as Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Eastern Seaboard or farther. Transocean, Haliburton and others have refused to take part of the responsibility for the spill, leaving only BP claiming partial responsibility for the spill.

Regardless of whose responsibility it is, the oil spill live feed is providing a clear view into the impact of the BP oil spill. The cleanup of this environmental disaster is sure to take years, if not decades.

Robert A. Harding is a retired Army General and former head of a security company, and is the potential pick for head of the Transportation Security Administration, an agency under a lot of heat as of late. With extensive security experience and 33 years in the Army, Robert A. Harding is in a good position for senate confirmation faster than getting no credit check personal loans.

General Robert Harding’s Army experience

Robert A. Harding served in the U.S. Army for 33 years. Harding was a “senior human intelligence officer” in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the military component of the U.S. intelligence community, which is essentially the military version of the CIA. Before serving for the DIA, Robert Harding was the director for the intelligence for the Army’s Southern Command. In this post, Robert A. Harding was responsible for the military intelligence covering Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. In this position, he was in charge of planning and executing all intelligence operations in this area, which most likely included dealing with getting armed forces loans for his agents when necessary.

Robert A. Harding's Decorations in Military Service

According to Executive Gov, “Harding’s military awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Medal, the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters.” Obviously, his CV from the military puts Harding in a position for easy Senate confirmation.

Harding Security Associates

After his retirement from the service in 2001, Robert A. Harding launched Harding Security Associates in 2003. Harding Security Associates is a private contractor and consulting firm that, according to their website, provide “security specialists, intelligence analysts, counterintelligence professionals, forensic technicians and senior program advisors” to U.S. Government agencies. Robert Harding himself sold Harding Security Associates in 2009.

Harding nominated to head the Transportation Security Administration

Robert A. Harding was not Obama's original pick. Erroll Southers, who is an airport police official at the LAX airport, was Obama’s original choice. The nomination was stymied by Republicans. This block was because of the fear Southers would create a screener’s union, which would increase costs for the government. This makes the Robert Harding nomination easier to stomach.

TSA not without controversy

Created in 2001, the Transportation Security Administration that Robert A. Harding is nominated to head is controversial, to say the least. Screening airline passengers and baggage is a large issue for security, intelligence, and public relations. Many airline passengers are becoming increasingly frustrated with the long wait times and strict regulations they must comply with. Some TSA stations are testing full body scanners, which raises serious concerns over privacy. Robert A. Harding will have to not only head up the security of the nation’s airports, he will also have to balance that with the rising discontent and frustration of air passengers. It is a hard dollar, but President Obama believes Robert A. Harding is the one to take on the credit repair of this agency.