Holy ****! This is bad!
Oil Spill
Holy ****! This is bad!
It get's worse every time I check for updates, I've seen some predictions that it will take months to even stop the leak...I hope they are wrong but given the situation it might be the case.
This is a very bad situation! The news said it may be a month to counter-drill to stop the leak. Boy-oh-boy!
Thanks to heaven we are going to be doing more of this kind drilling!! Gotta make up for the loss!! bptptppbppbbpppth!
"Trust, but verify" - Russian Proverb, as used by Ronald Reagan
If it's too deep to cap it's too deep.
I really feel bad about this and for my part I am truly sorry.....
It's not too deep to cap. The downside is that it may take as long as 2-3 months to do the required drilling for capping, a very technically challenging procedure! For me, the BIG question is why the 'blow-out-preventer' failed to activate, or be activated,
We are watching this stuff very close in my neck of the woods. The long term effects to the fisheries are yet to be seen.
Steve- like you and most folks- i use fossil fuels...though i try to minimize my use. my point is we all play a part- BUT.Originally Posted by Steve Molcsan
- this particular situation- like many others- could have been avoided- BP made poor decisions in order to save the company money- a terrible lack of forsight-
that is not your fault!
Plan-A.)
"The oil well spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico didn't have a remote-control shut-off switch used in two other major oil-producing nations as last-resort protection against underwater spills.
The lack of the device, called an acoustic switch, could amplify concerns over the environmental impact of offshore drilling..." The Wall Street Journal-
Plan B.)
BP chairman- "said he believes a dome that could be placed over the well is expected to be deployed in six to eight days.
The dome has been made and workers are finishing the plan to get it deployed, McKay said."
multiple sources-
had they done everything right-(like maybe had the proper equipment and stuff like the dome plan had been ready in a proactive manner) and there was still a disaster- i could understand your feelings- and i could even empathize w/ the company and its real effort.
we not only use and pay for the product- but as consumers- we should demand that all products come from companys who are responsible for not just the product- but also responsible production when it comes to human lives and the evironment!
we need to change our expectations- even if- for now- it means not changing what we do- but how we do it- until we can find a better way...
i spent my youthful years on the Gulf of Mexico in SW Florida---- i'm just sick over this!
aquabone.
Last edited by aquabone; 05-03-2010 at 06:37 PM.
It's definitely a very sad situtaion. My heart goes out to all who will be effected by it.
I heard that Hallaburton had something to do with the screw up. Anyone heard anything about that?
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