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Gulf of Mexico spill may hit coast this weekend

DRILL BABY DRILL!!!! Because oil spills are so rare and all and the new technology is so safe... It's what the commercials keep telling us. Let's build more oil platforms and ship more oil around the globe instead of focusing on alternatives, because oil production is so safe now...
I guarantee this wouldn't have been a problem in ANWR ...
 
“Nobody is sure how well this is going to work in the open Gulf. It's not going to be a large percentage of the spill, because burning only works where the spill is thick, emulsified, and that's only about 3 percent of the entire oil [slick].” — NPR's Wade Goodwyn

‘Drill, baby, drill’ has turned into ‘Burn, baby, burn!’

Pathetic.

At what point do we conclude these simplistic solutions ain't really helping. And the people who are yelling them, well, what do we conclude about them?

Excerpted from “Officials: Oil Leak Five Times Greater Than Estimated” by NPR STAFF AND WIRES, NPR, April 29, 2010
[Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary] [SIZE="+2"]L[/SIZE]andry said more than 5,000 barrels a day of sweet crude are discharging into the gulf, not the 1,000 barrels officials had estimated for days since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sank 50 miles off the Louisiana Coast. …

Excerpted from “Growing oil spill could eventually foul coastlines” BY MIAMI HERALD STAFF REPORT, The Miami Herald, Posted on Thursday, 04.29.10
… [[SIZE="+2"]T[/SIZE]]he spill might be closer to shore than previously known, and could have oil washing up on shore by Friday. …
 
Oil is a NATURAL product of the earth. The earth will clean itself, just like it did Valdez.

The Prince William Sound ecosystem is still being affected by the Valdez oil spill.
 
… I wonder who is responsible for the clean up?

Well, I'm sure BP will, right? After all, it was their rig. But, of course, they're a corporation, and, as we've been told so frequently lately, they'll just pass the additional cost on to their customers. So, based on that, I take it the answer is, we will.
 
Well, I'm sure BP will, right? After all, it was their rig. But, of course, they're a corporation, and, as we've been told so frequently lately, they'll just pass the additional cost on to their customers. So, based on that, I take it the answer is, we will.
Actually, I saw a bigwig from BP on CNN earlier this morning and he was shoveling it off on Transocean, saying it was their rig. Consider that the opening volley in a lot of litigation.
 
Actually, I saw a bigwig from BP on CNN earlier this morning and he was shoveling it off on Transocean, saying it was their rig. Consider that the opening volley in a lot of litigation.

That's what I figured, Coronado.
 
That's what I figured, Coronado.
It's going to fall into a few catagories when the fit hits the shan. First off, who was responsible for rig maintenance under the contract, that's gonna be between BP and Transocean. The next issue is going to be if all safety protocols were followed, that is going to fall under the contracting company more than likely. Next is the extent of human error or negligence, a couple of people familiar with the industry are telling me a natural gas bubble well could have hit the lines and blown the entire rig, the way that thing went up we are lucky that only 11 men lost their lives if you want to call it luck, may they rest in piece.(heard a bunch of reports, but from the sound of things those guys were in the core and didn't have a chance) Finally, who did what is all going to come out after the investigation, but this thing has the potential to become a litigation nightmare for both companies.
 
Now they're saying it's spewing out much more than they were saying.

I hope it doesn't affect the FL panhandle. That's our beach.
 
I hope it doesn't affect the FL panhandle. That's our beach.

I don't think its predicted to. They are saying it will hit the nearest coast tomorrow. Here is the latest spillage projection...
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I guarantee this wouldn't have been a problem in ANWR ...
How can you guarantee that? Oh you mean this particular kind of spill? But could there be different kinds of spills and leaks?

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oil_spills[/ame]
 
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Reminds me of something Obama said just a few days before the spill:

It turns out, by the way, that oil rigs today generally don’t cause spills. They are technologically very advanced.

:rofl
 
Reminds me of something Obama said just a few days before the spill:



:rofl

For once he was speaking the truth. The automatic shut-off valve on this one didn't work as it was supposed to.
 
Their going to light the slick on fire.

This will eliminate 98% of the spill.

What you think they don't think **** through and make multiple contingency plans?

1: Continue work on oil cap.

2: Begin building secondary drill site 10 miles away, drill into original site from new location, apply cement, have a cigar.

3: Use common containment methods to control the spill.

4: Light the spill on fire and burn off 98% of it.

The situation's under control.

Whew, I'm glad it won't cause any environmental damage or kill off millions of animals. Good thing you were here to alleviate all our fears. :doh
 
Whew, I'm glad it won't cause any environmental damage or kill off millions of animals. Good thing you were here to alleviate all our fears. :doh

millions ??? don't go in for hyperbole much do you ??
 
For once he was speaking the truth. The automatic shut-off valve on this one didn't work as it was supposed to.
That's like saying heroin is safe to use as long as you don't use it. :doh
 
How is that anything like what Gill said?

It isn't. Not even close, as usual.

Obama said: It turns out, by the way, that oil rigs today generally don’t cause spills. They are technologically very advanced.

Gill said: For once he was speaking the truth. The automatic shut-off valve on this one didn't work as it was supposed to.

So they are safe because technology is very advanced but that technology failed making it unsafe.
 
Sounds like a Prius.

Or the Space Shuttle.

I guess if we were to shut down everything that has ever caused harm in our society, this would be a perfect world..... And NJL would be a happy camper. :roll:
 
Whew, I'm glad it won't cause any environmental damage or kill off millions of animals. Good thing you were here to alleviate all our fears. :doh

You're quite welcome.

As you get older you'll learn that most of the things you see in the media are much to do about nothing.
 
Louisiana is about to look like Washington D.C. after Obama's inaugural address.
 
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