Gulf Coast Oil Spill

[Upwelling]

BP just announced that it didn't work. Epic fail.

 

[ianr33]

BP's top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak - Yahoo! News

When the hell is this thing going to get stopped?

 

[Upwelling]

Unfortunately all the different parties involved seem to be more interested in blaming each other and playing politics than in finding ways to fix this.

 

[Tricia]

ABC puts reporter and Phillipe Cousteau in Hazmat dive gear and 25 ft under the Gulf in this clip.
Diving Into the Gulf's Toxic Soup - ABC News

Absolutely disgusting. I'm amazed there were dolphins near that boat. I guess they're too confused to realise they need to start swimming south - and fast.

Tricia

 

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What is even more worrying is that now suddenly estimates of oil been released are up from 5000 barrels a day to between 12000-19000 a day. Spill biggest US enviro disaster: News24: World: News and theres suggestions the oil could gush untill August.!!

I dont understand it, BP is struggeling to control the well, yet appears unwilling to accept assistance from experts in other countries, many of whom have said they are willing to help if asked. I just find it strange,one would think they would grab any help offered with open arms.?

 

[Skier-Diver]

What is even more worrying is that now suddenly estimates of oil been released are up from 5000 barrels a day to between 12000-19000 a day. Spill biggest US enviro disaster: News24: World: News and theres suggestions the oil could gush untill August.!!

I dont understand it, BP is struggeling to control the well, yet appears unwilling to accept assistance from experts in other countries, many of whom have said they are willing to help if asked. I just find it strange,one would think they would grab any help offered with open arms.?

Our D---A-- president made some lame excuse. I don't believe it, their country is nothing but oil wells so they are experts on these things.

 

[Scott L]

I dont understand it, BP is struggeling to control the well, yet appears unwilling to accept assistance from experts in other countries, many of whom have said they are willing to help if asked. I just find it strange,one would think they would grab any help offered with open arms.?

Excellent point. Amazingly, our executive branch (Obama) has placed the entire burden of stopping the spill and cleanup on BP. This is and has always been a national crisis. Even with the deep pockets of BP acquiring the expertise and assistance of countries like Norway, etc. has to make them flinch from a financial perspective.

This recent column by a moderate Republican hits on this point very well IMO. BP is being isolated purely for political reasons which is a travesty IMO...

Peggy Noonan: He Was Supposed to Be Competent - WSJ.com

 

[Scott L]

Democratic rage has also emerged. This has been posted on other threads but here goes again...

James Carville's Outburst, Blasts White House BP Oil Spill Reaction - ABC News

 

[Upwelling]

Anyone who's been paying attention knows that corporations run everything in this country, but the funny thing is that BP isn't even an American company. Why are they being shown such deference?

 

[Upwelling]

This recent column by a moderate Republican hits on this point very well IMO. BP is being isolated purley for political reasons which is a travesty IMO...

Peggy Noonan: He Was Supposed to Be Competent - WSJ.com

She makes some valid points but she lost me when she started carrying on about illegal immigration.