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Best Chance to Stop Gulf Spill Is Months AwayPosted on May 31, 2010
It’s already the worst ecological disaster in U.S. history, and the oil spill continues to dump somewhere between 504,000 and 4.2 million gallons of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. BP will continue to try to plug that hole, but its best chance to succeed is the drilling of relief wells, a process that won’t be finished until at least August. Did we mention that hurricane season kicks off Tuesday and it’s expected to be a nasty one?
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By ofersince72, June 1, 2010 at 2:46 pm Link to this comment
A Snafu, asking to be contacted,, very tempting !!!!
Report thisBy SNAFU5142000, June 1, 2010 at 10:31 am Link to this comment
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I HAVE IT. NO JOKE, NO BS. I HAVE A SIMPLE METHOD OF PLUGGING THAT OIL LEAK, I NEED SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME. I CAN BE REACHED AT .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Report thisBy skulz fontaine, June 1, 2010 at 7:18 am Link to this comment
American Chernobyl. For years and years to come.
Report thisBy illegalAlien, June 1, 2010 at 6:15 am Link to this comment
Help me out here diggers:
Why is the media calling this “the worst ecological disaster in U.S. history”.
Is there an event in the history of the world that matches this in terms of scope for environmental devastation?
How does Chernobyl rate, ecologically speaking, that is?
Report thisBy Hulk2008, June 1, 2010 at 5:37 am Link to this comment
Isn’t it ironic that “our” (sic) best chance to stop the spill is also the method that allows BP to suck out the prime petroleum. The failed methods all merely stopped the leak while the latest cut-and-cap approach allows BP to actually draw out the gunk minus sea water. And if this approach fails, BP appears to still be off the hook.
Anybody notice that all this is identical to the Wall Street bailouts ? i.e. Fail at taxpayer expense and then make huge profits without the fear of retribution or regulation…...
It’s the new corporate model - the government (that’s all of us) takes the hit both financially and image-wise, while the populace suffers, and while rampant and rapacious captialists grab monstrous profits.
I also noted that Joe Scarborough on his “Morning Joe” show was calling for heavy duty pressure on Iran this morning, saying we had spent a decade bracketing Iran in Afghanistan and Iraq. I can easily remember Joe’s cheerleading of Bush’s war-adventures.
Report this20-20 hindsight is SO convenient.
By ofersince72, May 31, 2010 at 11:59 pm Link to this comment
After Top Kill failed Friday night, they had the camera
on a gusher coming from the ocean floor, it appeared
to be the well head, it had extreme pressure, nothing
was attached to it. They showed this for several hours.
Did anyone else see this ????
Report thisBy SteveL, May 31, 2010 at 8:20 pm Link to this comment
Yeah and how many years will it be before BP shells out any money to pay for this mess?
Report thisBy Michael, May 31, 2010 at 6:11 pm Link to this comment
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BP wants you to believe that this is the best chance. That’s because the relief well is the best fit for their corporate objective—which is to salvage (not plug) the well.
The best solution for humanity is to nuke the well. BP doesn’t want that because their well is gone forever. The government is afraid to mention that because of the potential for public backlash. But they both know its the best and surest way to plug that fricking hole.
Report thisBy Shift, May 31, 2010 at 4:29 pm Link to this comment
American style fundamentalist capitalism appears to be a self defeating enterprise. It seems to be racing to consume itself. The only question now is what will replace it? The great promise of America was consumed by greed. Few things are more blind than greed. It is interesting to watch the ineffectiveness of government and corporate interests to control the negative effects of their greed. Blow after blow they are being pummeled by the system they created. It appears they have met the enemy and it is themselves.
Report thisBy LostHills, May 31, 2010 at 4:27 pm Link to this comment
No more off shore drilling, now or in the future.
Report thisAnd no more presidents that shill for the energy companies.
By gerard, May 31, 2010 at 4:12 pm Link to this comment
Sickening! Kills not only whatever life exists in its path, but kills the human spirit—soudlessly, without a whimper. Throttles hope. Destroys all faith in human beings. The damage—irreparable—goes far beyond loss of oil or damaged property, which is bad enough!
Will this be enough to convince us to save whatever of the living planet is left?
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