Bp

[Lady's Human]

I have been thinking about the oil gushing into the water and all the damage it is doing to this beautiful planet and the wildlife.
Is this it? Is this the end of our life here on earth?
Have we finally managened to destroy this planet?
What if this is ignited by lightening?
Can it EVER be contained? Has this crossed your mind?
Will it just continue to seep, gush, and flow into our ocean till all marine life is damaged beyond repair?
Way was this drilling allowed in the first place WITHOUT a fool proof way to contain the oil if this very problem occurred?
Who allowed BP to drill without a back up plan?
Who gave BP the ok and the money to do this?
Has this changed your way of life?
Do you drive less? Would you buy a smaller car?
Use less products made from oil or just go about your life and decide that BP better fix this?
I am truly afraid that they have lied to us, that they know it cannot be stopped and it is already too late.

It will be contained, this is hardly the first incident of this type, and won't be the last.(This is, however, the first one being covered 24/7 by an overzealous media which needs SOMETHING to get ratings) The key is to learn from it and make the response to the next incident better.

The oil won't continue to flow forever, it isn't a self propagating substance. As it flows, the pressure decreases, and the flow will slow down, even if we do nothing.

Why was drilling allowed without a foolproof backup plan? Show me one plan which covers all contingencies. It doesn't exist.

Who gave BP the money to do this? Consumers. As in all of us. Who made them drill where they are? Reactionary environmentalists. There are easier resources to get to...............recovering them has been banned.

It would be difficult at the minimum for lightening to ignite the crude. It's TOUGH to ignite.

This hasn't and won't change how I live, but does make me roll my eyes more and more at the reactionary pseudo-scientific pap being pushed forth about alternative energy sources.