200,000 Gallons A Day

[lizbud]

After almost 50 days, nothing seems to be getting any better. It's obvious that BP doesn't know what they're doing yet they continue to minimize the extent of this disaster. While BP plays trial and error, massive amounts of oil continue to leak into the Gulf and irreparably damage fragile ecosystems.

So many things have gone wrong. I have a hard time believing technology to at least partially resolve the situation doesn't exist. Technology has intruded into so much of our daily lives, why isn't it being used for something good for a change?

President Obama could have jumped on this right from the start. When this first started, why did he not call a meeting of engineers, oil company experts, environmental experts, and other scientists to accurately assess the full extent of the disaster and develop a plan to effectively deal with this?

So many residents along the Gulf Coast have lost their livelihoods along with their way of life, protective barrier islands are disappearing because plant life is destroyed, wildlife are dying. All this because BP chose greed over safety and corporate responsibility.

On a personal level, the worst part is the feeling of absolute helplessness. All I can offer to the fine folks along the Gulf Coast who have already lost so much are my prayers.

Excellent post. I agree with your assessment of the Gov response. I think
officials actually believed BP's PR BS.They believed the company had a fall
back plan to control the leak.

[RICHARD]

Excellent post. I agree with your assessment of the Gov response. I think
officials actually believed BP's PR BS.They believed the company had a fall
back plan to control the leak.

Here's a little tidbit for you all..

The Exxon Valdez accident was in an area that pretty screwed up to get to.

Cold oil don't move as quickly.

Plus, the currents will help dilute the oil faster.

I remember guys on the clips that were helping clean up by picking up rocks and cleaning them individually.


Not really good stuff to worry about in the first place, but more positive than having to do it in Alaskan weather/areas.

It's a bad situation, but doesn't anyone think positively anymore?

It's all common sense and I laugh, get angry and turn the channel when some IDIOT with more schooling that I have cannot look at the problem at hand and say something that doesn't call for the end of the world.

It's a messed up deal, but we will overcome it.

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Now? remember when someone starts b!tch!ng about OSD, tell them we can get cheaper oil if we move those platforms a tad closer to shore. That way, when it blows up, we don't lool like idiots in the media.

[lizbud]

Richard,

Do you really think the Exxon Valdez spill is over & done with? I saw a
tv news report that was comparing the two oil spills, and even now,after
21 years, the oil is still on the beaches & in the soil of Alaska. That place
has been changed, it will never be the same,ever. They went on the
beaches & dug with one hand, a few inches below the surface, and there it was.

It's nice to be optimistic, but better to be realistic about the results of
the oil spill & what can be expected to be a long, hard road forward.

[RICHARD]

Richard,

Do you really think the Exxon Valdez spill is over & done with?

Yes,

I said so in my post.

Oh, no...This is what I said....

The Exxon Valdez accident was in an area that pretty screwed up to get to.

Cold oil don't move as quickly.

Plus, the currents will help dilute the oil faster.

I remember guys on the clips that were helping clean up by picking up rocks and cleaning them individually.


Not really good stuff to worry about in the first place, but more positive than having to do it in Alaskan weather/areas.

Thanks.

[momcat]

Do you really think the Exxon Valdez spill is over & done with? I saw a
tv news report that was comparing the two oil spills, and even now,after
21 years, the oil is still on the beaches & in the soil of Alaska. That place
has been changed, it will never be the same,ever. They went on the
beaches & dug with one hand, a few inches below the surface, and there it was.

It's nice to be optimistic, but better to be realistic about the results of
the oil spill & what can be expected to be a long, hard road forward.

Hi Lizbud, Sounds like we both saw the same news report about the Exon Valdez. That area is still dealing with the aftermath of the spill. The amount of oil in those handsful of sand is really incredible and it doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon. My son just got back yesterday from China and he said the current leak in the Gulf is big news over there too. I'm not at all confident that we'll see Alaska and the Gulf completely recover in our lifetimes.

[RICHARD]

James Cameron was called for his suggestions on how to stop the leak.

He's going to make a 3-d movie and make money

Moron.

[lizbud]

Here is a young 11yr old girl from Islip, NY who is willing to help all she can.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37620887/ns/us_news-giving/

[momcat]

There was a newsclip today that says the UK is not happy about what they call "Britan Bashing" over the Gulf disaster. When the CEO of BP meets with President Obama later this week, he plans to make an offer: BP will hold back on their dividends if the US starts being nicer to them.

According to this clip, Britain really thinks we're making this out to be much worse than it actually is. Easy for them to say, they don't have to cope with the impact of so many job losses and envionmental devastation.

A British official actually said keeping BP a strong and successful company is in the best interest of Britain AND the United States!

[Lady's Human]

Hi Lizbud, Sounds like we both saw the same news report about the Exon Valdez. That area is still dealing with the aftermath of the spill. The amount of oil in those handsful of sand is really incredible and it doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon. My son just got back yesterday from China and he said the current leak in the Gulf is big news over there too. I'm not at all confident that we'll see Alaska and the Gulf completely recover in our lifetimes.

News in China commenting on an oil spill in the US?

Oh, the irony.

[blue]

Why did Barry's administration refuse help from the Dutch and their oil skimmers early on in this disaster? Why werent the artificial berms built to keep the oil from making landfall? Why did Barry wait so long to meet with BP? Why is Barry now trying to act like a tough guy with BP? Did he run out of fundraisers and golf games to attend?

Out of curiosity, when this leak is plugged is President KickA** going to plug all of the oil that naturally seeps into the Gulf?

[Lady's Human]

it takes TIME to write those scripts for the pocket 'prompter.