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Originally Posted by stargazertony
So then, this part of the story is saying that BP knew that containment would be difficult or impossible with this oil rig and went right ahead and built it anyway? They built it without developing additional new safeguards or procedures? I'm sorry but that's irresponsible.
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that is exactly the reaction that the media tries to get worked up over. they tried to do right and the environmentalists pushed them further offshore.
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Originally Posted by DixieGal
I think BP heads should roll. Chop 'em all off and shove 'em down the hole until it is plugged. Although the oil hasn't "officially" made landfall yet, it was all on the local news yesterday. Wads of oil about the size of marbles are all over the beach here, as far as Orange Beach, Alabama. Haven't heard if it is in Pensacola yet, but that is just a milk-run away from Orange Beach. The most beautiful beaches in the world are about to die.
I always knew it wasn't a matter of IF a disaster came from the oil field, but only a matter of WHEN.
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plenty of guilt to go around. the point is it needs to be shared. everyone is always ready to jump on big business, big oil, big whatever. being PC quite often creates poor decision making. this is a situation where everyone needs to be open minded enough to go o yeah! we see how the warm fuzzies kind of created a bad situation.
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i agree, that BP knew the risks and carried on anyway without taking any precautions is just scandalous. i'm shocked, but sadly, not surprised.
i hope heads do roll at BP, and a lot more... but since they'll probably roll off under "golden umbrellas" and the like that's not really much consolation. tarring and feathering them in their own mess might be a bit more cathartic.
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what would you propose? permits were issued for that field. they wanted to drill in close where things were manageable. that is what they were permitted for. then they were pushed out. we need to be realistic here and understand that as much as we may not like it, oil drilling needs to continue
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Originally Posted by dsvick
How much control do they have over it though. Aren't they limited quite a bit by the location of the strike? Or are they large enough usually that they cold have moved this to a more suitable location?
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they tried to be in the more suitable location, they were pushed out
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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
If what KK is saying is true, then neither side - BP or the environmentalists - come out of this looking good. BP for not developing extra precautions (assuming it would have been possible for them to do so), and the environmentalists for pushing for it to be in area they were told could cause this sort of problem. So if we're tarring and feathering, I want both lots tarred and feathered.
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that's pretty much the point here. plenty of guilt. BP isn't the only bad guy
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Originally Posted by DixieGal
From what I've always understood, the oil field is almost as big as the Arabian field. Sink a well anywhere and start pumping. The trouble is that it is deep water and in close proximity to fishing and shipping lanes. And capping a burning well in the desert is easy, while they had NO PLAN for what to do when a deep underwater well exploded.
This could go on for a long time if the oil gets into the food chain for crustaceans then fish then seabirds and humans. The price of fresh shrimp skyrocketed over the first weekend, but I haven't kept an eye on it. Tim and I are eating more shrimp these days, trying to get as much as we can before it is all gone.
And the cost of gasoline went up a dime, but seems to be holding steady for now. Down here, we get smacked every time something happens in the Gulf, such as Katrina. My nieces from Chicago area always talk about the cheap gas down here, as opposed to what gets shipped in via the Great Lakes. EXCEPT for after hurricanes, and now the oil.
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once again... they wanted to be in close
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Originally Posted by Sparrow
Wouldn't Transocean have advised BP on their rig's ability to cope with the drilling conditions?
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I have no knowledge of this