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05-12-2010, 02:25 AM | #1 |
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interesting unreported story regarding the oil spill
I can't really go into how and why I have this information, ya'll just have to bear with me... (and really folks, I'm not big on big oil etc., I am however big on the truth)
BP wanted that platform MUCH closer to shore. the reason being, that they were concerned and DID communicate that having the platform at those depths would make containment of any breaks incredibly difficult if not impossible. due to much pressure of environmentalists, they were forced to go out to the depth they are. something to think about when attaching the blame. not my point of view, just sharing a conversation I had with someone in the know |
05-12-2010, 02:40 AM | #2 |
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Good point. I think it's always good to remember there are two sides to most stories...
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Thanks for bringing another side to the story.
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05-12-2010, 05:50 AM | #4 |
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But a side to the story that may be quietly brushed under the carpet ....
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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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05-12-2010, 07:42 AM | #6 |
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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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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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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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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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Wouldn't Transocean have advised BP on their rig's ability to cope with the drilling conditions?
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Thanks Dixie and KK
I didn't know that the field was big enough that they could have moved closer. If that is true then shame on them for not adding in or devising additional safeguards and shame on the environmentalists for not listening. If only everyone didn't have their own agenda and weren't so resistant to others, there might have been a compromise here that would have potentially been more threatening to the environment but also much more manageable in the event of an accident. We might have had twice as much oil on shore by now but the could also have been capped by now. People are so stupid sometimes. |
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the over-riding agenda seems to have been "we want oil" ..... why else was there a ('since postponed') drive towards an increase in oil exploration in the ocean.
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