Another Disgusting Oil Spill!!

reefraff

reefraff

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Originally Posted by mrdc
http:///forum/post/3264303
No one really knows what the damage will be but here is another dire quote..
"It’s quite possible this will end up being worse than the Valdez in terms of environmental impact since it seems like BP will be unable to cap the spill for months. In terms of total quantity of oil released, it seems this will probably fall short of Exxon Valdez. But because of the habitat, the environmental impact will be worse."
I think that statement is crazy. WIth the Valdez you had a major release all at once in a confined area.
 
ibanez

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So if the bill is BP's then I guess the bill is ours cause they will just keep passing it down until it gets to us. Better go have some shrimp tonight, they will cost double tomorrow.
 
stdreb27

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You see that Obama is sending swat teams to platforms in the gulf? Why unless you think it is sabotage?
 
aquaknight

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Originally Posted by Fishtaco
http:///forum/post/3264401
Where did you hear that?
Fishtaco

I dunno, I think Obama used the term "swat (lowercase) team" to just describe a team to go inspect the other rigs, not a special tactics squadron...
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3264406
I dunno, I think Obama used the term "swat (lowercase) team" to just describe a team to go inspect the other rigs, not a special tactics squadron...
So we send people out to inspect the sites who have no clue what they are looking at, I am talking about the cabinet members photo op, not the inspection teams. And people wonder why we are in debt....
What's the point of inspecting the other rigs? If some environmentalist wack job did this to derail the new drilling regs they would have only done it to one rig lest they add too much polution to their beloved environment. I doubt they have the skill to pull something like this off anyway. Had it been terrorists they would have already claimed responsibility.
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/3264397
You see that Obama is sending swat teams to platforms in the gulf? Why unless you think it is sabotage?
I wouldn't put it past some envirowackos to try something but I think this is a little extreme even for them.
 
stdreb27

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3264406
I dunno, I think Obama used the term "swat (lowercase) team" to just describe a team to go inspect the other rigs, not a special tactics squadron...
beats me? But I've never seen the term swat used that way...
I don't know what they're going to do different than they already do? MMS (the regulatory body for gulf drilling, production etc.) is already basically on every platform on a very regular basis. To top that off, they have inspectors for the insurance companies on every platform, to certify them as insurable. Their are layers and layers of checks to ensure compliance to federal code, and practical code (the insurance companies) which is even more stringent for the most part.
 
bionicarm

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Well if an environmentalist did sabotage this rig (which I seriously doubt that occurred), it will defintely put a damper on the drive to do more offshore drilling on the East Coast or anywhere else. This is the 'perfect storm' for the tree huggers to use as their poster and media headlines to push against future drillings. Soon you'll see pictures of Lousiana and Florida Panhandle beaches covered with oil slicks, and the billboards will read "Do you want Myrtle Beach to look like this?"
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by bionicarm
http:///forum/post/3264433
Well if an environmentalist did sabotage this rig (which I seriously doubt that occurred), it will defintely put a damper on the drive to do more offshore drilling on the East Coast or anywhere else. This is the 'perfect storm' for the tree huggers to use as their poster and media headlines to push against future drillings. Soon you'll see pictures of Lousiana and Florida Panhandle beaches covered with oil slicks, and the billboards will read "Do you want Myrtle Beach to look like this?"
Maybe the great orator just miscommunicated, and it is as aquanight says... But don't get me wrong, sabatage would make for spectacular political theater... Especially after they catch Obama covering it up, and Eric Holder not charging them...
 
reefraff

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I love Obama talking about the spill today. He say because BP so greatly underestimated the size of the spill.... Wait a minute, wasn't the US coast guard on scene immediately? Nice try there Obey, You can't blame this one on Bush. YOUR Coast Guard should have been able to estimate how much was leaking based on the size of the slick.
 
bionicarm

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Originally Posted by reefraff
http:///forum/post/3264495
I love Obama talking about the spill today. He say because BP so greatly underestimated the size of the spill.... Wait a minute, wasn't the US coast guard on scene immediately? Nice try there Obey, You can't blame this one on Bush. YOUR Coast Guard should have been able to estimate how much was leaking based on the size of the slick.
How was the Coast Guard supposed to know how much oil was coming out of that drilling site? They had to rely on the estimates given to them by BP. BP first said only around 1,000/barrels an hour were coming out of the hole, then came back and said "Uh, sorry. It's actually around 5000/barrels an hour." The drill site is 1 mile underwater. Takes a while for that oil to come up to the top. So yea, BP did screw up by not stating the correct amount that was coming from that site.
Oh yeah, unless Obama cleaned house and replaced every single person that is currently in the Coast Guard with his personal appointments, then yes, IT IS BUSH'S FAULT.
 
ibanez

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I think bush would objectify to that statement. His strategery wouldn't have anything to do with bips oil. So blame cheney.
 
reefraff

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Originally Posted by bionicarm
http:///forum/post/3264526
How was the Coast Guard supposed to know how much oil was coming out of that drilling site? They had to rely on the estimates given to them by BP. BP first said only around 1,000/barrels an hour were coming out of the hole, then came back and said "Uh, sorry. It's actually around 5000/barrels an hour." The drill site is 1 mile underwater. Takes a while for that oil to come up to the top. So yea, BP did screw up by not stating the correct amount that was coming from that site.
Oh yeah, unless Obama cleaned house and replaced every single person that is currently in the Coast Guard with his personal appointments, then yes, IT IS BUSH'S FAULT.

The coast guard has been dealing with oil spills for decades, it's part of their job and they should have knowm exactly how much oil was leaking based on the size of the slick.
How do we know it wasn't Clinton's fault?
 
darthtang aw

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Originally Posted by IbanEz
http:///forum/post/3264531
I think bush would objectify to that statement. His strategery wouldn't have anything to do with bips oil. So blame cheney.

True, however he also would have spoke on this much sooner...after all it only took him 3 days to make a speech about Katrina...we were in what day, before Obama decided he did enough research on who to blame in his speech, about the accident?
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Originally Posted by IbanEz
http:///forum/post/3264531
I think bush would objectify to that statement. His strategery wouldn't have anything to do with bips oil. So blame cheney.
Haliburton did do some of the cementy kinda stuff. Maybe they is the disresponsable party/
 
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