Is Florida next ?

[fistfulladirt]

Wow! I must have missed any comments regarding the average American at fault, regarding our daily need and glut for petroleum products, including myself.

 

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[diggummup]

Wow! I must have missed any comments regarding the average American at fault, regarding our daily need and glut for petroleum products, including myself.

The "average American" has nothing to do with BP putting profits over safety features which should have been installed. It's about greed and profit pure and simple.

 

[rmptr]

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Whew!
The pics coming through the web have been terrible !
What a mess!

I just don't see how any for-profit firm could cover the cost of the damage that has been done.
And I am really unable to fully imagine the extent of future suffering that shall exist to both animal life and people who will be affected. To say the least, this disaster is going to change the diet of many, many people. And not for the better!

Looking at that map of the loop current, the mess is not just going to wash up onshore.

As I mentioned I had discovered earlier, If they had been allowed to drill in shallow water, such a disaster may not have occurred and if so, it could have been fixed quicker since extreme depth would not have been a factor.

Those responsible should be forced to remediate the problems 'til they've spent their last nickel doing so.
NO government bailouts like the banks got !

 

[Iron Patch]

As I mentioned I had discovered earlier, If they had been allowed to drill in shallow water, such a disaster may not have occurred and if so, it could have been fixed quicker since extreme depth would not have been a factor.

The vast majority are dug in shallow water.

 

[Tubecity]

I thought there was a law that put a cap on the maximum dollar amount any company was forced to
pay, $ 75 million dollars. If so, we all know this isn't going to be enough. What if BP claims bankruptcy ?
Who foots the bill then ? Any company, whether it's steel, auto, oil or the local pizza shop will sound off
with 'we care about safety, the environment & the well-being of our employees ' mantra. But it's all BS.
They are there to make money period and the higher the stock, the more the CEO's make. And if Big
Union is involved, the bigger the web & the link to ALL politicians. But IMHO, if we were drilling in Alaska
or in shallow water, this accident would have never reached these proportions. They all can be blamed,
but as usual all we'll hear about is the finger pointing & the cover-up stories.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Weve been drilling in deep water for a long time. The Mexican oil blowout in '79 was 2 miles deep.
I would imagine drilling in the North Atlantic is a much tougher environment.

 

[eathabs]

A BP exec called the rig a "nightmare well" in this article:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100614/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill

habs

 

[gord]

Weve been drilling in deep water for a long time. The Mexican oil blowout in '79 was 2 miles deep.
I would imagine drilling in the North Atlantic is a much tougher environment.

The well itself was drilled down 2 miles, but the water on top was only about 160 feet.

 

[packerbacker]

Heard a shrimpboat captain on the news the other day saying the last thing we do should be to boycott BP. He said BP hasn't had to pay him anything yet but they have helped others that he knows. He asked how can BP pay people if they are boycotted. Good question. He also prayed that our government doesn't take over solving this problem from BP as BP is the party with the expertise.
I have to wonder though, if BP is going to pay, for example, a shrimpboat everything he would have made shrimping, are they going to put these people to work cleaning up the mess? Why should they get paid 100% of lost wages and not have to work? We have too many in this country doing that now. Sure, go ahead and pay them but put them to work doing something positive. I know a lot of liberal hearts are breaking right now but let's be real. (I hate that term.....be real) Anyway, say a gasoline truck crashes into my place of employment and destroys the building putting the company I work for out of business. Should the trucking company be liable for 100% of my lost wages? For how long, 'til my company rebuilds and can afford to pay me the same wages I was making at the time of the crash? C'mon......be real!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Weve been drilling in deep water for a long time. The Mexican oil blowout in '79 was 2 miles deep.
I would imagine drilling in the North Atlantic is a much tougher environment.

The well itself was drilled down 2 miles, but the water on top was only about 160 feet.

Thanks. It seems to be a common misconception that the well is in much deeper waters.