Offshore Oil Drilling and the Oil Rig Disaster in the Gulf

[JC]

Timkin, I understand your worry, and JC's as well.  But the great volume of water that we are talking about just makes this impossible as time from the spill as well as distance from the spill increases.  As I was saying to JC, the petro will dilute more and more with time and distance.  All we can do is gather and separate all we can where the oil is floating and near the spill.  As well as protecting and cleaning at points of landfall.

You are right, it will dilute, eventually, but not before it does a great deal of damage.

[samiam]

Well, well, well, It looks like BP put on a dog and pony show for the presidents visit. As soon as the president and dignitary's left all the people clean the beach left, but there was a few reporters still in the area. The beach is now empty of workers. It just goes to show you that BP is only worried about there bottom line.

[samiam]

There should be an army of people on the beach and boats so thick you could walk across them just in case some oil comes close to shore and BP should be paying for it. I know for a fact that they are trying to save money as some of the vessel of opportunity are being demobilized.

[samiam]

Also BP is keeping reporter off of public land and BP is not keeping the government officials informed.

[CS Foltz]

Anyone care to wager that BP will still make a profit this quarter? Dog and Pony show was just for the Prez's edification...........when he left so did all of the workers! I don't buy it anymore than I buy BP gasoline at a BP quickie  stop! Public relations game is not what it should and I don't believe a word they have to say regarding the situation!

[BridgeTroll]

What other companies are still drilling in the Gulf?  I suggest boycotting all of them.  The entire gulf offshore drilling should be completely shut down.

[Timkin]

What other companies are still drilling in the Gulf?  I suggest boycotting all of them.  The entire gulf offshore drilling should be completely shut down.

I like that idea, and I think we need to ring the phones and emails off at BP and the Whitehouse  to let them know BP is slacking when it comes to shores and this yuck washing up.  In a sense , I wish I did live on that side because Id sure be out there helping (as much as I am physically able to)

[Timkin]

Also BP is keeping reporter off of public land and BP is not keeping the government officials informed.

  AND TO THIS , I SAY , OBAMA IS NOT DOING HIS JOB.. SOMEONE should be overseeing all of this , shore and out where this spill is happening...24/7.   

[Bostech]

Well if Obama got donations from BP during elections then you know for who he is working.
This political system is corrupted,politicians work for their own self interest not yours.
I said it long time ago,we need to ban both Democrats and Republicans and introduce whole new political system based on checks and balances that will encourage politicians to do right thing and not work for special interests.

[buckethead]

We need some good old fashioned benevolent dictatorship and we needs it now!

[Lunican]

I just checked the live feed and oil still appears to be gushing out. You have to wait for them to pan out to see it, but it's definitely still going.

[urbanlibertarian]

Is it oil or "mud"?

[Timkin]

There is a significant difference between the color of the mud, and crude oil.  Im sure it is oil.

[north miami]

I see we are up to page 57...........

Hardly news dept.:

Alaska Daily News   adn.com

Trans Alaska pipeline 5,000 spill this week
Third largest ever for the 800 mile pipeline which generates 13 million per day in Alaska state revenues.
Spill size double earlier estimates given by the company that runs the pipeline.

5,000 gallons probably less damaging in Palin country environment than down here.

[samiam]

FYI

The comments from BP PLC chief operating officer Doug Suttles came amid increasing skepticism that the "top kill" operation â€" which involves pumping heavy drilling mud into a crippled well 5,000 feet underwater â€" would halt the leak.

The top kill began Wednesday, and "to date it hasn't yet stopped the flow," Suttles told reporters at Port Fourchon. "What I don't know is whether it ultimately will or not."