How bout that oil spill down there somewhere... (Mexico Gulf, BP fucked up)

[blueheart]

Caught in the oil
A short entry - AP Photographer Charlie Riedel just filed the following images of seabirds caught in the oil slick on a beach on Louisiana's East Grand Terre Island. As BP engineers continue their efforts to cap the underwater flow of oil, landfall is becoming more frequent, and the effects more evident.

















http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.html

[Kov]

http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com

Just to help put the size of the spill in perspective. A couple of months and BP can start to look for a plan to take the water out of the oil.

[aintitfun22]

http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com

Just to help put the size of the spill in perspective. A couple of months and BP can start to look for a plan to take the water out of the oil.

this is ridiculous

[Sean]

Nemo great points.   even polar a little ....        I see a lot of delays with action.  This should never have happenned and there should have been a plan in place in case it did.  Epic Fail.   State of Emergency .... troops ... nets ....  guns ....  scientists ... technology..   no expense. BP and co pays for it.  tents on beaches... battlestations.   IMHO BP should go under.. bye.

Obama looses my vote for expanding and continuing permits on domestic drilling when its not needed... risking this kind shit. when there is no plan for failure.

[dman1991]

Nemo great points.   even polar a little ....        I see a lot of delays with action.  This should never have happenned and there should have been a plan in place in case it did.  Epic Fail.   State of Emergency .... troops ... nets ....  guns ....  scientists ... technology..   no expense. BP and co pays for it.  tents on beaches... battlestations.   IMHO BP should go under.. bye.

Obama looses my vote for expanding and continuing permits on domestic drilling when its not needed... risking this kind shit. when there is no plan for failure.

I honestly though Obama was gonna be a great president, he really seemed like a smart guy and actually had some down to earth roots in his upbringing. Instead he looks like an idiot, 2 weeks before it happened he "comforted" a town hall session about why offshore drilling is so safe, and he has done shit to anyone responsible. BP is still in charge.

This is ruining the gulf of mexico, its time to use every resource imaginable to stop it. Or we can wait till august to see if what BP is doing works.

[Sean]

today this mayor tells it like it is ... and outs BP publicity bullshit

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/06/05/gulf.oil.disaster.mayors/index.html?hpt=T2    good vid

[madison]

Nemo great points.   even polar a little ....        I see a lot of delays with action.  This should never have happenned and there should have been a plan in place in case it did.  Epic Fail.   State of Emergency .... troops ... nets ....  guns ....  scientists ... technology..   no expense. BP and co pays for it.  tents on beaches... battlestations.   IMHO BP should go under.. bye. ..

True.  But you know what will happen huh?  When this is finally cleaned up, BP will come asking for a bail-out just as the banks did - and it will get it.  So taxpayers will wind up footing the bill for the cleanup.

btw, those pics on the previous page are just heart-breaking to see.  Terrible terrible situation.

[sunnyp]

True.  But you know what will happen huh?  When this is finally cleaned up, BP will come asking for a bail-out just as the banks did - and it will get it.  So taxpayers will wind up footing the bill for the cleanup.

btw, those pics on the previous page are just heart-breaking to see.  Terrible terrible situation.

The entire bill for the clean up operation equals 12 days profit for BP, the world's fourth largest company.

I doubt they'd even try and get a bail out, let alone have it approved.

[nemo]

Besides, they're not an American company, and it's hardly the first time they've had a bunch of American workers die under their responsibility over the past few years.  I'd say the chances of them getting a penny of recompense out of your government for this are close to zero.

The entire bill for the clean up operation equals 12 days profit for BP, the world's fourth largest company.

I think it's gone a bit beyond that now.  12 days gross revenue perhaps, but last I heard we were talking a ball-park figure of a year's operating profits.  Their value has dropped by 25% and there's pretty strong speculation they could be subject to a takeover bid in the not too distant future. 

Well, considering the combined amount of claims that BP's going to have to pay out, estimates range from around 12 to $20 billion in terms of the total cleanup costs and compensation claims that BP will have to pay.

When you look at the amount of value that's actually been wiped off BP's share prices, though, that's closer to $50 billion. So we can see that the market has overreacted in terms of the value that's been lost from BP, compared with its liability.

[sunnyp]

Besides, they're not an American company, and it's hardly the first time they've had a bunch of American workers die under their responsibility over the past few years.  I'd say the chances of them getting a penny of recompense out of your government for this are close to zero.

I think it's gone a bit beyond that now.  12 days gross revenue perhaps, but last I heard we were talking a ball-park figure of a year's operating profits.  Their value has dropped by 25% and there's pretty strong speculation they could be subject to a takeover bid in the not too distant future. 

I think that we can both agree that nobody really knows. Your source, like mine, is suitably vague.

[blueheart]

BP buys Google, Yahoo search words to keep people away from real news on Gulf oil spill disaster

http://www.examiner.com/x-33986-Political-Spin-Examiner~y2010m6d6-BP-buys-Google-Yahoo-search-engine-words-to-keep-people-away-from-real-news-on-Gulf-oil-spill-disas

[Kov]

Fuckin' Skynet.

[Sean]

That is why, from the beginning, we have worked to deploy every tool at our disposal to respond to this crisis. Today, there are more than 20,000 people working around the clock to contain and clean up this spill. I have authorized 17,500 National Guard troops to participate in the response. More than 1,900 vessels are aiding in the containment and cleanup effort. We have convened hundreds of top scientists and engineers from around the world. This is the largest response to an environmental disaster of this kind in the history of our country.

We have also ordered BP to pay economic injury claims, and this week, the federal government sent BP a preliminary bill for $69 million to pay back American taxpayers for some of the costs of the response so far. In addition, after an emergency safety review, we are putting in place aggressive new operating standards for offshore drilling. And I have appointed a bipartisan commission to look into the causes of this spill. If laws are inadequate, they will be changed. If oversight was lacking, it will be strengthened. And if laws were broken, those responsible will be brought to justice.

These are hard times in Louisiana and across the Gulf Coast, an area that has already seen more than its fair share of troubles. The people of this region have met this terrible catastrophe with seemingly boundless strength and character in defense of their way of life. What we owe them is a commitment by our nation to match the resilience they have shown. That is our mission. And it is one we will fulfill.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

I say epic failure......  all drilling production should be halted, reevaluated and shut down.

[Rocket Queen]

At least he's doing something about it.