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Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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The Exxon Valdez oil spill March 24, 1989 and it still has a environmental impact.. I wonder what this one will do and for how long :'(
They just revised the estimate of the oil leaking from this rig from 42,000 to 210,000 gallons a day! Now the have the military involved too.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/29/louisiana.oil.rig/index.html?hpt=T1
Bob
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/29/louisiana.oil.rig/index.html?hpt=T1
Bob
A while back someone posted a link about how the ornamental hobby was taking away resources -e.g. the peppermint shrimp in the atlantic.
Anyone ever wonder what an oil slick might do to that phytoplankton that floats on the surface with the current. A 100 mile layer of oil would essentially make that plankton nutritionless as it is unable to generate energy from photosynthesis. Fish/Invert fry that consume phyto would be weakened by this worthless meal and so on. We probably won't see the impact of this massive oil slick for years to come.
How does a sea turtle, dolphin surface to breath in the middle of an oil slick? Would it coat them?
Man you'd think that at a stock price of (pre spill) of $58 - with over 3 billion shares, a single DIME per share spent to PREVENT these kinds of accidents would have been money well spent - not to mention the 13 lost workers.
Anyone ever wonder what an oil slick might do to that phytoplankton that floats on the surface with the current. A 100 mile layer of oil would essentially make that plankton nutritionless as it is unable to generate energy from photosynthesis. Fish/Invert fry that consume phyto would be weakened by this worthless meal and so on. We probably won't see the impact of this massive oil slick for years to come.
How does a sea turtle, dolphin surface to breath in the middle of an oil slick? Would it coat them?
Man you'd think that at a stock price of (pre spill) of $58 - with over 3 billion shares, a single DIME per share spent to PREVENT these kinds of accidents would have been money well spent - not to mention the 13 lost workers.
This is just so sad.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/28/us/20100428-spill-map.html?ref=us
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/28/us/20100428-spill-map.html?ref=us
Not to pour salt on the wound, but according to the radio today, the extent of the rate and the liability has been underestimated. They confirmed 200,000 per day according to this report. If this does not spur minds to place more effort and legislators to be more investment minded in alternate fuel, what will? At least Cheney's nest egg is well padded and his summer homes are paid off.
I was talking to my wife about this tonight and thought why don't each Rig has some kinda floating barrier that could be added too when needed around it maybe half a mile across before this kinda thing happens in the first place.. at least that way it would be contained right away and pump it out to tankers but they just want to burn it now.. I guess slogan "drill baby drill" should be burn baby burn now :
Drill baby drill! Coming soon to most of the Eastern Seaboard!
Hey, what happened all those TV adds with that gal talking about how offshore drilling is so safe now, and helps America achieve energey independence? They pulled those ads off pretty quick!
Petroleum flavored shrimp cocktail, anyone?
Hey, what happened all those TV adds with that gal talking about how offshore drilling is so safe now, and helps America achieve energey independence? They pulled those ads off pretty quick!
Petroleum flavored shrimp cocktail, anyone?
The robot was injecting fluid into the shut off valves to try to trigger the shut off reaction, but the pressure was too great and it couldn't trigger them. There were 3 backups to the shut off sensor and ONE of them should have worked. Talk about many things playing into the disaster.
No matter how diligent we are accidents will happen! That's going to happen on the Jersey shore as well if they start drilling.
I saw some clown talking about the drilling in Santa Barbara; he said wouldn't the people in NJ love to have there home value as expensive as Santa Barbara.
What a stupid thing to say. The Jersey shore housing is just as expensive and in some cases more. I guess he never heard of Mantoloking, Bay Head, Spring Lake and Deal to name a few.
Anyway just another example of some fat cat talking about something he knows nothing about.
I live at the Jersey shore and I am apposed to drilling here. We already have a bad name as a dirty state and this fool thinks its going to help...
I saw some clown talking about the drilling in Santa Barbara; he said wouldn't the people in NJ love to have there home value as expensive as Santa Barbara.
What a stupid thing to say. The Jersey shore housing is just as expensive and in some cases more. I guess he never heard of Mantoloking, Bay Head, Spring Lake and Deal to name a few.
Anyway just another example of some fat cat talking about something he knows nothing about.
I live at the Jersey shore and I am apposed to drilling here. We already have a bad name as a dirty state and this fool thinks its going to help...
Now there is talk on the news about sabotage...what are we getting to in the world when someone would sink a plant, kill people, and destroy the environment just to make a point against offshore drilling?
I hope this proves not to be the case, I like o think humans are basically good...very sad...
rod
I hope this proves not to be the case, I like o think humans are basically good...very sad...
rod
rodclement said:
Very sad indeed Rod. I actually thought about this the other day but didnt think of it in your point of view. I thought about it being an action from a foriegn country that relies on the USA to purchase fuel from them.