Oil Spill: Sobering News For the Gulf Coast

[Mysteria]

Originally Posted by massp88

A cleanup that will easily cost over $1 Billion USD.

And who will compensate the loses of fishermen ?

[lamsalfl]

Originally Posted by Mysteria

And who will compensate the loses of fishermen ?

BP has to pay for EVERYTHING.

[CityTrip]

I have a feeling that this is going to be a lot worst than what they are telling us. What I don't understand is, how can you build a deep sea oil rig without having some way to capoff or shutdown a spewing pipeline underwater in a situation like this. I would think that you would have to figure something like this could happen.
So Sad!

[FLAWDA-FELLA]

From what I heard, the BP folks stated that their rig was structurally and mechanically sound and an event of this magnitude was very unlikely.

[CityTrip]

Maybe it was very unlikely, but it still happened. I still think you have to be prepared for a worst case senerio especially considering the possible enviromental impact.
It's like building a car without brakes!

[Durhamite]

Originally Posted by lamsalfl

BP has to pay for EVERYTHING.

Are they going to pay the US government the tens (maybe hundreds) of millions of dollars associated with mobilizing tons of resources to assist with the clean up? Can you say selective pro-government? No, BP isn't paying for everything...not nearly.

BP CEO just stated that BP wasn't responsible (directly) but will assist with the clean up...the nerve.

[Sean in New Orleans]

Thus far, everything is OK. But, as long as this thing keeps spilling oil, the Gulf Coast states remain vulnerable to whichever way the wind blows. It's still spilling over 200,000 gallons of oil a day.

[GarfieldPark]

Sean in New Orleans: "Thus far everything is OK"

Are you a complete idiot???!!! Everything is NOT OK. Good grief. And you're from New Orleans?? What rock are you hiding under??

[Sean in New Orleans]

Originally Posted by GarfieldPark

Sean in New Orleans: "Thus far everything is OK"

Are you a complete idiot???!!! Everything is NOT OK. Good grief. And you're from New Orleans?? What rock are you hiding under??

Look, don't go there....I'm sick to my stomach. Thus far, the supreme tragedy has not occurred, but, it could by this weekend. I'm holding my breath and keeping the vomit inside......

[krazeeboi]

Damn, can the Gulf Coast catch a break? And all of this on top of a recovering economy...this will keep certain areas of the Gulf Coast in a recession even longer. I really had no idea how serious this is economically until I read an article today. There are so many ramifications here until it's almost dizzying.

[ardamir]

From what Ive been told the rig landed about 1500 feet away from the well. What was once 5000 feet of pipe extending to the surface, over 1000' is still standing vertically with the remainder looking like a noodle. Couldnt get an answer on why they have been unable to cap it.

[GarfieldPark]

Sorry Sean to use the word "idiot". It just sounded strange to hear "everything is OK". I'm very sorry to hear about the terrible mess down there. I hope the wind keeps blowing the oil away from the coast as much as possible -- and hopefully it can be contained soon.

[FLAWDA-FELLA]

They are saying that, there is a possibility that some of the oil may drift into the Gulf Stream and affect the Eastern Seaboard.

[Aceventura]

That's not gonna be good for business.
That's not gonna be good for anybody.

[massp88]

Originally Posted by lamsalfl

BP has to pay for EVERYTHING.

Don't quote me on this, but I thought I remembered hearing that there is a cap that companies can be asked to pay for costs not related to the disaster itself. So for the commercial fisherman, resorts, etc. that are going to be hurt, they may not be able to get that much.

[diablo234]

From what I heard BP is notorious for safety violations from the Texas City Refinery explosion to the drilling rig explosion.

[QuantumX]

Originally Posted by diablo234

From what I heard BP is notorious for safety violations from the Texas City Refinery explosion to the drilling rig explosion.

According to today's Wall Street Journal, their examination of the owner of the rig - Transocean Ltd - "paints a more equivocal record."

[Sean in New Orleans]

We're in trouble. This sucker is blowing with the wind. It smells horrible of oil in New Orleans today. They went out in a helicopter today and say it appears it is moving more North and Northeast now. If they don't seal this leak, it is going to destroy the tourism season in Alabama and the Emerald Coast of Florida. Even if the oil isn't that bad, the perception of visitors is what matters. There are so many condominium buildings along that stretch that rely on Summer to survive. They've closed 1/3 of the oyster beds in Louisiana already. This is disgusting.

[Smallville]

Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

Hopefully this will be the nail in the coffin of the domestic fossil fuel industry and send the USA on a path to a more sustainable future. It's important to put a silver lining on a disaster that will cost the Gulf Coast thousands of jobs and decades of environmental cleanup. Drill Baby Drill, right Republicans!?!?!?!

Obama received 2.5 milllion dollars from BP. Obama received more than any other politician from BP. Obama waited for a few days before he addressed the spill.

Airplanes crash do we stop flying because of it, no. car wrecks happen do we stop driving because of it, no. Can wind and solar provide all the power we need now? No they can't. Maybe in the future but we have to have cheap sources of fuel until we are able to get to that point. Nuclear power provides France with 70% of their power needs. But Democrats in this country won't let us build any nuclear plants. Something has to give! We can't continue to want cleaner sources of fuel but then turn around and deny everything that come down the pike like Nuclear.

[CityTrip]

You think it's bad now? It's going to be a whole lot worse than what you currently see and smell. There will be people cleaning this up for years to come.