It's getting really bad. I can smell the fumes in the air this morning. They haven't been able to stop the leaks yet, and another leak sprung a few days ago making a total of 3. The oil reached land last night, and will continue to wash further inland. Our seafood industry is going to take a phenomenal hit. Already, shrimpers, crabbers, and fishermen are shutting down shop. Mississippi and Alabama will feel the same effects.

Still no answers as to why the initial explosion happened in the first place. 11 men are presumed dead as a week long search turned up nothing. Really, really sad for an area that is still in the recovery process from Katrina.

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i heard they were thinking of lighting it on fire....any word on that?

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They've actually started a few controlled burns already. But it only buns for about 45 mins and only burns the oil sheen on the surface. I'm not really sure it's that's been beneficial though.

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Just heard that BP are taking some of the responsibility

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[QUOTE=ace_dl;857969]Just heard that BP are taking some of the responsibility[/QUOTE]

Yeah I believe it was their rig that exploded and sunk.

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[QUOTE=clintlove;857982]Yeah I believe it was their rig that exploded and sunk.[/QUOTE]

the thing that gets me is obama still wants to push for more drilling, he would like to lift the ban florida has.. bad bad idea imo.

this seems like this may be the worst eviromental disaster the US has ever seen.

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[QUOTE=chuckc;857997]the thing that gets me is obama still wants to push for more drilling, he would like to lift the ban florida has.. bad bad idea imo.

this seems like this may be the worst eviromental disaster the US has ever seen.[/QUOTE]

they have put a stop on all of them until this one is investigated

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[QUOTE=clintlove;857956] Our seafood industry is going to take a phenomenal hit. Already, shrimpers, crabbers, and fishermen are shutting down shop. Mississippi and Alabama will feel the same effects. [/QUOTE]

Do you rcon they will get more than $15,000 in compensation ?

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[QUOTE=chunky;858018]Do you rcon they will get more than $15,000 in compensation ?[/QUOTE]

Is this what BP is offering to the industries affected?

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[QUOTE=clintlove;858021]Is this what BP is offering to the industries affected?[/QUOTE]

NO

[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez[/URL]

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looks like obama actually uses his brain once in a while.

white house announces its shelving its plan to expand drilling

[URL]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36865687/ns/us_news-environment[/URL]

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Sincerely hope those motherfuckers pay up all the damages.

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man poor louisianna, first katrina now this.

this sure looks like its going to be one of the worst man made disasters...

now there saying obama issued just a temp ban on new drilling until cause of diaster is determined and safety measures are reviewed

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get ready for gas prices to SOAR...............

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^^^no actually there saying they dont epect much of a change in gas prices as this was specifically an exploratory rig

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Goddam Big Oil would destroy the world if they could................

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[QUOTE=jasonemrysss;858064]i'm retarded.[/QUOTE]

yes, yes you are.

This was an exploratory rig. Accidents fucking happen. How in the hell does BP gain from this?

And lmao, i lmao, at you labeling businesses as if it was some singular mind of its own. people like you me, your neighbors, etc, go to work for these businesses. they trade their time and skills for value which is funded by providing a product in demand by consumers like yourself. They don't have an eye to destroy the world.

But then, if big oil would destroy the world if they could, then, I respectfully request, please stop fucking funding them you hypocrite.

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[QUOTE=platanomosqueado;858051]Sincerely hope those motherfuckers pay up all the damages.[/QUOTE]

I second that!

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[QUOTE=88Mariner;858070]yes, yes you are.

This was an exploratory rig. Accidents fucking happen. How in the hell does BP gain from this?

And lmao, i lmao, at you labeling businesses as if it was some singular mind of its own. people like you me, your neighbors, etc, go to work for these businesses. they trade their time and skills for value which is funded by providing a product in demand by consumers like yourself. They don't have an eye to destroy the world.

But then, if big oil would destroy the world if they could, then, I respectfully request, please stop fucking funding them you hypocrite.[/QUOTE]

^a lot of this.

we all run our cars all day long zippitty dee fucking doo dah up and down the interstate, but when something RARE like this happens, we're calling for BP's heads. Hey, it's sad, but...fuck the geese and ducks imo, this is a product of who we are and what we do. It was an accident and a concequence of being humans. you can't cry outrage from an accident unless you're riding a bicycle to work every day. you can't have it both ways.

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someone asked about whether this would increase the cost of oil/bbl and/or gasoline above. Although, apparently, it won't...

...

...i'm wondering: what will be our response to this in terms of energy policy? I guess what i'm asking is....will this basically end up with us having to rely on foreign oil even more than we already do? It looks like Obama is backtracking on his attempt to get us drilling offshore...so I'm just thinking about this in terms of reactions to our domestic energy policy.

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[QUOTE=88Mariner;858132]someone asked about whether this would increase the cost of oil/bbl and/or gasoline above. Although, apparently, it won't...[/QUOTE]

I would expect the price of seafood to go up though. And yeah Clint, I feel ya brother. It's going to affect all of us down here in Louisiana. Katrina and Gustav are peanuts compared to this. What really sucks is that if the oil slick moves west, then my camp down in Pecan Island will be damaged beyond repair...again, and I won't get to do any Gulf fishing, shrimping, and crabbing for a long while. I expect a portion of my summer break is going to be spent helping out down there.....

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[QUOTE=Kiff;858133]I would expect the price of seafood to go up though. And yeah Clint, I feel ya brother. It's going to affect all of us down here in Louisiana. Katrina and Gustav are peanuts compared to this. What really sucks is that if the oil slick moves west, then my camp down in Pecan Island will be damaged beyond repair...again, and I won't get to do any Gulf fishing, shrimping, and crabbing for a long while. I expect a portion of my summer break is going to be spent helping out down there.....[/QUOTE]

see below

[QUOTE=chuckc;858063]^^^no actually there saying they dont epect much of a change in gas prices as this was specifically an exploratory rig[/QUOTE]

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where abouts in NOLA do you live? I've got family in HOUMA. Thinking about givin them a call and seeing what's up down there.

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I live in Mid City right next to City Park. Though my wife and I just bought a house on the northshore and will be moving soon.

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Damn Clint, thats gonna suck bad on North Shore if the oil gets into Lake Pontchartrain. So far, the oil is moving east. I know it sounds terrible, but I'm glad to see the oil moving east and not west towards my little parcel of land near the shrimping grounds and oyster farms. On a different note, here are some NASA images of the spill:

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Yeah, we are very worried about Lake Ponchartrain now since the slick is moving east. This whole thing is disastrous beyond belief. From the lives lost, to the environmental damages, to the seafood industries that will take a major hit. And I'm sure somehow with government interaction, eventually the oil industry will now suffer because of this accident.

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It's awful !! I'm pretty green , but definitely not laying blame until we know what happened.

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[QUOTE=DIDI;858364]It's awful !! I'm pretty green , but definitely not laying blame until we know what happened.[/QUOTE]

wait, isn't oil technically 'green'?

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What are you talking about ??

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So very very sad. Man kind is ruining this great planet :(

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[QUOTE=DIDI;858370]What are you talking about ??[/QUOTE]

That oil is natural. Like free-range chicken, non-genetically engineered corn, or whatever. I hear people constantly rant on and on about how oil is evil and dirty and so on.....

...but, isn't it a natural part of this planet?

If I may make a comparison, many social conservatives of the jesus variety say that god gave us this earth and that this earth is good.....except for marijuana which is evil and makes you do crazy things. (it's not a perfect parallel, but I think it's close to what gaianists believe in reference to oil).

[QUOTE=DancingQueen;858417]So very very sad. Man kind is ruining this great planet :([/QUOTE]

if you think this is bad, check out what's been going on in russia and china.

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According to the American College Dictionary, pollution is defined as: to make foul or unclean; dirty.

Water pollution occurs when a body of water is adversely affected due to the addition of large amounts of materials to the water. When it is unfit for its intended use, water is considered polluted. Two types of water pollutants exist; point source and nonpoint source. Point sources of pollution occur when harmful substances are emitted directly into a body of water.

The Exxon Valdez oil spill best illustrates a point source water pollution. A nonpoint source delivers pollutants indirectly through environmental changes. An example of this type of water pollution is when fertilizer from a field is carried into a stream by rain, in the form of run-off which in turn effects aquatic life.

The technology exists for point sources of pollution to be monitored and regulated, although political factors may complicate matters. Nonpoint sources are much more difficult to control. Pollution arising from nonpoint sources accounts for a majority of the contaminants in streams and lakes.

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I love that this happened on Earth day.

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[QUOTE=runningman;858462]I love that this happened on Earth day.[/QUOTE]

frankly im sickened to hear you say how you love anything about this... i would LOVE it if you were one of the many marine life swallowing oil but thats me.

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[QUOTE=ddr;858514]frankly im sickened to hear you say how you love anything about this... i would LOVE it if you were one of the many marine life swallowing oil but thats me.[/QUOTE]

i love your ability to perceive sarcasm.

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[QUOTE=ddr;858514]frankly im sickened to hear you say how you love anything about this... i would LOVE it if you were one of the many marine life swallowing oil but thats me.[/QUOTE]

He's talking about he has sided with the conspiracy theorists about this. Surprise, surprise!

[quote] [B]Limbaugh Hits New Low With Oil-Spill Conspiracy[/B]

                                                                     [B]He suggests the rig's explosion is  an inside job[/B]

(Newser) – Rush Limbaugh thinks the timing of the oil rig explosion is a little fishy: "What better way to head off more oil drilling, nuclear plants, than by blowing up a rig?" he asked on his last show. Which prompts Ezra Klein to dub him an "oil-spill truther" and pose a question of his own at his [URL="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/04/oil_spill_an_inside_job.html"][I]Washington Post[/I] blog[/URL]: "Is there literally nothing this man can say that will convince Republicans to disavow him?" [/quote]

[video=youtube;S_dQLH4W8rw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_dQLH4W8rw[/video]

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[video=youtube;MCu_lZp7kqI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCu_lZp7kqI&feature=player_embedded[/video]

not sure why this isn't being implemented:

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I don't know any conspiracy about the oil rig.. I was being sarcastic ddr.

I mean you have to admit that it is kind of funny that the biggest oil spill in history happened on Earth Day.

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now there saying with the gulf stream that the oil slick should hit miami, the keys and the florida atlantic coast....what an utter mess. i find this just appauling. i cant stand to even see it on tv.

what a damn shame. time to power vehilcles with something other than gasoline imo

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[QUOTE=88Mariner;858423]That oil is natural. Like free-range chicken, non-genetically engineered corn, or whatever. I hear people constantly rant on and on about how oil is evil and dirty and so on.....

...but, isn't it a natural part of this planet?

If I may make a comparison, many social conservatives of the jesus variety say that god gave us this earth and that this earth is good.....except for marijuana which is evil and makes you do crazy things. (it's not a perfect parallel, but I think it's close to what gaianists believe in reference to oil).

if you think this is bad, check out what's been going on in russia and china.[/QUOTE] Yeah and perhaps we would have been better off if it was left as part of the planet. But stable doors and all that .:) That's all a bit silly actually :lol: It's what we do with oil that makes it all the bad things , if we left it in the ground it would just fine . Bit like uranium.

Btw what is a gaianist.?? Dictionary doesn't seem to know it.