Work on Relief Well Resumes as BP Mulls Hayward’s Exit
BP Resumes Work on Relief Well
Tropical Storm Threatens Completion of BP Relief Well
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster Worsens
BP moves forward on Containment Dome to Stop Oil Leak
Gulf Oil Spill causes Political Changes of Heart about Offshore Drilling
Shell Oil Company Sues BP For Loss of Production/Profit due to Oil Spill
Oil Spill Disaster means big bills for BP
Offshore Oil Drilling Will Continue During Moratorium Appeal
BP Oil Spill Timeline - Ongoing Disaster
Off-Shore Oil Drilling Moratorium Overturned by New Orleans Judge
Louisiana Shrimp Season Opens Amid Oil Spill Health Concerns
Obama to pressure BP on Oil Clean-Up Financial Responsibility
Rapidly Disappearing Gulf Surface Oil from BP Oil Spill Raises Scientists’ Concern
Obama huge recipient of BP Funding - Will it Affect his Offshore Drilling Policy?
BP Oil Spill Significantly Worse Than Exxon Valdez Disaster
BP is finally admitting what many scientists have known all along, the oil spewing from their broken well is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico at a much higher rate than had been reported. Newer estimates indicate that the well may have already leaked more than 216 million gallons of oil - more than 20 times the amount from the Exxon Valdez in 1989. Since BP’s efforts at containment have been largely ineffectual, the situation is likely to get much, much worse.
The noisome slick has already wrapped itself around the grasses, reeds and animals of the fertile Mississippi Delta. The heartbreaking images of dead animals and plants is leading to a growing anger at the safety shortcuts taken by BP and their subsequent lack of a disaster plan. The Obama administration is responding to this anger by further pressuring BP to be more open with the public about the true impact of the spill, including posting online a live video feed of the leak.
As public anger and frustration grows, observers will be relieved to hear that BP CEO Doug Suttles is … optimistic - "I’m very optimistic that the Gulf will fully recover.” Unfortunately, no one with any credibility cares to step up and agree.
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Recommended for Further Reading:
- Work on Relief Well Resumes as BP Mulls Hayward’s Exit
- BP Resumes Work on Relief Well
- Tropical Storm Threatens Completion of BP Relief Well
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster Worsens
- BP moves forward on Containment Dome to Stop Oil Leak
- Gulf Oil Spill causes Political Changes of Heart about Offshore Drilling
- Shell Oil Company Sues BP For Loss of Production/Profit due to Oil Spill
- Oil Spill Disaster means big bills for BP
- Offshore Oil Drilling Will Continue During Moratorium Appeal
- BP Oil Spill Timeline - Ongoing Disaster
- Off-Shore Oil Drilling Moratorium Overturned by New Orleans Judge
- Louisiana Shrimp Season Opens Amid Oil Spill Health Concerns
- Obama to pressure BP on Oil Clean-Up Financial Responsibility
- Rapidly Disappearing Gulf Surface Oil from BP Oil Spill Raises Scientists’ Concern
- Obama huge recipient of BP Funding - Will it Affect his Offshore Drilling Policy?
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[...] of the consequences of the current BP oil spill disaster is the formation of U.S Congressional committees that are charged with finding the cause of the BP [...]
[...] that the waterborne nuclear plant will be “absolutely safe.” Russian observers of the ongoing BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are likely eerily reminded of similar words from BP oil [...]
Deze verantwoordelijke hebzuchtige criminelen moeten direct levenslang de gevangenis in, alle bezittingen confisceren, de verziekers van de aarde, alleen maar winstbejag, misselijk wordt ik ervan bah, opsluiten dan maar geen olie,
*IF* it biodgrades, oil takes 50 years in the air and sun, with the right "food" and such, to do so. The only way this is going to get better in our lifetime is if we scrape and scrub and suck and skim it up and out of the water.
BP used Corexit because a former board member of BP is now on the board at the manufacturer of Corexit. See the ProtectTheOcean.com blogs about it!