Oil Leak Plugged - Page 2
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Narwhal
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mint_julep
United States254 Posts
On July 16 2010 05:36 Ossian wrote: it's hardly 'over' the damage of this spill is going to take decades to undo The technology to clean this spill up does not exist. This isn't just a bunch of oil sitting around on the surface waiting to be skimmed up. Its on the surface and near the ocean floor, and in the sand on the beaches and seeping into the marshlands and on and on. There aren't even real engineering propositions as to how you can catch all of the oil. This area will be a poisoned wasteland for at least the duration of our lives. | ||
intrigue
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EliteAzn
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stroggos
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Dugrok
Canada377 Posts
On July 16 2010 05:36 Ossian wrote: it's hardly 'over' the damage of this spill is going to take decades to undo Yeah... considering we're still hearing about the effects of the Exxon-Valdez spill some 20 years later, (which is the equivalent of about 1 day's worth of oil from the BP leak), this is undoubtedly the greatest ecological disaster we've ever seen on the planet. I'm willing to bet we'll be hearing about this spill right into our old age. | ||
Canadian_Falcon
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Issor
United States870 Posts
On July 16 2010 05:45 intrigue wrote: renamed the thread for you, it was misleading before. pm me if you have an alternative name in mind. No that's fine, thank you. I realized it might be a REALLY terrible name for the thread as I was hitting the post button. | ||
MangoTango
United States3670 Posts
On July 16 2010 05:46 stroggos wrote: so much oil wasted Uh, I'm pretty sure that's not a relevant concern here. This well represents an extremely small fraction of the world's oil production. It's the tragic destruction of the environment that you really should be worried about. | ||
Destro
Netherlands1206 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
Bazing. | ||
Powerpill
United States1692 Posts
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ckw
United States1018 Posts
On July 16 2010 05:38 Tozar wrote: As a citizen of Louisiana and avid fisherman, I am greatly pleased to read this. Yes but fishing is destroyed for decades to come. It's great that the leak is plugged, for now anyway, but the damage is done. FUCK BP and everyone who continues to say "drill baby drill!". | ||
Dr. Tran
United States125 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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dybydx
Canada1764 Posts
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NuKedUFirst
Canada3139 Posts
hmm... Well..Hope the cap holds.. T_T.. the company should be shut down for that. | ||
Issor
United States870 Posts
On July 16 2010 05:59 dybydx wrote: given the risks involved and the massive liability resulting from the leak, i wonder if oil companies will ever drill off the coast of US in the foreseeable future. Don't count on it. | ||
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