Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico
In the three weeks since the April 20th explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the start of the subsequent massive (and ongoing) oil leak, many attempts have been made to contain and control the scale of the environmental disaster. Oil dispersants are being sprayed, containment booms erected, protective barriers built, controlled burns undertaken, and devices are being lowered to the sea floor to try and cap the leaks, with little success to date. While tracking the volume of the continued flow of oil is difficult, an estimated 5,000 barrels of oil (possibly much more) continues to pour into the gulf every day. While visible damage to shorelines has been minimal to date as the oil has spread slowly, the scene remains, in the words of President Obama, a "potentially unprecedented environmental disaster.

dtm said...

thats so heavy they should be shot!

Yeah i agree , this disaster is monumental in the extreme.Hopefully these big companies will pay and be called out for what they are , environmental vandals.Sadly even in our country our lust for wealth over our natural resources will pollute and destroy many of our ecosystems.

It all comes down to Greed.

teatrea said...

Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico
In the three weeks since the April 20th explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the start of the subsequent massive (and ongoing) oil leak, many attempts have been made to contain and control the scale of the environmental disaster. Oil dispersants are being sprayed, containment booms erected, protective barriers built, controlled burns undertaken, and devices are being lowered to the sea floor to try and cap the leaks, with little success to date. While tracking the volume of the continued flow of oil is difficult, an estimated 5,000 barrels of oil (possibly much more) continues to pour into the gulf every day. While visible damage to shorelines has been minimal to date as the oil has spread slowly, the scene remains, in the words of President Obama, a "potentially unprecedented environmental disaster.

I read the same article over a month ago.....

Nice copy and paste job there teatrea - without the credit. You can see all 40 pics here:

archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/disaster_unfolds_slowly_in_the.html

Unfortunately we all contribute in a small way, this was pointed out to me by my 5 year old when I explained what fossil fuels were. Her response was so innocent both my wife and I were shocked, "Our car works with a fossil fuel, why do we use it if it is so bad to the animals?"

Quite simply, I just didn't have an answer.

aussiefreebs said...

Unfortunately we all contribute in a small way, this was pointed out to me by my 5 year old when I explained what fossil fuels were. Her response was so innocent both my wife and I were shocked, "Our car works with a fossil fuel, why do we use it if it is so bad to the animals?"

Quite simply, I just didn't have an answer.

Yeah i know what you mean , its as if we a trapped in our consumer society.I applaud those that have the courage to break out of it , but i do think these kinds of disasters are opening peoples eyes to what we are doing to the planet.But your dead right we are all contribute , its a bit rich to blame BP i guess as well scream out for the products and lifestyle these companies provide us.

Simondo said...

Teatrea, you mention "5,000 barrels / day (possibly more)". I've heard more like 60,000 to 100,000.

I hear somebody ask, "what does 100,000 barrels of oil look like". I'm glad you asked. If you line up 100,000 barrels (end to end), it is pretty damn close to 100km of barrels. That's coming out every day. 60 days = 6,000km of barrels. Enough oil to create a nasty slick stretching from Perth to Minnie Water (NSW) to Tha Dogman.

Yesterday I was told there was a hurricane brewing, and some off shore equipment was gearing up to come back into port, to delay the capping process even further!

Thats a scary proposition , by the way i didnt mention the figures ,just copied them from a news article.Not a good time to be a fish on the Gulfcoast!

That makes me SICK!! Seriously with all the technology we have in the world these days, WE CAN'T STOP A LEAK or PLUG A HOLE!

What a joke

xx angie

oliver said...

teatrea said...

Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico
In the three weeks since the April 20th explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the start of the subsequent massive (and ongoing) oil leak, many attempts have been made to contain and control the scale of the environmental disaster. Oil dispersants are being sprayed, containment booms erected, protective barriers built, controlled burns undertaken, and devices are being lowered to the sea floor to try and cap the leaks, with little success to date. While tracking the volume of the continued flow of oil is difficult, an estimated 5,000 barrels of oil (possibly much more) continues to pour into the gulf every day. While visible damage to shorelines has been minimal to date as the oil has spread slowly, the scene remains, in the words of President Obama, a "potentially unprecedented environmental disaster.

I read the same article over a month ago.....

Nice copy and paste job there teatrea - without the credit. You can see all 40 pics here:

archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/disaster_unfolds_slowly_in_the.html

Why have you got a bug up your ass about this Oliver? Who cares where it came from?

angie pangi said...

That makes me SICK!! Seriously with all the technology we have in the world these days, WE CAN'T STOP A LEAK or PLUG A HOLE!

What a joke

xx angie

This was interesting.

sorry for the CEO?????
In 2 months he would of earnt approx 2 mill$US.
You are way more sympathetic than me.
W

This whole thing makes me so furious.. I can't believe that they did it before 30 yrs ago and didn't learn from it and I think the American government are just as much to blame for letting them do it without the necessary safety precautions that are required elsewhere around the world.

Did anyone see that vid about the poisonous gasses coming up that is a greater danger than the oil?

Here's a pretty funny vid about something that's not funny.

DJ

I found this pic on the Zone thread.. It made me smile..

DJ