LastTango
Cathlete
These pictures on the front of our newspaper had me so upset today. We all feel helpless...http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/95605109.html
Disturbed and upset
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Fitnessfreakk366
Cathlete
What I want to know is why didn't BP have a backup plan in case something like this happens? Every corporation has one. When I worked for a hazardous waste facility they had backup plans for any catastrophy that could possibley happen. Heck, I even had backup plans if something happened to our computers. It had to be in place for the business to continue to run flawlessly.
Why is BP fumbling around with this???? It infuriates me. And the commercials BP is making - I won't even go there. This company (which technically isn't even an AMERICAN company) is destroying our sea life and beaches. It is uncalled for and now it is going on 47 days. WTF?
Why is BP fumbling around with this???? It infuriates me. And the commercials BP is making - I won't even go there. This company (which technically isn't even an AMERICAN company) is destroying our sea life and beaches. It is uncalled for and now it is going on 47 days. WTF?
LastTango
Cathlete
Apparently, in American waters, oil companies do not have to have a safety shut off valve on these oil platforms. I do not understand this reasoning at all. And even if they have one, it doesn't guarantee it would work...something could always go wrong, but it still be better to have one than not.
I know someone whose brother works out there on those rigs doing safety inspections for BP. According to him, part of the problem is that all the possible back-up scenarios that these companies have are just theory...they can never really be tested because of the depths at which they are working; computer models can simulate, but you never know untill you have to use it in real life.
I cannot believe that with all the brilliant minds in this country, with all the universities out there, all the technical capabilities, that SOMEONE has not come up with a solution after all this time. I know someone who is a heart surgeon, and he said he is sure of a way to fix it, using his knowledge of how he fixes arteries and veins, etc while doing surgery. He has written to BP to suggest some things. I hope BP is smart enough to listen to outside ideas.
My thought is that if we cannot be sure of what to do in cases like this, when there is so much at stake if something goes wrong, then why go there? Why are we drilling in areas we have no control over? My Dad worked for Chevron for years off-shore, and he said there is no more shallow oil available. I really hope this will become a rallying cry for alternative fuel sources. Yes, we will always need oil, but there are other things we can do. If the government and corporations could get to together and make the technology affordable for the average citizen, we could have solar and wind power. I would do it in a heartbeat if I could.
Of course, it would be a change, and people don't like change. And it would mean less money for the electric companies....never mind the fact that we would be helping the planet and our country.
I know someone whose brother works out there on those rigs doing safety inspections for BP. According to him, part of the problem is that all the possible back-up scenarios that these companies have are just theory...they can never really be tested because of the depths at which they are working; computer models can simulate, but you never know untill you have to use it in real life.
I cannot believe that with all the brilliant minds in this country, with all the universities out there, all the technical capabilities, that SOMEONE has not come up with a solution after all this time. I know someone who is a heart surgeon, and he said he is sure of a way to fix it, using his knowledge of how he fixes arteries and veins, etc while doing surgery. He has written to BP to suggest some things. I hope BP is smart enough to listen to outside ideas.
My thought is that if we cannot be sure of what to do in cases like this, when there is so much at stake if something goes wrong, then why go there? Why are we drilling in areas we have no control over? My Dad worked for Chevron for years off-shore, and he said there is no more shallow oil available. I really hope this will become a rallying cry for alternative fuel sources. Yes, we will always need oil, but there are other things we can do. If the government and corporations could get to together and make the technology affordable for the average citizen, we could have solar and wind power. I would do it in a heartbeat if I could.
Of course, it would be a change, and people don't like change. And it would mean less money for the electric companies....never mind the fact that we would be helping the planet and our country.
kathryn
Cathlete
You don't understand it because you are a rational person.
What stupid, stupid creatures humans can be at times.
It probably is due to heavy lobbying from the oil companies, to save themselves some money.
ITA
It makes me so sad to see this happening: so many animals losing their lives because of a human 'oopsie' that has such devastating consequences to the environment.
The only silver lining I can see from this black cloud of oil is that, as you say, maybe this will be a wake-up call for pushing alternative energies (though for such an intelligent species, and one that has the intellectual capacity to think of and plan for the future, we don't have a very good track record).
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