Originally Posted by _Hotsauce_ (Post 6997312)

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A company that has 6000+ oil rigs in the Gulf, I think it would be hard to oversea the safety regulations, and general operations of every single one.

Originally Posted by cressydrift (Post 6997570)

When something like this goes wrong... for as long as it has, it's your job to know everything. The guy clearly knows, just didn't want to say anything.

Originally Posted by cressydrift (Post 6997169)

Someone needs to put a bullet in this man's head.

Originally Posted by cressydrift (Post 6997570)

When something like this goes wrong... for as long as it has, it's your job to know everything. The guy clearly knows, just didn't want to say anything.

Originally Posted by bengy (Post 6998369)

Actually, the higher up the corporate pyramid people are, the less they are involved with everything bellow. It's all about numbers, and they don't care how shit gets done, they tell their underlings to find a way to do it.

Originally Posted by ChaKo (Post 6997890)

more fuel for the fire

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireS...d=ESPNheadline

Originally Posted by cressydrift (Post 6997570)

When something like this goes wrong... for as long as it has, it's your job to know everything. The guy clearly knows, just didn't want to say anything.

Originally Posted by Hurricane (Post 6998454)

To be honest...this is all a bunch of BS

The cracks in the ocean floor leaking oil are completely unrelated to this well, have been going on for millions of years, and will continue to go on in the future.

While the spill will have a significant short term environmental impact, its far from the end of the world.

As far as the microbe discussion, they are already out there. These are naturally occurring, and adding more will do nothing to help.

Every time there is an oil spill, the world (media) overreacts and time and time again, nature has proven to be exceptionally resilient in overcoming the impacts.

The only thing this particular event will lead to is the development of improved safety and preventative measures in the future. That is it. Period. End of story.

Stop believing the hype.

Originally Posted by hurricane (Post 6998703)

Apparently u failed my post. I am not online enough to know or care exactly how the failing/thanking system works, but why not post a response and tell me which of my statements are incorrect?

Are you one of those "the US government blew up the WTC on purpose" people? Or is your life just so dull you need to embrace some melodramatic bullshit glorified narrative about how BP is going to end human life on earth.

Originally Posted by tonyvu (Post 6999199)

here's to put things in perspective

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvQCMiXyOTs

Originally Posted by Hurricane (Post 6998454)

To be honest...this is all a bunch of BS

The cracks in the ocean floor leaking oil are completely unrelated to this well, have been going on for millions of years, and will continue to go on in the future.

While the spill will have a significant short term environmental impact, its far from the end of the world.

As far as the microbe discussion, they are already out there. These are naturally occurring, and adding more will do nothing to help.

Every time there is an oil spill, the world (media) overreacts and time and time again, nature has proven to be exceptionally resilient in overcoming the impacts.

The only thing this particular event will lead to is the development of improved safety and preventative measures in the future. That is it. Period. End of story.

Stop believing the hype.

Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 6997527)

This is fucked, BP not allowing respirator to try and downplay the 'image' of the cleanup. These are highly toxic chemicals. Firing people if they wear respirators?! WTF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4bDW...layer_embedded

Originally Posted by _

Hollywood star Kevin Costner joined BP (BP.L) (BP.N)'s efforts to clean up the oil-fouled Gulf of Mexico on Friday as the British company began deploying his "dream" machine to separate oil from water.

BP acquired 32 of the centrifuges to help remove some of the oil that has been gushing into the Gulf from its blown-out well in the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

The units are being deployed after BP tested them to see if they could handle the crude leaking from an undersea well for two months at an estimated rate of up to 60,000 barrels a day (2.5 million gallons/9.5 million liters).

"At its core, my dream, this machine, was designed ... to give us a fighting chance to fight back the oil that's got us by the throat," Costner told reporters.

"When you are in a fight, anybody knows you go to confront it right where it is. You don't wait for it to come to your door," the actor said at this oil industry supply port in southern Louisiana.

Moored behind him was a barge with his machines mounted on the deck that had returned to port to be fitted with a global positioning system to allow it to detect concentrations of oil.

Costner's company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, signed a contract with BP to provide 32 of the units that are expected to be working in the next 60 days, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said. Financial details were not disclosed.

Each machine, called a V20, can separate 210,000 gallons of oily water a day.

Costner, best-known for such films as "Dances with Wolves" and "Waterworld," stressed he was no overnight oil spill sensation. He has been trying to employ the technology designed by his company for the past 17 years, and has invested more than $20 million of his own money in its development.

Costner testified in the U.S. Congress last week about the need for a 21st century solution to the risks of drilling in waters as deep as one mile (1.6 km).

His proposals had been ignored and bureaucratic red tape hindered the introduction of new technology, he said