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This is the south, pretty much everybody drives. I'm sure the people in the state of Louisiana, Georgia, Texas use more than 25,000 barrels of gas a day. Of course its not talked about whatsoever and its going into the air not the ocean.
We will likely over react just as we did with nuclear while others move forward and we will become more relient on foreign crude. That will raise imports and mean more dollers exported. We always seem to shoot ourselfs in the foot.
I am not downplaying but let's not hype it either.
please this very well could be the worst oil disaster we have experienced and you are worried it might be getting too much media attention? you have family that works for BP?
We will likely over react just as we did with nuclear while others move forward and we will become more relient on foreign crude. That will raise imports and mean more dollers exported. We always seem to shoot ourselfs in the foot.
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.†- Winston Churchill
So all you're trying to say is "hey this isn't the worst thing ever so why should we care so much?"
I could see the advertising campaigns now.
"BP: We weren't as bad as the Exxon Valdez"
I'll buy your argument if you go down to the gulf, and start talking to the people down there whose livelihoods are ruined for at least the next year. Go tell them, "hey its not so bad". See how far it gets you.
If these companies want to drill, they have to be perfect, especially when they're reaping 10 billion a quarter in profits. If they can't be, they deserve every ounce of scrutiny they get.
The OP wrote that ixtoc was 350,000 bbl, and the current one is 25,000 bbl per DAY. At that rate it won't take 70 days to equal ixtoc, more like 14 by my math. It would be 70 if the 5,000 figure was correct, but it isn't. Also it's not likely to be capped in 70 days, much less 14!
I remember ixtoc as I was in TX then and some of my customers were involved in it. My recollection was it was higher than you posted but I didn't open your link.
It is awful, can damage or kill wild life and is costly to our country, but I agree, enough is enough....Let's get on with other issues. We just got off a cruise ship. Eveny time we would wander back to the cabin we would turn on the TV just to see what was happening and all 3 channels had nothing but this on.
Of course it's bad. Anytime an accident threatens to put thousands of people out of work, destroy the eco-system of area and destroy their economy it deserves the "media hype" it's getting.
sorry, not this much...No one is saying it isn't a disaster, but it isn't Katrina...
sorry, not this much...No one is saying it isn't a disaster, but it isn't Katrina...
Nita
Ah, but it very well could prestage the next Katrina. If the wetlands along the Louisiana cost are further deprecated there will be very little standing in the way of even a minor storm surge.
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this very well could be the worst oil disaster we have experienced and you are worried it might be getting too much media attention? you have family that works for BP?
