Destruction of Gulf of Mexico

[avatargirl]

THANKS- so hope it would be as non-polluting as possible- if that was tried

[cybotron]

Came across these shocking images amongst some viewer submitted Gulf of Mexico oil spill photos on the New York Times website.

The two photos show thousands of little fish washed up dead in Waveland, Mississippi. The photos are credited to Sabrina Bradford.


According to first hand accounts oil has been spotted washing up in Waveland. One person writes on the Gulf Oil Spill Tracker that,"We walked along the beach just outside of the Silver Slipper Casino area and saw many dead fish, 2 cats and at least 5 trout and a quite large fish we could not identify. In addition we saw upwards of 20 dead baby crabs spread out along the beach. we were not able to locate any tar balls or residues of any type."

[avatargirl]

tHIS IS SO SAD Cybotron- so pray for this to be cleared up soon

[cybotron]

tHIS IS SO SAD Cybotron- so pray for this to be cleared up soon

It won't be cleaned up soon. It won't come back in our lifetimes...
Get used to it! It's here to stay. They've killed an entire ocean in their greed...

[avatargirl]

Then it is very very sad and tragedy-based in what they did in their greed- how can you get used to something that can hurt little children so much- sad is not a strong enough word

[jeffbert]

[QUOTE=avatargirl;101212]tHIS IS SO SAD Cybotron- so pray for this to be cleared up soon

It won't be cleaned up soon. It won't come back in our lifetimes...
Get used to it! It's here to stay. They've killed an entire ocean in their greed... [/QUOTE]
While greed may have been a factor, as I understand it, the govt. did nothing at all to contain the spill, much less collect it. There was a plan that had already been approved to deal with such a disaster, should it occur. Rather than execute the plan, the fed. govt. did nothing. It refused help from other nations, & even locals' efforts to do so. I have heard various speculations as to why, but the important thing is that the govt. did this. BP had nothing to do with that.

It is as though a tanker truck burst on the highway, and halted traffic. When the Local govt. made attempts to clean the spill, the federal blocked them. All the while tens of thousands of vehicles every hour became stuck in a huge mess. Now, suppose that the trucking company used a poorly maintained tank trailer; ok, so that Co. should be held accountable for that, but not for the mess that occurred because the feds stepped in and blocked the pre-approved cleanup plan.

While the feds scrambled to do an ecological impact evaluation of creating sand berms, the oil continued to drift toward shore. True, it might take months to build these, but had the feds not stopped the pre approved plan, it would not have come to this. Granted, burning the oil has its downside, but compared to the destruction of the coastal region, the loss of tourist $, and jobs associated with them. Since the plan to burn the oil had already been approved, we should assume that those who approved it already considered its pros & cons.

[avatargirl]

tHIS IS SO SAD- SO WISH NO ONE WOULD GET HURT-

[cybotron]

[QUOTE=cybotron;101213][QUOTE=avatargirl;101212]tHIS IS SO SAD Cybotron- so pray for this to be cleared up soon

It won't be cleaned up soon. It won't come back in our lifetimes...
Get used to it! It's here to stay. They've killed an entire ocean in their greed... [/QUOTE]
While greed may have been a factor, as I understand it, the govt. did nothing at all to contain the spill, much less collect it. There was a plan that had already been approved to deal with such a disaster, should it occur. Rather than execute the plan, the fed. govt. did nothing. It refused help from other nations, & even locals' efforts to do so. I have heard various speculations as to why, but the important thing is that the govt. did this. BP had nothing to do with that.

It is as though a tanker truck burst on the highway, and halted traffic. When the Local govt. made attempts to clean the spill, the federal blocked them. All the while tens of thousands of vehicles every hour became stuck in a huge mess. Now, suppose that the trucking company used a poorly maintained tank trailer; ok, so that Co. should be held accountable for that, but not for the mess that occurred because the feds stepped in and blocked the pre-approved cleanup plan.

While the feds scrambled to do an ecological impact evaluation of creating sand berms, the oil continued to drift toward shore. True, it might take months to build these, but had the feds not stopped the pre approved plan, it would not have come to this. Granted, burning the oil has its downside, but compared to the destruction of the coastal region, the loss of tourist $, and jobs associated with them. Since the plan to burn the oil had already been approved, we should assume that those who approved it already considered its pros & cons.[/QUOTE]
The feds were ignorant of Oil drilling tech. There were those that suggested the ultimate blasphemy! Destroy the oil well with a bomb. Plug it forever. This was shot down. Destroy a producing well forever? So an alternate approach was tried which would save the well this is the result.

[AprilSeven]

I've also heard that BP lobbied [successfully] for a relaxation of failsafe redundancies that are costly -- it appears to me this a tragic example of how corrupt and short-sighted many influential members of our world have become. Ultimately it's the voice of all us "small people" voting with our pocketbooks and at the polls that will change bad gov't and corp. policies (at least that's my belief). All the laws and oversight committees and international coalitions in the world won't stop corruption as effectively as ethical individuals who refuse to support/elect the people/companies allowing the problems to exist.

Sorry -- soapbox moment!!

[cybotron]

I've also heard that BP lobbied [successfully] for a relaxation of failsafe redundancies that are costly -- it appears to me this a tragic example of how corrupt and short-sighted many influential members of our world have become. Ultimately it's the voice of all us "small people" voting with our pocketbooks and at the polls that will change bad gov't and corp. policies (at least that's my belief). All the laws and oversight committees and international coalitions in the world won't stop corruption as effectively as ethical individuals who refuse to support/elect the people/companies allowing the problems to exist.

Sorry -- soapbox moment!!

That's true they did lobby. It's the curse of Reagan deregulation frenzy. "Get the government of your back" he said. And now you see the result years later. hmy: