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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 7 2010, 03:57 AM (656 Views) | |
| Twin_A | Jun 7 2010, 03:57 AM Post #1 |
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Although I have a feeling that this section of the forum will remain as untouched as Bill Gates weight room, I have the urge to post in it. This topic is here to inform us all on the oil spill that is happening just off the coast as well as spark discussion/debate on the subject matter. I will most likely be coming back to edit the OP when it is not 2 in the morning. For those who don't know about the oil spill, here is an excerpt taken from wikipedia on the topic: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also called the BP Oil Spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill or the Macondo blowout,[2][3][4][5] is a massive ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, now considered the largest offshore spill in U.S. history.[6] The spill stems from a sea floor oil gusher that followed an April 20, 2010 oil well blowout and catastrophic explosion that killed 11 platform workers and injured 17 others[7] on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling platform off the Louisiana coast. The oil rig had been leased by BP plc from its owner, Transocean Ltd.[8] The gusher, estimated at 12,000 to 100,000 barrels (500,000 to 4,200,000 US gallons; 1,900,000 to 16,000,000 litres) per day,[9] originates from a deepwater wellhead 5,000 feet (1,500 m) below the ocean surface. The amount of oil being discharged has been a matter of ongoing debate. The resulting oil slick covers a surface area of at least 2,500 square miles (6,500 km2), with the exact size and location of the slick fluctuating from day to day depending on weather conditions.[10] Scientists have also discovered immense underwater plumes of oil not visible from the surface.[11] Experts fear that the spill will result in an environmental disaster. The spill has damaged the Gulf of Mexico fishing industry, tourism industry, and extensive marine and wildlife habitat.[12][13] Crews have been working to block off bays and estuaries, using skimmer ships, anchored barriers, floating containment booms, and sand-filled barricades along shorelines. There are a variety of ongoing efforts to contain the spill at the wellhead and recover outbound oil before more comes ashore along beaches and estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Government has named BP as the responsible party in the incident, and officials have said the company will be held accountable for all cleanup costs resulting from the oil spill / Wall Street Journal http://topics.wsj.com/subject/D/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/6051 Usa Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-27-oil-spill-news_N.htm?csp=34news Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill Questions to be raised: -This oil spill has been called Obama's Hurricane Katrina in the sense that it has devasted America, Mexico, and even other island nations. Would you agree with this? -As of that, do you agree with Obama's decision to wait so long for the government to step in and solve the problem? -How do you feel it will affect the lives of US Citizens in the upcoming future? Let's see if anyone has any insight on the spill or if this topic will be covered with dust. |
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| Airceltrai | Jun 7 2010, 09:07 AM Post #2 |
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- I agree with calling it "Obama's Hurricane Katrina" to an extent because although it is devastating, people don't have to stay in an arena for shelter. - Well, BP for a while denied it, and then claimed it wasn't that bad of a leak. I'm not surprised that the government hasn't done anything. - It's going to very well affect a LOT of people, until it is stopped. Sadly, BP recently stated their process now might stop the oil...in August. |
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| PLZSIC | Jun 7 2010, 01:47 PM Post #3 |
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The flower that bathes in the sunshine .
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off the Louisiana coast. Well, there goes my economy. This one kind of hits home, literally. The area it is effecting is where I was taken to go fishing (didn't enjoy it). It's going to kill everything T.T. |
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| Airceltrai | Jun 7 2010, 03:14 PM Post #4 |
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It might, like you said. But like many other people who I know, I've been boycotting BP products, like Castrol Oil to support the cleanup, since I can't easily come down there and try to help out. |
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| Terywj | Jun 7 2010, 06:26 PM Post #5 |
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Her whisper is the Lucifer
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For all those Democrats who raged on Bush during Katrina. Where you at. Edited by Terywj, Jun 7 2010, 06:26 PM.
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| Light | Jun 8 2010, 07:33 PM Post #6 |
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And at this rate this crap will be flowing up toward where I am soon. Oh well I don't goto the beach much..anyways. Edited by Light, Jun 8 2010, 07:47 PM.
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| Airceltrai | Jun 8 2010, 07:36 PM Post #7 |
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I didn't rage at Bush during Katrina. I raged at the leader of FEMA. The only time I got pissed as Bush during Katrina was when he said the leader of FEMA was doing a good job. |
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| PLZSIC | Jun 8 2010, 07:38 PM Post #8 |
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This is just asking to start a fight. Watch it. |
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| Junsei | Jun 8 2010, 07:40 PM Post #9 |
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Time does not wait for anyone.
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Yes, please do watch what you say, Tery. Don't go there if you know it will start a flame war. Only warning we'll give you. Try to keep this on topic too. This is a serious matter, remember. |
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| PLZSIC | Jun 8 2010, 07:42 PM Post #10 |
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Pure's right, knowing some people here have the maturity of a candy bar, let's not start a fight okay? Since this is affecting MY coast, I'm not going to tolerate ANY flames and will bring down the hammer. TL;DR, stop being smart asses. |
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