Bp
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 7:48 pm
BP has completely fucked the gulf coast, the eastern seaboard, probably all the way to Cape Hatteras or beyond. By Federal law, and international treaty, the Federal government is prohibited from interfering with drilling operations in international waters. That since Reagan was president. BP is claiming that this spill is happening in international waters. They have dictated to the Coast Guard, and have hired Blackwater (now called Xe) mercenaries to prevent any independent surveys on just how bad it really is.
Now, I'm sure that Ophidian and a few others in here would cry OMG SOCIALISM!!!!!1111 if there were any attempts made by the US Navy to really do anything to unfuck this situation. But the reality is, this spill has totally destroyed the fishing grounds of most of the southern United States. It has destroyed the beaches that so many local communities depend on for tourist dollars. It will destroy some of the most fragile ecosystems in US waters and the local economies they support.
This shit is already showing up in Key West, and as soon as the Gulf Stream catches the bulk of the shit, it'll be dragged along the coastline, around the Florida penis all the way up past the Carolinas. Say goodbye to the pristine beaches in the Bahamas and Bimini. Say goodbye to most of the beaches and fishing grounds on the east coast. The fisheries along the coast there support almost 2/3 of the entire U.S. fishing industry.
With Hurricane season just two weeks away, and this year is looking to be a bad one for Hurricanes, they better do something to shut this gusher off, like right fucking NOW.
BP has consistently lied all the way through this. They said at first that the spill was no more than 1000 barrels per day. Then they were forced to "restate" the spill to 5000 Bbls/day. Now, actual figures are approaching 80,000 Bbls/day, with some folks making noises about 200,000 Bbls/day, that is if they lost the wellhead and are getting cavitation around the borehole.
There are 42 gallons per barrel. That means, two weeks after the gusher started, they had already surpassed the Exxon Valdez spill, and will surpass the Ixtoc spill by about the 10th of June. Of course, the corporate media are keeping mum on the real extent of this spill, they aren't being paid to tell the truth about anything anymore. They are just mercenaries for the corporations, working for the highest bidder. So much for a free press.
But thats just the Free Market, right?
Interesting read here. Some background on what the process is and some pretty good visuals on what they do in this industry.
Watch this. Then try to tell me that BP is doing it's job. This is a crude-oil Chernobyl is what it is. Drill baby fuckin DRILL. I'm sure the GOP and the christians are furiously masturbating about the next election cycle.
What needs to happen, is BP, Halliburton, Transoceanic and who ever else can be found to be held responsible for this incredible disaster should have their corporate charters permanently revoked, the executives lined up against the wall and shot, and all their personal assets, as well as all the business assets of the companies confiscated and sold off at auction, just like they do with the nickle-bag pot dealers. They must be utterly destroyed. Knowing what Ixtoc was, in only 60 meters of water, they have had over 30 years to prepare for this sort of thing, but now, they have to wing it and hope something works. The wellhead is almost a mile under the surface.
What this is, is proof of the peak oil question. That is, we are now drilling at levels beyond our technology to mitigate in case of a disaster like this. If oil was so easy to find, there would be no need for this type of operation. This is the deepest rig in the world, almost a mile to the sea floor, and over 18,000 feet to the bottom of the well. Well beyond the limits of the technology to repair.
That is, presuming the drillers are telling the truth about how deep they actually drilled, and not the rumors of a real depth of around 25,000 feet below the sea floor. This would be off license, and that means several serious felonies were committed. BP has consistently tried to SALVAGE this well, instead of just capping it off as they should be doing. They are using dispersants, chemicals that have been banned by every other country in the world for their toxicity, except for the United States. Chemicals made by a subsidiary corporation of BP oil.
Lunatics like Rand Paul and his father, as well as Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh have already expressed their position, that the Government has no right to interfere, and should not be involved. That it is UNAMERICAN for government to regulate how the oil companies do business. That this spill was caused by too many regulations where these operations are concerned, never mind that BP and Transoceanic have received several waivers on their equipment and drilling procedures. Never mind that the licenses for this well were issued in 2007, and their apparent drilling plans were not even reviewed by the Department of the interior when those licenses were issued.
Tell that to the Shrimpers, the oystermen, the tuna fisheries and all the other ocean-dependant industries along the gulf coast and eastern seaboard. This spill is going to fuck our economy, and fuck the Gulf of Mexico environment for decades, if not a couple centuries.
But, its all good right? Thank god for capitalism.
Now, I'm sure that Ophidian and a few others in here would cry OMG SOCIALISM!!!!!1111 if there were any attempts made by the US Navy to really do anything to unfuck this situation. But the reality is, this spill has totally destroyed the fishing grounds of most of the southern United States. It has destroyed the beaches that so many local communities depend on for tourist dollars. It will destroy some of the most fragile ecosystems in US waters and the local economies they support.
This shit is already showing up in Key West, and as soon as the Gulf Stream catches the bulk of the shit, it'll be dragged along the coastline, around the Florida penis all the way up past the Carolinas. Say goodbye to the pristine beaches in the Bahamas and Bimini. Say goodbye to most of the beaches and fishing grounds on the east coast. The fisheries along the coast there support almost 2/3 of the entire U.S. fishing industry.
With Hurricane season just two weeks away, and this year is looking to be a bad one for Hurricanes, they better do something to shut this gusher off, like right fucking NOW.
BP has consistently lied all the way through this. They said at first that the spill was no more than 1000 barrels per day. Then they were forced to "restate" the spill to 5000 Bbls/day. Now, actual figures are approaching 80,000 Bbls/day, with some folks making noises about 200,000 Bbls/day, that is if they lost the wellhead and are getting cavitation around the borehole.
There are 42 gallons per barrel. That means, two weeks after the gusher started, they had already surpassed the Exxon Valdez spill, and will surpass the Ixtoc spill by about the 10th of June. Of course, the corporate media are keeping mum on the real extent of this spill, they aren't being paid to tell the truth about anything anymore. They are just mercenaries for the corporations, working for the highest bidder. So much for a free press.
But thats just the Free Market, right?
Interesting read here. Some background on what the process is and some pretty good visuals on what they do in this industry.
Watch this. Then try to tell me that BP is doing it's job. This is a crude-oil Chernobyl is what it is. Drill baby fuckin DRILL. I'm sure the GOP and the christians are furiously masturbating about the next election cycle.
What needs to happen, is BP, Halliburton, Transoceanic and who ever else can be found to be held responsible for this incredible disaster should have their corporate charters permanently revoked, the executives lined up against the wall and shot, and all their personal assets, as well as all the business assets of the companies confiscated and sold off at auction, just like they do with the nickle-bag pot dealers. They must be utterly destroyed. Knowing what Ixtoc was, in only 60 meters of water, they have had over 30 years to prepare for this sort of thing, but now, they have to wing it and hope something works. The wellhead is almost a mile under the surface.
What this is, is proof of the peak oil question. That is, we are now drilling at levels beyond our technology to mitigate in case of a disaster like this. If oil was so easy to find, there would be no need for this type of operation. This is the deepest rig in the world, almost a mile to the sea floor, and over 18,000 feet to the bottom of the well. Well beyond the limits of the technology to repair.
That is, presuming the drillers are telling the truth about how deep they actually drilled, and not the rumors of a real depth of around 25,000 feet below the sea floor. This would be off license, and that means several serious felonies were committed. BP has consistently tried to SALVAGE this well, instead of just capping it off as they should be doing. They are using dispersants, chemicals that have been banned by every other country in the world for their toxicity, except for the United States. Chemicals made by a subsidiary corporation of BP oil.
Lunatics like Rand Paul and his father, as well as Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh have already expressed their position, that the Government has no right to interfere, and should not be involved. That it is UNAMERICAN for government to regulate how the oil companies do business. That this spill was caused by too many regulations where these operations are concerned, never mind that BP and Transoceanic have received several waivers on their equipment and drilling procedures. Never mind that the licenses for this well were issued in 2007, and their apparent drilling plans were not even reviewed by the Department of the interior when those licenses were issued.
Tell that to the Shrimpers, the oystermen, the tuna fisheries and all the other ocean-dependant industries along the gulf coast and eastern seaboard. This spill is going to fuck our economy, and fuck the Gulf of Mexico environment for decades, if not a couple centuries.
But, its all good right? Thank god for capitalism.