Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be impossible

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Wildlife and environmental groups accused BP of holding back information about the extent and impact of the growing slick, and urged the White House to order a more direct federal government role in the spill response. In prepared testimony for a congressional committee, National Wildlife Federation President Larry Schweiger said BP had failed to disclose results from its tests of chemical dispersants used on the spill, and that BP had tried to withhold video showing the true magnitude of the leak.
"The federal government should immediately take over all environmental monitoring, testing and public safety protection from BP," he said. "The Gulf of Mexico is a crime scene and the perpetrator cannot be left in charge of assessing the damage."[80]
On May 20, 2010 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that the U.S. government will verify how much oil has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. "We're not depending on what BP is telling us," Salazar said.[95] On the same day, the heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security told BP chief executive Tony Hayward in a letter that the company had "fallen short" of its promises to keep the public and the federal government informed about the spill, writing that "BP must make publicly available any data and other information related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that you have collected." EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asked for the results of tests looking for traces of oil and dispersant chemicals in the waters of the gulf. BP did not respond Thursday to requests for comment about the letter, the Washington Post reported in a story titled, "Estimated rate of oil spill no longer holds up."[96] Reuters quoted the letter as also stating "In responding to this oil spill, it is critical that all actions be conducted in a transparent manner, with all data and information related to the spill readily available to the United States government and the American people ... those efforts, to date, have fallen short in both their scope and effectiveness."[81]
On May 18, 2010, CBS reporter Kelly Cobiella tried to visit the beaches in the Gulf of Mexico to report on the disaster. She was met by BP contractors and American Coast Guard officers who threatened her with arrest if she did not leave. The Coast Guard officials specified that they were acting under the authority of BP.[97]




shit is so fucking shady.
 
I've also noticed how gas prices have actually been dcreeping down a little lately


but how can this be isn't one of the major players is losing production and money because of the oil spill? and it's also close to memorial day when demans starts rising...
 
What do you want to change legislation wise?

You should see the hoops that people have to go through now for us to start work on a field.
 
it's saying that the marsh didn't really get affected in the long run, which means fast recovery. that's pretty awesome.
 
There are wells that are still leaking in the gulf right now this second from damage from Katrina... My company is in the process of attempting to close a couple of them off with relief wells.
 
Sorry bro, we can't run our cars on hemp. Birkenstocks can't generate electricity and heat. Do you have a better energy option?
 
The fucking Chinese are sitting in international waters and chasing oil pockets all over our waters. I've heard rumors that one of China's rigs has something along the lines of 60,000 feet of pipe out right now...
 
The type of oil involved is also a major problem. While most of the oil drilled off Louisiana is a lighter crude, because the leak is deep under the ocean surface the leaking oil is a heavier blend which contains asphalt-like substances, and, according to Ed Overton, who heads a federal chemical hazard assessment team for oil spills, this type of oil emulsifies well, making a "major sticky mess". Once it becomes that kind of mix, it no longer evaporates as quickly as regular oil, does not rinse off as easily, cannot be eaten by microbes as easily, and does not burn as well. "That type of mixture essentially removes all the best oil clean-up weapons", Overton and others said.[121]
 
Drill Baby Drill.

That shit makes me want to drill baby drill into Palin's skull like a fucking Saw movie. Dumbshit Republicans like her are a big part of the reason industry is so cozy with the gov't and can rape and pillage without repercussions.
 
really bad. the only good thing about it is that area has been researched well, meaning they already have preliminary data. this way they can really study the effects the oil spill has and put numbers on it.
 
where else do you think we'll get the oil to fill the rest of your demands for you clothes/shoes/car/bike/power/etc?


we can't drill on land anymore because we're in somebodies "backyard".


we can't do coastal drilling



now people don't want us drilling deep sea





so ....?
 
it depends on where you are and where the hurricane is. hurricane is counter clockwise, which means if you're on the eastern side, the oil will be pushed inland. western side, it will be pushed back out to sea.




Yea, no more BP products for me. They look like fumbling idiots in the shadiest sense.
 
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