Discussion: Global Warming and Other Environmental Issues

[Marx]

Bill Nye

 

[Marx]

UPDATE: THE 'TOP KILL' METHOD HAS BEEN RESTARTED
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/27/gulf.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=T1

 

[Alex The Great]

Thank Goodness.

But I get a feeling "Top Kill" won't work, too much mud is being blown out by the leak for anything to be done

 

[Paradoxium]

If it fails, NUKE NUKE NUKE NUKE BABY NUKE

 

[redfirebird2008]

UPDATE: THE 'TOP KILL' METHOD HAS BEEN RESTARTED
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/27/gulf.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=T1

Anderson Cooper was ripping the hell out of BP for misleading the public for 16 hours while the top kill was stopped. They had their spinmeisters going on TV saying that the operation was going well. What a crock.

 

[Marx]

Yeah. All day today it has been reported that the 'top kill' was 'right on schedule' and 'everything is going according to plan'. Then we find out that they STOPPED FOR 16 HOURS BECAUSE IT WASN'T WORKING!

As every day passes, BP looks more and more shady.

 

[Paradoxium]

That's cause they wanted their stock to rally (which it did) so people can unload and cut their losses. Directly or indirectly (some etfs been hammered cause of BP).

 

[Hobgoblin]

The idea of using a nuke is being floated around btw.

I heard that on Colbert, last night. I guess the Russkies have done it something like 5 times.

 

[Paradoxium]

Didn't they fail a few times as well?

 

[chaseter]

Anderson Cooper was ripping the hell out of BP for misleading the public for 16 hours while the top kill was stopped. They had their spinmeisters going on TV saying that the operation was going well. What a crock.

Obama also said that his administration is closely watching BP and instructing them what to do so did they also know???

 

[Hobgoblin]

Didn't they fail a few times as well?

Dunno. Probably. I have no idea how nuking a leak would fix anything.

 

[Alex The Great]

Dunno. Probably. I have no idea how nuking a leak would fix anything.

Yeah, wouldn't it make the hole bigger?

I for one, reccomend that we nuke BP

 

[Scourge2099]

What pisses me off more than the actions or rather the inactions of BP , is that Obama finally got off his ass after this thing got way worse. It's kinda too late for that now dude. If he was a true leader he would've been on this as soon as it was clear BP wasn't gonna do a thing.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Obama also said that his administration is closely watching BP and instructing them what to do so did they also know???

Cooper brought up that question. He said the head of the Coast Guard did not know. He also said they talked to senior White House officials and they said the administration knew but Obama himself might not have known. I don't know if they're admitting he's a puppet or what, but it sure sounds like it.

 

[redfirebird2008]

What pisses me off more than the actions or rather the inactions of BP , is that Obama finally got off his ass after this thing got way worse. It's kinda too late for that now dude. If he was a true leader he would've been on this as soon as it was clear BP wasn't gonna do a thing.

To be fair, he did go down there in early May during the early stages of it. The thing is, if he had taken the operation over, a lot of people would have cried fascism, socialism, yada yada yada. "Let the private company handle its business." There's a lot of hypocrisy on this thing from both sides of the aisle IMHO. You've got righties who whine about big government saying he needs to get involved while at the same time you have righties saying he shouldn't get involved at all. Then you have lefties who blamed Bush during Katrina that are now defending Obama's incompetence during a similar crisis while at the same time you have lefties that are hammering him for it. Neither side can make up their mind which way they want to go on this issue.

 

[Majic Walrus]

What pisses me off more than the actions or rather the inactions of BP , is that Obama finally got off his ass after this thing got way worse. It's kinda too late for that now dude. If he was a true leader he would've been on this as soon as it was clear BP wasn't gonna do a thing.

What redfirebird said. But also keep in mind that it is very difficult to determine just what BP can and will do.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I usually take the stance that those that are closest to a problem are the most aware of it and best suited to handle it. Not to say that they cant get help, but I say BP should have had backup plans for such an occasion. Obama is just a politician. Politicians cant do anything right.

 

[Alex The Great]

weird. You look at the live feed and a whole new flow has come up on he right right side. I don't remember that being there yesterday

 

[Marx]

Dunno. Probably. I have no idea how nuking a leak would fix anything.

Yeah, wouldn't it make the hole bigger?

I for one, reccomend that we nuke BP

I would think so too.

 

[redfirebird2008]

BP is trying to game the system by getting a single judge to hear all of their lawsuits:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/...nts-houston-judge-with-oil.html#ixzz0pEQeRtol

 

[Carcharodon]

EDIT: Nevermind.

 

[Alex The Great]

"Top Kill" Has Failed

Well that's just great

 

[Marx]

 

[Alex The Great]

Lousiana is ****ed, man

 

[Marx]

I'm thinking the entire Gulf is ****ed.