Thinking About … The Oil Spill

gg

Like all environmental catastrophes this will not be one. No other group gets their predictions as wrong as these bozos. Ten years from now there will be no effect. The bleating of the sheep is just another excuse to go belly up and demand help. Fishing is cyclical and dangerous as is building on the beach. The ocean causes problems! This will be cleaned up and a non-issue in less than a year. As for Robert redford’s advice like all socialists he is always wrong.

http://www.molyworld.net/photos Paul Molyneux

Of course, all companies must be responsible for problems cause by their doing business. BP is accepting that. Here are the reasons why I think the whole thing is being blown out of proportion:

Where are all the pictures like we saw in the days after the Valdes incident? This is a great photo op for photographers – staff and freelance. They must all be asleep.

This “disaster” is being whipped up more by “officials” than by concerned businesses. It’s perfect timing to rescind the allowance of new drilling and to make more bucks for the government by heavier browbeating of existing wells.

If it were truly a disaster, why did Mr. Face-on-Camera wait over a week to get involved? Surely he missed a great chance to be seen as a hero, not only to his supporters, but by business too.

Nothing else noteworthy is goin on except the fall of Greece, which is largely underplayed, and the attempts at “sneaky tax” can be covered by attention to the nasty BP.

James V

How different would it be in todays world had Congress and the Supreme not taken away JD’s empire?

Elaine Parker

I must respectfully disagree with your no-seafood suggestion for the idiot(s) who didn’t want the shut-off valve: they should be forced to eat oil-covered seafood for the rest of their lives.

And then wash it down with (oil-infused) Gulf water.

Amanda

Thank you for helping to bring this problem into the public eye. We (the public) are so ignorant to the way we are damaging the earth for future generations.

Dai Hao

There is still oil from Valdez in Alaska. It is STILL a problem. There are no major photos on land because it has not made it to land.

Sengye

BP should be severely fined and be forced to clean this up and give monies to the fishermen who are out of a job and forced to continue to clean up the animals.
BP should also be banned from the Gulf. I certainly hope this gives various governors paws for cause to refuse Obama’s off shore exploration suggestions.
The Terminator has. If an oil company can profit in excess of 400% per year, they can afford to pay for their years of profit. We don’t hear so much anymore about the rig workers that lost their lives!

Ted

Get ready for the price of gas to go up (since someone has to pay for the spill). Then, a year from now, BP will be announcing record earnings!

http://sbcglobal.net whattree

Even though the oil rig was owned by a sub contractor, BP is still ultimately responsible. So, they will raise gas prices to $4.50+ in order to cover their costs and I bet they will still post record profits in the 3rd quarter. Here in Indiana, when one station raises prices they all do. So, we can boycott BP, but It won’t do any any good to shop around because they will all be the same price.
Feel the love, everybody, feel the love.

Erin

Your coverage of the oil spill is great and not to diminish this tragic event, but I really enjoyed the trailer for Slash’s new album. I’m a huge fan and this album ROCKS.

Allan

I see the misinformed and the tree hungers are already in fine dungeon. Dear Elaine P., there is a shut off valve on the sea bed. It was damaged when the blowout happened and can not be used. That is why they are being forced to try to stop the oil with a cap. B P has already said that they are taking responsibility for the accident and that they will pay for all the damage caused. The United States needs to become as self dependent for oil as we can for the foreseeable future due to the hostile nature of the countries that now supply most of our oil. Yes we need to develop alternative sources of energy as fast as we can. But ignoring the reality of our present situation is sure to lead to disastrous results.

A . Nair

They must pull finger for 1. I think this company should finance every possible way to fix this problem. Give a new competant individual to run the company.

MJ

whattree – A boycott is still an effective means of affecting BP’s revenue, if enough people will do it. If no one buys BP, their supplies will go up because of low demand. In that event, they will lower prices to move their inventory. When their prices go down, so will the other oil companies’. FYI – I live in Illinois and travel to Indiana to buy gas, but I won’t buy BP – it’s already overpriced.

Dave

@ gg & Paul Molyneux – Recipe for a Personal Disaster – Turn on computer + type comments = show your ignorance of the facts…

The Valdez spill is STILL being cleaned up to this very day, and will be for decades to come. Millions of shore birds and millions of marine mammals were destroyed in that spill, not too mention the uncountable effects on underwater life. It may NEVER be fully restored to it’s pre-spill condition in our lifetimes, only geological epochs of time will take care of that mess. Not an “Environmental Catastrophe”??? I’d sure like to know what your definition of the term is then…

Paul…truly uninformed…sigh, but Dai hao at least hopefully opened your eyes somewhat with his reply.

Yes BP is responsible. Yes they took the cheap route instead of the more costly “safer” one (what companies don’t in today’s “bottom line” driven world tho).
Boycott BP then? Sure…drive them into declaring bankruptcy so that the burden of the costs is then transferred to the taxpayer, because if BP isn’t paying for it, your Government will have to step in (under public pressure of course), and then you ALL end up paying for it. Then you can have something to really bitch about…