Underwater video of Deepwater Horizon pipes gushing oil into Gulf of Mexico
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May 18, 2010 by
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firedoglake.com Video mashup of underwater footage of oil gushing from pipes under the Deepwater Horizon in the BP oil disaster.
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Oil slicks and pieces of solidified oil and tar were seen in the waters off of California and on the beaches over a hundred years ago before oil was being extracted commercially. It would get released naturally and since it is a natural substance created by the Earth, it can’t be a pollutant. Even in the Persian Gulf, hundreds of years ago, there were oil slicks seen in the waters when it would come to the surface. Did the world end??? If this was gasoline or diesel, then it would be different
If crude oil is a natural substance created by the earth itself, why is it considered a pollutant??? This is not a man made highly toxic artificial chemical, its a 100% natural substance which even in natural circumstances can come to the surface. The tons of volcanic ash coming from the Iceland volcano is probably much more of a factor with the environment, however, BOTH ARE NATURAL SUBSTANCES. Plastic bottles and bags are far worse than crude oil because crude oil can be reabsorbed.
We won’t need to use any Crisco Oil when frying fish now! LMFAO
BP has doomed out Gulf Ecosystem! Red Snapper is going to be like $50 a pound!
@WellIAMScottish You should speak to someone about your anger issues. Very soon. Now is best. Go ahead.
Our oceans will be gone if it continues.
More drilling=Lower gas prices
Have to eat oily fish, that’s all. It’s good for you.
drill, mother fucker, drill
Also, lets place the blame accordingly. If you drive a vehicle with a modern internal combustion engine, then you are part of the blame.
Take the board of directors of BP and it’s ten largest investors.
Put them in a submarine.
Shove the submarine in the pipe, and LEAVE it there.
And drill, baby, drill screws to attach the sub to the pipe so they never get out.
This reminds me of nuclear energy.
Offshore drilling might be an interesting idea when we have the technology to actually do it safely, but we don’t have that technology now, and it’s possible that we NEVER WILL.
What the oil industry and the nuclear “industry” are doing is fighting for the right to operate UNSAFELY. They don’t have that right. And they never will.
I can’t see why these exces can’t be charged with ECO-Terrorism and be summarily put before a firing squad. You can be sure that if true justice isn’t served, I am bringing back into fashion tar, feathers, and the guillotine. I’m not fucking kidding. I’m angry enough to sacrifice my life. BP is too evil to be hanged, they need fear of death etched into their souls.
Greed should no longer be able to trump Mother Earth, OUR planet that we were born from.
That “leak” you see. That’s thousands of animals being poisoned to death. People keep talking about the fishing industries. When are people going to start talking about natural life? When are people going to start taking animal lives seriously and realize that that dozens of dead creatures including turtles and dolphins are washing up dead on the shores of the gulf? Many more dead to come. Thanks BP and Halliburton! Now the animals have to suffer.
fucking evil. a recent (allegedly legitimate) poll claims 6 in 10 people still believe the benefits of continued drilling outweight the risks. yeah… right!! that’s true – if they polled all of 10 people and they all worked for (or owned stock in) oil companies.
complete BS!
we have the technology for sustainable, green energy independence!
raise your voices! demand an end to drilling now.
peace
The Oil guys have no idea how to attach a new pipe to a leaking pipe.
NO IDEA.
Oil is far too dangerous a commodity for these idiots to be involved with.
(They should try wind power. At least wind is non-polluting when it gets spilled)
I bet them record profits they had for the last 10 years have already been spent. The American Tax payer is going to have to pay to clean up the mess in the worst ways, just so their record breaking profits can continue. 1 billion to Bush, 1 Billion to Cheney, and 1 big bill and disaster to us and gulf life.
Thank you for posting, Firedog. Featured.
DRILL BABY… wat now? This is a bad idea? XD
This leak may go on for a long time… it’s heart breaking….