Another fossil fuel tragedy. Another reason to get to work. Huffington Post (blog) Sadly, as we saw with the inability of congressional leaders to muster enough votes to pass a narrow "oil spill" bill this summer, too many lawmakers from … Gulf Oil Spill's Lessons Haven't Been Learned YetDailyFinance Flash Fire Occurs on Oil Platform in Gulf of MexicoWall Street Journal Energy sector's ads are more than slickPittsburgh Post Gazette CNNMoney –Basic Story all 167 news articles »
Think tank sees reason to lift drilling ban Houston Chronicle … said Thursday that the report acknowledged the work federal regulators have done "to raise the bar since the Deepwater Horizon incident. … U.S. urged to ensure deepwater drilling safetyReuters 'Mission Accomplished' Declared On Gulf Spill, But The Oil Remains (VIDEO)Huffington Post (blog) Oil Gone, Plumes Of Bad Policy RemainForbes (blog) UPI.com –DailyFinance –The Associated Press all 3,000 news articles »
Tropical weather is new reason to worry in Gulf
The logistics of containing the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico are mind-boggling even in ideal conditions. Add a tropical storm and things get even more complicated. Read more on The Gainesville Sun
Deregulation is the real reason / cause behind the US oil spill by British Petroleum in 2010 off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. For example, George W Bush and Dick Cheney helped block a 2002/03 Bill that would have required the use of acoustic switches to activate the blow out protectors. When the rig blew up, they had to MANUALLY activate the switch by sending submersibles, but, the entire rig collapsed. Because the rig was STILL ATTACHED to the well head / BOP, it bent or damaged the BOP making it unusable. An acoustic switch would have allowed them to IMMEDIATELY stop the well head (activate the BOP) as soon as the explosion happened. Drill Baby, Drill! Spill Baby, Spill. Now, clean it the fock up!
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