I think Russia said using a nuclear bomb was 80% chance effective. Seems like with those odds it'd be one of the first things to try.
May-30-2010 01:43
Halcyon+On+On
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: midcoast
Is the other 20% Chernobyl?
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May-30-2010 01:44
Sunsnail
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it didn't turn out too well
May-30-2010 01:46
Scottaculous
habitual line crosser
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: On a plane
Dead dolphin sponsored by BP.
http://i.imgur.com/3JFae.jpg
Last edited by Scottaculous on May-30-2010 at 03:28
May-30-2010 02:12
Ang ' ela_ie
Gee whiz!
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: SF
Thats actually not an oil-induced dead dolphin, it's been dead for too long. We had the director or vet. medicine from the Georgia Aquarium on the other day and he said it was probably a natural death just based on how rotted it is.
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May-30-2010 02:31
Scottaculous
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Registered: Mar 2001
Location: On a plane
quote:
Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Thats actually not an oil-induced dead dolphin, it's been dead for too long. We had the director or vet. medicine from the Georgia Aquarium on the other day and he said it was probably a natural death just based on how rotted it is.
Did some research and you are right!
May-30-2010 02:57
Lilith
Meowsies!
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Maximum Security twilight home for cats
quote:
Originally posted by enydo
This is fucking awful. The whole world is laughing at us right?
We already are laughing at your over-abundance of fatties, wiggers and general all round lack of taste. But to be fair, this is entirely BP's fault.
May-30-2010 03:28
Ang ' ela_ie
Gee whiz!
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: SF
quote:
Originally posted by Scottaculous
Did some research and you are right!
Although let's face it - there are hundreds of dolphins that have died and sunk to the bottom of the Gulf already. There is no way to ever know how much BP has fucked up. How do you put a price on something you can't see?
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May-30-2010 03:33
Ang ' ela_ie
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Registered: Jul 2004
Location: SF
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has called for BP to immediately invest $1B in protection projects
"The failure of the Top Kill procedure to cap the well is a devastating blow to the Gulf Coast. I call on BP to immediately invest $1 billion to protect marshes, wetlands and estuaries across the region. Half of that money should go to short-term projects that can bolster the protection of the Louisiana coast within the next 30-90 days. The other half can be divided up among Gulf Coast states based on the immediate threat posed by oil spewing from the well."
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May-30-2010 03:38
enydo
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: NYC
quote:
Originally posted by Lilith
We already are laughing at your over-abundance of fatties, wiggers and general all round lack of taste. But to be fair, this is entirely BP's fault.
I was already considering all other things implied, but thank for emphasizing how terrible our country is, as usual.
May-30-2010 04:12
wing
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2008
Location: TERRA
quote:
Oil Spill Response: 'Army Of Temp Workers' Bused To Grand Isle For Obama Appearance Leave Soon Afterward
Grand Isle was "invaded by an army of temp workers to spruce it up for the president and the national news crews following in his wake."
How temporary were these workers? As it turns out, pretty damn temporary!
"The level of cleanup and cooperation we've gotten from BP in the past is in no way consistent to the effort shown on the island today," Roberts said by telephone. "As soon as the president left, they were immediately put back on the buses and sent home."