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Boston Globe l The Big Picture - Caught in the oil (pg. 6)
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why becky whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vernon Wanderer
raise awareness a little, small things matter. |
rise against deadmau5 and consumerism |
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
The fact of the matter is that they were indeed allowed to operate in such depths without "failsafe" contigency plans. If anything, BP should be made an example of and they are. The market is batting them down like no tomorrow, they've lost over 70 billion dollars (40% worth) in market capitlization and are targets for a takeover. We definatley need to ween off oil and the government should take proper direction in taxation, fees, restrictions and heavy oversight into crude operations. The company's should respond likewise by pushing crude prices through the roof and thus alternative sources will be a viable market and essentially, the change will gradually occur.
Offshore drilling at these depths should be completely halted until proper countermeasures to leaks and blowouts are actually implementable. Until then, the moratorium seems like a feasable idea. BP should be held completely responsible for imporper operation of machinery to the point where criminal charges are valid. 11 people died, a mass of ocean and shorline were contaminated, not to mention ecosystems irreparably damaged. They will pay fines through the nose, as they should but BP will come out alive after this, but they should with the lesson that offshore drilling, if carried out, should be a completely controlled operation without faults and fully implemenatable failsafe systems. If this isn't possible, offshore drilling should be completely halted in until testable proven countermeasures are developed. |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
lol |
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| zoogla |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I just don't have a solution. |
i.e. pointless :rolleyes:
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you're right, they're going to get away with it, and no one can do anything about it. what a helpless, pathetic situation. what's the point of even stating the obvious (was my point). |
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| zoogla |
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
lol |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
i.e. pointless :rolleyes:
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you're right, they're going to get away with it, and no one can do anything about it. what a helpless, pathetic situation. what's the point of even stating the obvious (was my point). |
Well you mentioned armchair criticism... then you criticized it. :stongue:
I'm just bothered that all of the fat canadians do not care. Nobody really cares and it's ok. We can be bombarded with horrific images all day long and nobody is really going to do anything - myself included, I do not live near the Gulf any longer - until we're neck-deep in radioactive sludge. You couldn't be more right - there's no point, and that is a very disturbing thing. |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
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obviously two Arabs chuckling over my "crude" comments.
there will be a day when dependency on oil is reduced and alternative energy sources shine. Mark my words. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
obviously two arabs chuckling over my "crude" comments. |
hahaha |
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
obviously two Arabs chuckling over my "crude" comments.
there will be a day when dependency on oil is reduced and alternative energy sources shine. Mark my words. |
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| FuzzQi |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
BP's pipe cap begins capturing oil
(Courtesy of Bangkok Post) |
Don't make me come down there and pipe a cap |
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| coolestrl |
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