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Jun10
What’s The Truth-BP?
Filed under: Featured, Goals, Health, Nature, Water, green living, wildlife; Tagged as: continental shelf, Disabilities, disaster, Gulf of Mexico, offshore drilling, spill24 CommentsLast week, BP placed a containment cap on the broken oil rig. Now, they are claiming that they have collected more than 42,000 barrels of crude oil. An expert spoke with the New York Times, and said that he not only disagrees with that statement, but believes that the BP containment cap, has made the oil spill worse. It does seem that way.
Professor Ira Leifer spoke with the Times and said, “The well pipe clearly is flexing way more than it did before. By way more, I don’t mean 20 percent. I mean multiple factors.”
Professor Stephen Wereley, is a member of the Flow Rate Technical Group. He said, that the group will pay careful attention to the rate, to determine how much oil is actually flowing. It is difficult to determine, how much the flow has increased, from watching the video.
President of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Billy Nungesser, spoke about the figures and said, “They (BP) don’t want us to know how much is coming out.” Their estimate vs. scientists’, leaves a lot of uncertainty, and there is a general lack of faith in the numbers, that we are being told. So, does anybody know the truth?
Federal authorities have given BP, until Friday to devise contingency plans, for the continued collection of gushing oil, into a containment cap in the event of yet another operational failure, or severe weather.
In a letter written Tuesday, the government’s on-scene administrator, Coast Guard Rear Adm. James Watson, instructed BP Chief Operating Officer, Doug Suttles, to lay out the process for the recovery of oil, still spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.
“BP shall provide the plans for these parallel, continuous and contingency collection processes, including an implementation timeline, within 72 hours of receiving this letter,” Watson wrote. “Current collection efforts, may not be interrupted to implement these plans.”
The deadline came, as Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, said Wednesday that, slightly more than 15,000 barrels of oil — more than 630,000 gallons — had been recovered from the ruptured BP well, in the 24 hours ending Tuesday at midnight.
BP said, it has collected about 57,500 barrels (2.4 million gallons) of oil since last week, when it placed a loose-fitting containment cap atop its ruptured well. They also, said by next week, the gushing oil, should be down to a trickle, from what it appears to be doing today.
In addition to the letter to Suttles, Allen has written to BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward, asking for the development of better redundancies, in the company’s short- and long-term containment plans.
Allen highlighted concerns, over BP’s ability to effectively process damage claims, associated with the Gulf disaster. He asked Hayward, to provide more detailed information, including claim numbers and personal identifiers such as the last four digits of Social Security numbers.
“Access to this level of detail, is critical to informing the public, as to how BP is meeting its obligations as a responsible corporation,” Allen wrote.
Also Wednesday, Suttles denied that BP has ordered cleanup workers not to talk to reporters. He said, that it might take some time before all 25,000 people working for BP, are made aware of the policy.
“Recent media reports have suggested that individuals involved in the cleanup operation, have been prohibited from speaking to the media, and this is simply untrue,” Suttles said, in a letter e-mailed to CNN, by a company spokesman.
On Capitol Hill, oil drilling issues took center stage, on Day 51 of the disaster as lawmakers debated everything from safety to cleanup to liability.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, defended the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, which has come under fire from critics who argue that the drilling is vital, for reducing the dependence on foreign oil and key to the region’s economic health.
“It was our view that we press the pause button … not the stop button,” Salazar told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. “It’s a pause button so that we can make sure that we move forward with OCS [outer continental shelf] drilling — that it can be done in a way that is protective of people and protective of the environment as well.”
Salazar, and Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes, said government scientists estimate the spill’s flow rate after last week’s cut of the well’s riser pipe, increased by 4 percent to 5 percent. That’s well below, the projected increase, of as much as 20 percent that administration officials had indicated could happen.
As the environmental crisis worsens, states are tracking the disaster’s health impact, including respiratory and skin irritation problems in Louisiana and Alabama, health officials have said.
In Louisiana, Department of Health and Hospitals, is aware of 71 cases of oil spill-related illness as of Wednesday, said state health officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry. Of those cases, 50 involved workers on oil rigs, or who participated in cleanup efforts, and 21 came from the general public.
Symptoms have included throat irritation, cough, chest pain, headaches and shortness of breath, he said. Eight workers were hospitalized, for an average of one day each, the department said. The monitoring of Louisiana’s air has not found chemicals from oil, that would cause a large negative health impact, Guidry said.
In Alabama, 15 cases of illness have been reported. Florida, Mississippi and Texas, have received no reports of illness connected to the oil spill, officials have said, at this time.
Democrats, renewed their push Wednesday, for legislation that would remove oil spill liability caps — a move some Republicans warned, would lead to stronger monopolies, in the energy sector, while increasing U.S. dependence on foreign oil sources.
Among other things, Democrats are targeting the 1990 Oil Pollution Act, which could LIMIT BP’s liability, for economic damages caused by the Gulf disaster to $75 million.
“If you or I … got into an accident that we caused, [we'd be] responsible for all the damages,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California, chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. There would be “no caps in that case, and there should be no caps in this case.”
There should be NO breaks, or limits set for BP. They seem like, they are calling all the shots, and taking their sweet time, with this NIGHTMARE. Many have come forward, with ideas and proven ways, to clean up the spill. But, they seem to be, being put off, because BP, still seems to have the says so, as to what will happen, and when it will happen. Or, is that IF, it will happen.
President Obama, has plans to visit the Gulf Coast again next week.
His Monday and Tuesday, itineraries will include stops in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, the White House announced. It will be his fourth trip, to the region since the disaster began, in late April.
Government and BP officials, are under increasing pressure from fishermen and officials, members of Congress, and environmental advocacy groups, to stop the relentless flow of oil into the Gulf. Better yet, get more help to process claims , and get help to these PEOPLE!
This disaster has spurred grass-roots action. Hands Across the Sand, and Sierra Club leaders, announced Wednesday a “National Day of Action” for June 26, when they will call on Americans, to gather on beaches across the country and hold hands for 15 minutes in opposition to offshore drilling.
Federal agencies, responsible for monitoring the toll to wildlife, said Wednesday that 442 oiled birds have been collected alive; 633 were dead. The report said 50 sea turtles have been collected alive; 272 were dead.
When, will we be ready to get off of oil, and look more to our other resources? If a tragic disaster like this, doesn’t cause us to take action, in the area of solar, electric cars, bio-fuels, Algae bio-fuels, geo-thermal, wind, and renewable energy sources, WHAT WILL? I hope we start working soon, toward many better, and “greener” tomorrows!
24 Responses to “What’s The Truth-BP?”
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Excellent post! No matter what BP says they are just trying to save the well. Are they saving anything else? No! So, the sooner the government ensures that they will pay for everything they have destroyed, the better.
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Oil spills are really disastrous. They bring danger to marine life and to us, humans. It must be stopped right away.
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Barb, BP is bound to be found guilty on all counts. The issue really is, that the US, has yet to put a hold on their resources, so that they can’t wiggle out of paying for their mess, by filing bankruptcy or getting taken over in a fake buy out. There must be some concrete action taken quickly, to stop their liquidation of responsibility. That’s the sad fact, we can’t and must never trust them again.
Barb, Please be sure to participate in the bloggersunite for the gulf on June 30th. we need your strength.
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Barbara Rae June 13th, 2010 at 10:51 am
@ Linda,
I couldn’t agree with you more. This is just awful!
As, for the government, I guess we will know more,
Tuesday evening at 8:00 P.M., when Obama addresses the
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Barbara Rae June 13th, 2010 at 10:53 am
@ Tini/SEO Blog,
I agree with you 100%. However, it is not being stopped yet!
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Barbara Rae June 13th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Hi RE,
WOW!! I never looked at the possibility of f bankruptcy, or a fake buy out. I wouldn’t put anything past them, though. Everyone is just so frustrated, at the lack of ACTION being taken, whether from BP, or the government. We all know, times a wastin’, and nothing is happening, to get the mess cleaned up, anytime soon!
Did you hear, Obama plans, on addressing the issue, on Tuesday at 8:00P.M.?
Hope, he let’s them know, ENOUGH is ENOUGH! Let’s get the show on the road to clean-up!
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The truth will never be revealed, until they first find Donald Vidrine to testify. Obama, also has so much egg on his face, from this BP oil spill, that he has just as much reason to help them cover what happened, as BP does.
Sad.
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Barbara Rae June 14th, 2010 at 11:10 am
@ Doug Suttles,
Thank-You, for your reply. Yes, this entire situation is SAD. I think, you would agree, there is NO time for the blame game. Fact is, from both BP, and the government, quicker ACTION, has needed to happen, from day ONE.
Aside, form the coulda, shoulda, woulda’s, I hope you agree, that communication, could have been better on all sides! YES, your plate is FULL, and this has never happened before, like this! YES, circumstances are difficult, therefore, a back-up, or disaster plan, would have been good business, instead of not knowing where, and HOW to start making the situation RIGHT!
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BP had two to three weeks to prevent this blowout to begin with and they chose to ignore all of the problems leading up to this disaster. Donald Vidrine is certainly a person of interest and had greed on his mind.
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It took the Mexican government 10 months to cap the leaking Ixtoc I. 3 months into the Deepwater Horizon and its beginning to look as bleak.
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Barbara Rae June 15th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
@ Linda,
You are so right! Seems that GREED, and the blame game, are a lot of the problem!
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“We’re still dropping things on it. This is like if your toilet overflowed and you tried to fix it by smashing it with a brick. Their next idea is to get the old lady from Titanic and she’s going to throw her jewelry at it.” —Bill Maher, on the oil spill in the Gulf
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It seems like there is finally some good news with the spill. The Houston Chronicle reports, U.S. ships were being outfitted earlier this month with four pairs of skimming booms airlifted from the Netherlands and should be deployed within days.” Could this be the turning point? For all those feeling pretty gloomy about this situation, I recommend a good laugh… Here’s a funny joke, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3j7uSbccSc
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Barbara Rae June 21st, 2010 at 11:12 pm
@ RE,
Thanks for this!!
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Barbara Rae June 21st, 2010 at 11:14 pm
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Barbara Rae June 21st, 2010 at 11:26 pm
@ Wilmington Link Girls,
Thanks for this spin on things! It really is almost the truth!
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Barbara Rae June 21st, 2010 at 11:33 pm
@ Choosing and Caring For Wine Glasses,
Thanks for the comment and your support!
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