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Jul13
BP- Can We Believe Them?
Filed under: Energy, Featured, Goals, Health, Nature, Oil, Relaxation, Renewable Energy, Water, ladybugs, wildlife; Tagged as: consequences, disaster, gulf coast residents, gusher, job, livelihood, louisiana, massive cleanup, oil spill, pollution24 CommentsThe massive Gulf oil spill disaster, has triggered strong reactions from people around the nation, and world.
Most people are saddened by the situation. The pollution, oil-slicked wildlife, and how it is devastating the livelihood for people in the area, is the main concern. It still remains the all consuming, top story in the news. We are NOW in day 85 , and we really do want to believe, that this new cap will do the job, of finally, plugging the leak. There has, as you know, been much said, and not much good news or luck , if you will, since the onset, of this horrific mess.
After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has begun testing today (Tuesday), to see if it will hold and stop, fresh oil from polluting the waters for the first time in nearly three months.
The oil giant expects to know within 48 hours if the new cap, which landed Monday, after almost three days of painstaking, around-the-clock work a mile below the Gulf’s surface, can put an end to the flow. The solution is only temporary, but, for now, it offers the best hope yet, for cutting off the never-ending gush, of billowing brown oil.
The cap’s installation was good news to weary Gulf Coast residents, who have warily waited for BP, to make good on its promise to clean up the mess. Still, they warned that even if the oil is stopped, the consequences are far from over.
“I think we’re going to see oil out in the Gulf of Mexico, roaming around, taking shots at us, for the next year, maybe two,” Billy Nungesser, president of Louisiana’s oil-stained Plaquemines Parish, said Monday. “If you told me today no more oil was coming ashore, we’ve still got a massive cleanup ahead.”
For now, BP expects no oil will be released into the ocean during the tests, but remained cautious about the success of the system. Pipes can be hooked to the cap to funnel oil to collection ships if BP ,decides the cap can’t take the pressure of the gusher, or if low pressure readings indicate oil is leaking from elsewhere in the well.
“The sealing cap system never before, has been deployed at these depths or under these conditions, and its efficiency and ability to contain the oil and gas cannot be assured,” the company said in a statement.
It is hard to believe much of anything BP says. Just last week, they were expecting Anadarko to pay for damages, related to the spill. The reply was this, “Spill’s your problem,the oil producer says. Anadarko, will not pay any money on the Gulf spill cleanup. BP, caused the spill, and should be made to pay all the expenses, the company says.”
To make matters worse, thus far, 99,508 people have filed claims according to BP, of which nearly half will be adjusted downward, if paid at all. This is not the first time ‘paperwork problems’ have been used, as what many believe is an ‘EXCUSE’ for not paying out damages, as recent news reports have made clear.
“This action is irresponsible, and in complete contrast to BP’s, repeated PROMISE, that they will ‘make things right,’” Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services secretary, Kristy Nichols, wrote in a letter sent Friday to federal oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg.
What this means is, that those who have filed for assistance, will get far less money, than they may have asked for. It will prove to be, devastating to those families struggling to get by, since their livelihoods were destroyed by the spill, and BP’s negligence.
Most of the citizens who live along the Gulf, naturally, make their living by fishing the waters that are now not fit for man nor beast. The pollution, and devastation to wildlife, and ways of life, is tragically scared for many years to come. Will, this NIGHTMARE ever end?Clearly, someone needs to be put in charge of the situation, to put some guidelines in place, and make some REAL progress, instead of more of the BLAME GAME!
24 Responses to “BP- Can We Believe Them?”
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This ecological disaster, has an impact reaching every corner of the globe. I was reading an article the other day, on how these types of oil spills happen all over Africa and parts of Arabia, but are just not covered by the media. There have been 3 worse spills this year, unfortunately this one just happens to be in plain sight.
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Calling all people concerned, by this time we should all know, already how damaging it is to keep these kinds of problems just as it is, without doing anything, or almost nothing. How sad it is, really when we know that the solution is, must be, in our hands. btw, you might want to join our Summer giveaway – you can win $50 – just grab our badge.
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As I wrote on my website, BP has been very dishonest to my family and is not to be trusted. BP is a rogue.
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Thank you for giving us updates. It’s sad that the situation is getting worse. I hope all of this will end soon.
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The Bp oil spill really makes me sad. All of those poor people that were not atfault for this at all. They are the ones that have to deal with it.
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Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:05 pm
@ Phil,
I have heard these things too! Thanks so much, for taking the time to come by and comment!
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Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
@ Sam,
I agree with you. Seems, that all the much has been suggested, but nothing is
being used. This will be going on for a long time to come. -
Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
@ Gary Anderson,
I have heard of several stories, just like yours. Seems, like too much is being swept
under the rug. Thanks, for sharing your story here! -
Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:13 pm
@ Fern Gitting,
Thank-You!
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Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:14 pm
@ Pei Ziko,
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Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:15 pm
@ Forerunner305Review,
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Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:18 pm
@ bmx wethepeople,
Thank-You! Hope to see you here again!
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Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:19 pm
@ Henry Burroughs,
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Barbara Rae July 22nd, 2010 at 1:21 pm
@shorter college rome,
Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, this clean-up, will be going on for
quite a long time to come! -
Do you think tropical storm Bonnie will affect the oil spill?
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Lets try to save our planet and live green. If we all do a little bit we can help preseve the earth.
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Barbara Rae July 23rd, 2010 at 4:30 pm
@ Chanell Mank,
I don’t think it will affect anything, a mile under water. I do understand that it,will delay any further efforts toward permanently sealing the well, by about twelve days.
They have to evacuate, and get all the ships out of the gulf, for safety reasons. Then after the storm, send everybody out, to reset -up operations again.
As for the oil that is already out there,yes,I think the mess is going to be even bigger, and the storm surge will bring a lot on shore,
and dump it inland! Yuck! -
Barbara Rae July 23rd, 2010 at 4:35 pm
@ Raphael Freilino,
Thanks for this comment. I totally agree with what you said here!
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