Goal For The Green

When, it come to politics, I tend to take an impartial attitude, but on the other hand, this may turn out to be somewhat of a rant.

Since the BP oil spill in April, the U.S. government has  talked about the toughness, it would exercise  in regard to the incident, with President  Obama, wondering about whose A$$ to kick.

However, privately, our government, worked hand-in-hand with the oil giant, to cap the runaway Deep Water Horizon Gulf well. They chose to effectively become, the company’s banker — allowing future drilling revenues, to potentially be used as collateral, for a victim compensation fund. Many residents and business’s in the gulf, are still in distress, waiting on claims, to be paid to them.  Many others, are just closing the doors, period!

Now, with the BP disaster, largely off the front pages, there’s worry, from residents and business people alike, that BP could just get a slap on the wrist, from its behind-the-scenes partner, our government. Read the rest of this entry »

The critical time period, of 48 hours of observation, has expired on BP’s corked well.  The problem is, no one seems to know, if the geyser is stopped, for good.

The government, has added another day of critical monitoring, being cautiously optimistic.   Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, stated that the  oil giant, was initially given 48 hours, to see whether its latest effort to stop the leak, was working. The cap, has been holding up, with no signs of oil spewing into the Gulf.   However, Allen made the call to extend the trial run, less than two hours, after the period ended Saturday afternoon.

Scientists and engineers, are optimistic, that the well, is showing no obvious signs of any leaks.  However, they are still struggling, to understand pressure readings emerging form the bottom of the Gulf sea floor. They feel, the pressure readings are lower, than they would like to see. Read the rest of this entry »