Gulf Oil Spill...

[Sandy G]

Still don't think ANYBODY really has a clue on how to stop this...Gummint, BP, academia, any of 'em. And while I generally snort at Obama, I think in this instance he is actually doing the right thing, by-&-large trying to stay the hell outta the way & letting the people who at least marginally know what they're doing run things.

[stereocuuple]

Originally Posted by noonereal

don't agree at all

there is so much energy available from the sun and wind that such an insignificant species cannot hope to consumer even a tiny amount of it

significant enough to destroy the gulf of mexico as far as nuke power plants go in the long run this mess in the gulf has the potential to be far worse than chernobel this fucking thing could bottom out the entire global economy. if we end up evacuating large areas of the gulf coast after the comming hurricanes there isint enough $$$to rebiuld our destroyed industries

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Still don't think ANYBODY really has a clue on how to stop this...Gummint, BP, academia, any of 'em. And while I generally snort at Obama, I think in this instance he is actually doing the right thing, by-&-large trying to stay the hell outta the way & letting the people who at least marginally know what they're doing run things.

Couldn't agree more, Sandy. Funny how some folks who think the Gummint should butt out of everything suddenly want to hold Obama responsible for this leak and blame him for not fixing it fast enough.

But...That's politics.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by stereocuuple

significant enough to destroy the gulf of mexico as far as nuke power plants go in the long run this mess in the gulf has the potential to be far worse than chernobel this fucking thing could bottom out the entire global economy. if we end up evacuating large areas of the gulf coast after the comming hurricanes there isint enough $$$to rebiuld our destroyed industries

Care to clarify?

Dave

[stereocuuple]

ask the sealife and birds what i mean

[finnbow]

this mess in the gulf has the potential to be far worse than chernobel this fucking thing could bottom out the entire global economy.

While I don't think I agree that this thing could bottom out the global economy, it is likely to have greater economic impact than Chernobyl. The size of the seafood and tourist industries on the Gulf Coast (not to mention the curtailed oil industry) likely dwarfs the erstwhile industrial output of the impacted areas around Chernobyl.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by finnbow

While I don't think I agree that this thing could bottom out the global economy, it is likely to have greater economic impact than Chernobyl. The size of the seafood and tourist industries on the Gulf Coast (not to mention the curtailed oil industry) likely dwarfs the erstwhile industrial output of the impacted areas around Chernobyl.

Thanks.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by stereocuuple

ask the sealife and birds what i mean

A Democrat in the Whitehouse during a tragic oil spill turns wingnuts into concerned environmentalists.

Dave

[Boreas]

Do any of you remember this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtoc_I_oil_spill

John

[BlueStreak]

John, John, John.....don't you know this is just more fake history generated by the left-wing controlled Wikipedia propaganda machine. This has NEVER happened before. That is why the industry is at a loss for solutions.....come on, now.

Dave