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tranza · 05-25-2010, 06:55 AM

Do you think the US government has the know-how to fix this problem??

BP should be able to fix it.

The Dawg · 05-25-2010, 08:37 AM

Its weird how every problem that comes up is the President's fault.

Aliens from the crab nebula attacked Earth. Obama hasnt done shit!

This is BP's business - They should have the expertise to fix this problem. Their slow actions either says they dont give a shit OR the dont know how to fix it. BP should be held responsible and should foot the ENTIRE bill. For Rand Paul to say putting BP on blast was "un-American" is nonsense.

cherrylula · 05-25-2010, 08:42 AM

::tears::

http://www.ch33rs.com/pics/bp-oil-spill.html

ReGGs · 05-25-2010, 10:56 AM

If you are wondering why the government hasn't taken over yet here is your answer-

"The Oil Pollution Act, signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, restricts government involvement in oil spills to a supervisory role. The law was designed to avoid the situation that followed the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, in which the government was left to clean up a private company?s mess and then had to sue the company to recover costs.

The same act restricts the liability of oil companies to $75 million, although they remain fully responsible for completing the clean up. That?s why BP is required to clean up its own mess."

http://blogs.wsj.com/capitaljournal/...-relationship/

Not that I think it would matter anyways. Navy Seals aren't great at stopping underwater oil volcanoes and the navy doesn't really have anything short of a nuke that would even be able to handle this situation. So there is your answer. The reason the government can't "take things over" is because it's against the law.

ReGGs · 05-25-2010, 10:58 AM

^^^what he said

roly · 05-25-2010, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ

Great post/information. WTS, Chocolate Jesus could, in one day, issue an executive order to nullify that law. The real question is why has he done nothing? IMO, he wants it to get so bad that the US Gov seizes the platform.

who exactly in the world let alone the american administration has more expertise with oil wells 1 mile under the sea than BP? if there was someone out there with the answer to fix this now, he would have been hired.

and for everyone who thinks that BP don't care about fixing it, you've got to be joking. it's cost them over half a billion dollars so far just for the clean up and that's just the tip of the iceberg, there'll be compensation claims, £30billion (approx US $50billion) has been wiped of its share price allready, and there reputation is in the shitter.

The Dawg · 05-25-2010, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReGGs

If you are wondering why the government hasn't taken over yet here is your answer-

"The Oil Pollution Act, signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, restricts government involvement in oil spills to a supervisory role. The law was designed to avoid the situation that followed the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, in which the government was left to clean up a private company?s mess and then had to sue the company to recover costs.

The same act restricts the liability of oil companies to $75 million, although they remain fully responsible for completing the clean up. That?s why BP is required to clean up its own mess."

http://blogs.wsj.com/capitaljournal/...-relationship/

Not that I think it would matter anyways. Navy Seals aren't great at stopping underwater oil volcanoes and the navy doesn't really have anything short of a nuke that would even be able to handle this situation. So there is your answer. The reason the government can't "take things over" is because it's against the law.

Quote:

Originally Posted by roly

who exactly in the world let alone the american administration has more expertise with oil wells 1 mile under the sea than BP? if there was someone out there with the answer to fix this now, he would have been hired.

and for everyone who thinks that BP don't care about fixing it, you've got to be joking. it's cost them over half a billion dollars so far just for the clean up and that's just the tip of the iceberg, there'll be compensation claims, £30billion (approx US $50billion) has been wiped of its share price allready, and there reputation is in the shitter.

Thats for this info.

BFT3K · 05-27-2010, 09:09 AM

If you have a few minutes please watch this video!

I have always been amazed by the stories that are investigated and presented on the Rachel Maddow Show.

Perplexing how often her small cable show manages to trump the bigger players when it comes to poignant matters.

Makes you wonder: Is her investigative team that great, or are most news outlets controlled by so many corporate interests that they can not report on controversial topics with the same level of impunity?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=x9A36A3GTcY

scarlettcontent · 05-27-2010, 10:36 AM

load of retards, they probably did it on purpose

Catalyst · 05-27-2010, 10:44 AM

BFT3K said it all... Again welcome to the end....

smax · 05-27-2010, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ

Great post/information. WTS, Chocolate Jesus could, in one day, issue an executive order to nullify that law. The real question is why has he done nothing? IMO, he wants it to get so bad that the US Gov seizes the platform.

The platform sunk, its sitting on the bottom of the ocean..

and this should piss everyone off

http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/...052510.article

Quote:

Since a busted oil well began spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico a month ago, the catastrophe has constantly been measured against the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. The Alaska spill leaked nearly 11 million gallons of crude, killed countless wildlife and tarnished the owner of the damaged tanker, Exxon.

Yet the leader of botched containment efforts in the critical hours after the tanker ran aground wasn't Exxon Mobil Corp. It was BP PLC, the same firm now fighting to plug the Gulf leak.

BP owned a controlling interest in the Alaska oil industry consortium that was required to write a cleanup plan and respond to the spill two decades ago. It also supplied the top executive of the consortium, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. Lawsuits and investigations that followed the Valdez disaster blamed both Exxon and Alyeska for a response that was bungled on many levels.

So 21 years later and BP is still incompetent

05-25-2010, 06:55 AM	#51
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05-25-2010, 10:58 AM	#55
ReGGs Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoFla Posts: 248	^^^what he said Last edited by ReGGs; 05-25-2010 at 10:59 AM.. Reason: double post

05-27-2010, 10:36 AM	#59
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05-25-2010, 08:37 AM	#52
The Dawg Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: State Of Bliss Posts: 2,438	Its weird how every problem that comes up is the President's fault. Aliens from the crab nebula attacked Earth. Obama hasnt done shit! This is BP's business - They should have the expertise to fix this problem. Their slow actions either says they dont give a shit OR the dont know how to fix it. BP should be held responsible and should foot the ENTIRE bill. For Rand Paul to say putting BP on blast was "un-American" is nonsense.

05-25-2010, 08:42 AM	#53
cherrylula lol Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15,969	::tears:: http://www.ch33rs.com/pics/bp-oil-spill.html

05-25-2010, 10:56 AM	#54
ReGGs Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoFla Posts: 248	If you are wondering why the government hasn't taken over yet here is your answer- "The Oil Pollution Act, signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, restricts government involvement in oil spills to a supervisory role. The law was designed to avoid the situation that followed the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, in which the government was left to clean up a private company?s mess and then had to sue the company to recover costs. The same act restricts the liability of oil companies to $75 million, although they remain fully responsible for completing the clean up. That?s why BP is required to clean up its own mess." http://blogs.wsj.com/capitaljournal/...-relationship/ Not that I think it would matter anyways. Navy Seals aren't great at stopping underwater oil volcanoes and the navy doesn't really have anything short of a nuke that would even be able to handle this situation. So there is your answer. The reason the government can't "take things over" is because it's against the law.

05-27-2010, 09:09 AM	#58
BFT3K Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Narnia Posts: 10,764	If you have a few minutes please watch this video! I have always been amazed by the stories that are investigated and presented on the Rachel Maddow Show. Perplexing how often her small cable show manages to trump the bigger players when it comes to poignant matters. Makes you wonder: Is her investigative team that great, or are most news outlets controlled by so many corporate interests that they can not report on controversial topics with the same level of impunity? https://youtube.com/watch?v=x9A36A3GTcY

05-27-2010, 10:44 AM	#60
Catalyst Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Vegas Posts: 3,243	BFT3K said it all... Again welcome to the end....