Gulf Oil Spill (427)
I have changed my ways. I grease my bicycle chains with seal blubber and winch my trailers up county roads rather than use evil fuel.
What do you propose to do about the natural occurring oil spills that the satanic mother nature commits every year that contributes more than half of man made accidents?
What do you propose to do about the natural occurring oil spills that the satanic mother nature commits every year that contributes more than half of man made accidents?
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I'll probably never forget when the person who was the head of BP who stated more then once that he wanted his life back.
It seemed to me that profit was valued more then safety and life.
It seemed to me that profit was valued more then safety and life.
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jvaski:
Did this oil spill teach any of us a lesson ?
Did this oil spill teach any of us a lesson ?
It should have taught us not to believe anything the government says concerning supposed disasters. Not that they don't ever exist, but lately most of them have been scams.
If even a tenth of the oil they claim had really spilled into the gulf it would have been a real disaster. As it is, it was a fake disaster.
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Ccincy: I'll probably never forget when the person who was the head of BP who stated more then once that he wanted his life back.It seemed to me that profit was valued more then safety and life.
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Oil affects wildlife by coating their bodies with a thick layer. Many oils also become stickier over time (this is called weathering) and so adheres to wildlife even more. Since most oil floats o nthe surface of the water it can effect many marine animals and sea birds. Unfortunately, birds and marine mammals will not necessarily avoid an oil spill. Some marine mammals, such as seals and dolphins, have been seen swimming and feeding in or near an oil spill. Some fish are attracted to oil because it looks like floating food. This endangers sea birds, which are attracted to schools of fish and may dive through oil slicks to get to the fish.
Oil that sticks to fur or feathers, usually crude and bunker fuels, can cause many problems. Some of these problems are:
* hypothermia in birds by reducing or destroying the insulation and waterproofing properties of their feathers;
* hypothermia in fur seal pups by reducing or destroying the insulation of their woolly fur (called lanugo). Adult fur seals have blubber and would not suffer from hypothermia if oiled. Dolphins and whales do not have fur, so oil will not easily stick to them;
* birds become easy prey, as their feathers being matted by oil make them less able to fly away;
* marine mammals such as fur seals become easy prey if oil sticks their flippers to their bodies, making it hard for them to escape predators;
* birds sink or drown because oiled feathers weigh more and their sticky feathers cannot trap enough air between them to keep them buoyant;
* fur seal pups drown if oil sticks their flippers to their bodies
These are only a few of the results of tanker spills
Oil that sticks to fur or feathers, usually crude and bunker fuels, can cause many problems. Some of these problems are:
* hypothermia in birds by reducing or destroying the insulation and waterproofing properties of their feathers;
* hypothermia in fur seal pups by reducing or destroying the insulation of their woolly fur (called lanugo). Adult fur seals have blubber and would not suffer from hypothermia if oiled. Dolphins and whales do not have fur, so oil will not easily stick to them;
* birds become easy prey, as their feathers being matted by oil make them less able to fly away;
* marine mammals such as fur seals become easy prey if oil sticks their flippers to their bodies, making it hard for them to escape predators;
* birds sink or drown because oiled feathers weigh more and their sticky feathers cannot trap enough air between them to keep them buoyant;
* fur seal pups drown if oil sticks their flippers to their bodies
These are only a few of the results of tanker spills
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Where did it go,George,where did it go?
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RayfromUSA: It should have taught us not to believe anything the government says concerning supposed disasters. Not that they don't ever exist, but lately most of them have been scams.
If even a tenth of the oil they claim had really spilled into the gulf it would have been a real disaster. As it is, it was a fake disaster.
If even a tenth of the oil they claim had really spilled into the gulf it would have been a real disaster. As it is, it was a fake disaster.
you know you post some really amazing things, and then do ones like this ....
i know people who have personally been involved in the clean up effort
it is not a fake or a scam. it is real, very real
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RayfromUSA: It should have taught us not to believe anything the government says concerning supposed disasters. Not that they don't ever exist, but lately most of them have been scams.
If even a tenth of the oil they claim had really spilled into the gulf it would have been a real disaster. As it is, it was a fake disaster.
If even a tenth of the oil they claim had really spilled into the gulf it would have been a real disaster. As it is, it was a fake disaster.
We are threatened with suffering from three directions: from our own body, which is doomed to decay and dissolution and which cannot even do without pain and anxiety as warning signals; from the external world, which may rage against us with overwhelming and merciless forces of destruction; and finally from our relations to other men. The suffering which comes from this last source is perhaps more painful than any other.
Sigmund Freud
The fake disaster caused many to lose the income they were earning in already very trying times for that area. They have faced the down turn of the economy and also were trying to get back on their feet from what I guess must have been another one of those fake disasters hurricane Katrina. No matter how much oil was spilled it was enough to cause damage to the environment, wild life, and lively hood of many. And what I have learned I best not post for fear it and I will be removed from here.
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Albertaghost: I have changed my ways. I grease my bicycle chains with seal blubber and winch my trailers up county roads rather than use evil fuel.
What do you propose to do about the natural occurring oil spills that the satanic mother nature commits every year that contributes more than half of man made accidents?
I know th question is not directed to me but I would suggest to start rejecting so much greed of our big bosses, or is it innate in us to bend down and follow them?What do you propose to do about the natural occurring oil spills that the satanic mother nature commits every year that contributes more than half of man made accidents?
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jvaski: Forgotten........But NOT Gone !
Did this oil spill teach any of us a lesson ? Or is it just "oil under the ocean" as they say ........
Maybe it teaches us something, it teaches different things to the corporations though... Did this oil spill teach any of us a lesson ? Or is it just "oil under the ocean" as they say ........
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Antjo39: I know th question is not directed to me but I would suggest to start rejecting so much greed of our big bosses, or is it innate in us to bend down and follow them?
With some people it is
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tomcatwarne: With some people it is
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jvaski: Forgotten........But NOT Gone !
Did this oil spill teach any of us a lesson ? Or is it just "oil under the ocean" as they say ........
Did this oil spill teach any of us a lesson ? Or is it just "oil under the ocean" as they say ........
Lesson 1.
The tactics science employed to contain, disperse and stop the spill, and Mother Nature, worked far better than we expected, or so it seems to date.
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Paldi5: Lesson 1.
The tactics science employed to contain, disperse and stop the spill, and Mother Nature, worked far better than we expected, or so it seems to date.
The tactics science employed to contain, disperse and stop the spill, and Mother Nature, worked far better than we expected, or so it seems to date.
I think you will find from the report the opposite is true
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tomcatwarne: I think you will find from the report the opposite is true
The report is designed to extract petro-dollars from BP.
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Paldi5: The report is designed to extract petro-dollars from BP.
I have no time for your games, go play with the politicos.
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"NOAA chief Lubchenco said "even though the oil degraded relatively rapidly and is now mostly but not all gone, damage done to a variety of species may not become obvious for years to come."
Lubchenco Saturday also announced the start of a Gulf restoration planning process to get the Gulf back to the condition it was on Apr. 19, the day before the spill. That program would eventually be paid for BP and other parties deemed responsible for the spill.
The new program, which is part of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment program, is part of the oil spill litigation — or out-of-court settlement — in which the polluters pay for overall damage to the ecosystem and efforts to return it to normal. This is different than paying compensation to people and businesses directly damaged by the spill.
The process will begin with public meetings all over the region."
Lubchenco Saturday also announced the start of a Gulf restoration planning process to get the Gulf back to the condition it was on Apr. 19, the day before the spill. That program would eventually be paid for BP and other parties deemed responsible for the spill.
The new program, which is part of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment program, is part of the oil spill litigation — or out-of-court settlement — in which the polluters pay for overall damage to the ecosystem and efforts to return it to normal. This is different than paying compensation to people and businesses directly damaged by the spill.
The process will begin with public meetings all over the region."
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RayfromUSA: It should have taught us not to believe anything the government says concerning supposed disasters. Not that they don't ever exist, but lately most of them have been scams.
If even a tenth of the oil they claim had really spilled into the gulf it would have been a real disaster. As it is, it was a fake disaster.
Shame on them for scamming all those poor aquatic animals . . . . . . .If even a tenth of the oil they claim had really spilled into the gulf it would have been a real disaster. As it is, it was a fake disaster.
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tomcatwarne: I have no time for your games, go play with the politicos.
That was a really nasty insult!
Where will you be when Palestinians become Finns?
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Did this oil spill teach any of us a lesson ? Or is it just "oil under the ocean" as they say ........