Everyday millions of gallons of oil pour into the Gulf of Mexico, poisoning it’s wildlife and destroying the economy. Thousands of people are without work and permanently lost their livelihood. The effects are just beginning to ripple to the overall economy. [Read more →]
The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports. Read More
For decades environmentalists and those “bleeding heart liberals” warned of environmental disaster should we from fossil fuels, oil spills in particular. Opponents insisted leaks such as the one we face in the Gulf were virtually impossible. Besides they were carefully “self-regulating” and taking all precautions and safe guards. Even now supporters of our fossil-fuel based society argue that this is just one off shore oil rig while there are hundreds operating safely. But it only takes one to see an ecosystem destroyed, not to mention the economy of a large portion of the country. And unfortunately we are just seeing the beginning of this disaster. The ramifications this may not be know for years. [Read more →]
Everyone feels the anger and outrage at BP for this disaster. Many are even getting angry at the government for not stepping in and doing, well no one is sure what!. But as I watch the footage of the leak and listen to all the attempts to plug the well, what I feel is a real sense of helplessness. Not for just myself, but for the overall situation. What I’m not hearing are things that BP is not doing. There are no experts coming on the talk shows discussing what BP should do to stop the leak. No one seems to have a better idea. And that makes me feel helpless. The idea that they are doing everything that could be done and nothing is working. Most everyone is looking to the relief wells to stop this disaster. But what if the relief well don’t work. No one is guaranteeing they will.
The release of new hi-res video released shows more oil spilling out of pipes than was estimated by BP. Now BP estimates a worst case scenario as high as 250,000 barrel of oil per day. So if BP hopes to capture 20,000 barrels of oil per day, that’s only a fraction of what is being released.
The government fines BP based on the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, so it was in their best interest to low ball the estimates and hide the new hi-res video.
BP announced it plans on capturing 20,000 barrels of oil/day from the leaking pipe with its newest containment cap. That’s great! But for the last few weeks BP estimated 12,000 – 19,000 barrels of oil/day were being released from the leak. I’m no expert, but that’s 1,000 barrels more than they said was leaking. Makes you wonder about the truth.
They may not know how much oil is being released into the Gulf of Mexico. What’s worse, they may not know how to stop it. The other day Admiral Allen of the Coast Guard said that even if the relief wells work, at best they are two months away. Note the scary words in that sentence…”even if”.