BP oil spill
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- vsplus0
NYT
NEW ORLEANS — An oil sheen one mile long was spotted on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico hours after an offshore oil platform exploded there on Thursday morning, the United States Coast Guard said.
- ernexbcn0
NYT NEWS ALERT: Coast Guard Says Oil Rig Exploded in Gulf of Mexico, A.P. Reports
- Horp0
Just when you think life can't get any more absurd, scientists find an invisible plum under the sea.
- ghandolf0
22-mile long, underwater invisible plum detected by scientists.
Florida State University scientist Ian MacDonald, in testimony before Congress on Thursday, said the gas and oil "imprint of the BP discharge will be detectable in the marine environment for the rest of my life."
The underwater oil was measured close to BP's blown-out well, which is about 40 miles off the Louisiana coast. The plume started three miles from the well and extended more than 20 miles to the southwest. The oil droplets are odorless and too small to be seen by the human eye. If you swam through the plume, you wouldn't notice it. "There's no visible evidence of oil in the samples; they look like clear water," study chief author Richard Camilli said.
- ghandolf0
The approach currently seems to be...
"Nothing to see here. Go back into your homes. As you were...
(*smiles fake smile)"
- dirtydesign0
yeh. not sure where you heard the cleanup is almost done. thats just retarded.
- ghandolf0
Nope. 79% of it is still out there somewhere - Pooling on the bottom they think
- georgesIII0
* POOF
It's over, no more oil?
- nica_a0
BP completed negotiations with the <a title="BP gets many claims from the oil leak causing $3 billion to be put within the fund" href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/08/09/bp-oil-spill-fund/">Justice Department</a> Monday that establishes the $20 billion BP oil leak compensation fund. Victims of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010 will be able to access some of the $3 billion put in the fund specifically for them. The fund was set up after BP and Obama met and discussed the situation on June 16. So far, BP said its oil leak costs have totaled $6.1 billion, including $319 million paid out in BP oil spill claims. But more than 100,000 individuals are still waiting to hear about their claims. Lawyers don’t know how to work with the fund.
- plash0
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/…
77k isn't that much considering they have giving 2.8 million to the republican party from 1989 - 2010..
- JazX0
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- JazX0
- JazX0
Fuck the BULLSHITTERS, and the mother fucking Barry Obama train...
Obama biggest recipient of BP cash
http://www.politico.com/news/sto…During his time in the Senate and while running for president, Obama received a total of $77,051 from the oil giant and is the top recipient of BP PAC and individual money over the past 20 years, according to financial disclosure records.
Have fun with that one next time around dimwit.