Can you believe it?? 7373 Responses

Last post: 2 years, 9 months ago | Thread started: Sep 2, 10, 8:41 a.m.

RespondNew TopicDisable Images

• mattiaBK

  Oil rig explodes 80 miles off Louisiana coast; 12 people reported overboard and one missing, the Coast Guard says.

  Sep 2, 10, 8:41 a.m. – Permalink

• JSK

  No I don't/

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:42 a.m. – Permalink

• robotron3k

  http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/0…

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:43 a.m. – Permalink

• iCanHasQBN

  Yeah, just saw on CNN. This is fucking nuts. In a way I am glad all of this is happening, maybe it'll finally wake Americans up. The Right to Pollute is not one of your freedoms.

  • Thanks for calling.– JSK1/34

    yeah no problem. it was comforting to hear your voice again.– iCanHasQBN2/34

    yeah.. americans are the only ones who use oil you dumbass– bliznutty3/34

    blitz, don't be ignorant. we're like 5% of the world's population, yet use 25% of the oil.– iCanHasQBN4/34

    regardless, i can't believe you have this "it's ok because everyone else is doing it" mentality.– iCanHasQBN5/34

    you're glad this is happening b/c we use 25% of world's oil? you're an idiot– bliznutty6/34

    what? that's not what i'm saying at all. people need to realize how disgusting oil is so that we WON'T use so much of it.– iCanHasQBN7/34

    you're are a ridiculous bleeding heart liberal.. you're heart is WAY bigger than your brain– bliznutty8/34

    ah yes, excellent insight.. just calling someone a "bleeding heart liberal". wow. impressive.– iCanHasQBN9/34

    never heard that one before! *yawn*.– iCanHasQBN10/34

    so if one is concerned about pollution in the water and the air we breathe, that makes them a baaad person, right??– iCanHasQBN11/34

    yeah.. you're being an asshole.– bogue12/34

    in your mind oil = America = bad (If you had any brain you would see its not that simple)– bliznutty13/34

    So you're ok with this outrageous dependency on oil we have? The current situation suits you just fine?– iCanHasQBN14/34

    and America DOES = oil. Our entire way of depends on it. Our way of life needs to change.– iCanHasQBN15/34

    hey iCanHasBrain, you assume i don't have a heart or b/c i don't agree with your anti-Americanism– bliznutty16/34

    i used to think simple like you, black & white, my heart always bleeding- then i grew up– bliznutty17/34

    ah yes, i am the simpleton and you're the grown up who has been there and done that. congratulations!...– iCanHasQBN18/34

    ...again you offered no point, but would rather belittle someone.– iCanHasQBN19/34

    <--- reread your post you idiot– bliznutty20/34

    funny with the namecalling. are you an adult? and yes i read my post. in fact i wrote it, so you can probably assume– iCanHasQBN21/34

    ...that i read it.– iCanHasQBN22/34

    this post is why i hate dimwitted lefties who are so concerned about the air and the environment– bliznutty23/34

    maybe one day you'll realize that humans cannot breathe or drink money. at least give a shit about future generations.– iCanHasQBN24/34

    thats the problem with right-wingers. so self-involved and individualistic. all about me me me. the definition of selfish.– iCanHasQBN25/34

    god you're ridiculous..– bliznutty26/34

    Your notion that it's a bad thing to care about the environment is what's ridiculous.– iCanHasQBN27/34

    my notion is that people like you that 'care about the environment' are not thinking the whole thing through– bliznutty28/34

    again you're heart is bigger than your brain.. and your heart is NOT bigger than mine– bliznutty29/34

    blitz, are you even aware of the very root problem leading to our irresponsible use of oil?– iCanHasQBN30/34

    i just want to see how well YOU'VE "thought this through".– iCanHasQBN31/34

    hay guys what's going on here?– ernexbcn32/34

    someone is wrong on the internet.– iCanHasQBN33/34

    iNTerNETS!– Uglyfreak34/34

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:44 a.m. – Permalink

• JSK

  http://news.google.com/news/more…

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:44 a.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  the case against oil continues

  • <– Continuity

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:45 a.m. – Permalink

• CALLES

  well

  • too soon– ernexbcn1/4

    hahahaha– bigtrick2/4

    lol– discoduro3/4

    heee– dskz4/4

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:46 a.m. – Permalink

• ernexbcn

  I just bumped the BP thread and noticed this thread afterwards...

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:48 a.m. – Permalink

• utopian

  GFY BIG OIL

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:50 a.m. – Permalink

• CALLES

  no oil no qbn

  • <– PonyBoy

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:51 a.m. – Permalink

• robotron3k

  

  • <jk– robotron3k

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:52 a.m. – Permalink

• bigtrick

  well, that blows.

  • lmaoo– ernexbcn

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:53 a.m. – Permalink

• blogger

  More bbq explosions

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:53 a.m. – Permalink

• robotron3k

  the rig is owned by Mariner Energy

  

  
  Gulf of Mexico Deepwater: Mariner holds a working interest in more than 90 blocks. The company has participated in more than 35 deepwater projects, operating more than half of them.

  Gulf of Mexico Shelf: Mariner is among the largest lease holders on the continental shelf with interests in approximately 240 Federal leases and more than 30 state blocks (at year-end 2009)

  • All running on the same platform as BP– 74LEO

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 8:56 a.m. – Permalink

• georgesIII

  It is virtually impossible to live without pretoleum based products,
  untill you find a better way to produce Everything,
  You should stop complaining everytime it happens, because we're all part of the problem.

  small list of oil based products:

  Clothing Ink
  Heart Valves
  Crayons
  Parachutes
  Telephones
  Enamel
  Transparent tape
  Antiseptics
  Vacuum bottles
  Deodorant
  Pantyhose
  Rubbing Alcohol
  Carpets
  Epoxy paint
  Oil filters
  Upholstery
  Hearing Aids
  Car sound insulation
  Cassettes
  Motorcycle helmets
  Pillows
  Shower doors
  Shoes
  Refrigerator linings
  Electrical tape
  Safety glass
  Awnings
  Salad bowl
  Rubber cement
  Nylon rope
  Ice buckets
  Fertilizers
  Hair coloring
  Toilet seats
  Denture adhesive
  Loudspeakers
  Movie film
  Fishing boots
  Candles
  Water pipes
  Car enamel
  Shower curtains
  Credit cards
  Aspirin
  Golf balls
  Detergents
  Sunglasses
  Glue
  Fishing rods
  Linoleum
  Plastic wood
  Soft contact lenses
  Trash bags
  Hand lotion
  Shampoo
  Shaving cream
  Footballs
  Paint brushes
  Balloons
  Fan belts
  Umbrellas
  Paint Rollers
  Luggage
  Antifreeze

  Model cars
  Floor wax
  Sports car bodies
  Tires
  Dishwashing liquids
  Unbreakable dishes
  Toothbrushes
  Toothpaste
  Combs
  Tents
  Hair curlers
  Lipstick
  Ice cube trays
  Electric blankets
  Tennis rackets
  Drinking cups
  House paint
  Rollerskates wheels
  Guitar strings
  Ammonia
  Eyeglasses
  Ice chests
  Life jackets
  TV cabinets
  Car battery cases
  Insect repellent
  Refrigerants
  Typewriter ribbons
  Cold cream
  Glycerin
  Plywood adhesive
  Cameras
  Anesthetics
  Artificial turf
  Artificial Limbs
  Bandages
  Dentures
  Mops
  Beach Umbrellas
  Ballpoint pens
  Boats
  Nail polish
  Golf bags
  Caulking
  Tape recorders
  Curtains
  Vitamin capsules
  Dashboards
  Putty
  Percolators
  Skis
  Insecticides
  Fishing lures
  Perfumes
  Shoe polish
  Petroleum jelly
  Faucet washers
  Food preservatives
  Antihistamines
  Cortisone
  Dyes
  LP records
  Solvents
  Roofing
  etc....

  • why are you making me think?– vitamins1/9

    DID
    YOU
    FORGET
    CONDOMS?– utopian2/9

    Latex not oil– nbq3/9

    are there not more than a few startups now that can produce petrol from bacteria etc? just saying....– exador14/9

    yeah, give the material sciences a few years. we're almost there. they are just making the methods scalable.– spifflink5/9

    bs...– Milan6/9

    I needs my pantyhose– Uglyfreak7/9

    dildos?– autoflavour8/9

    Most of this stuff could and should be made without it– ali9/9

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 9:12 a.m. – Permalink

• drgz

  have i seen this before

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 9:16 a.m. – Permalink

• benfal99

  The rig wasn't in function yet. No spill.

  Dont worry.

  Get back to work.

  Its all right.

  • That was a close call.
    As I was.– 74LEO1/2

    That's what they said at first when the last one blew up too– DeSiard2/2

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 9:18 a.m. – Permalink

• detritus

  Georges - the point is that a helluva lot of those products can be made without refining oil.

  The problem is that until race-to-the-bottom economics don't favour oil either through subsidies or imposition of 'environmental costs', there is little incentive in developing non-oil-based alternatives.

  I mean come on - how do you think our ancestors made candles, perfume and fishing Lures before the turn of the last century?

  • 'lack of imposition of..' even– detritus

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 9:20 a.m. – Permalink

• robotron3k

  Vermillion Oil Platform 380 = self fail

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 9:21 a.m. – Permalink

• benfal99

  No oil = no plastic
  No plastic = everything in plastic around you would be in wood.

  Take a look around you, in your office. Imagine all that plastic replaced by wood.

  a-a-a-a-a-a-a-awsome!

  • That's actually total bullshit.– detritus1/3

    gnu has soybean "plastic" topsheets this year holmes... soybeans ftw!– prophet2/3

    time to go back to steam!– Uglyfreak3/3

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 9:22 a.m. – Permalink

• benfal99

  ... and then we would cut down every single trees on planet... so we're fucked both ways.

  • As is that.– detritus1/4

    you can plant new trees– acescence2/4

    We already cut down all the trees we can find, I don't see anything new here.– Continuity3/4

    there are also alternatives to wood– pizzafire4/4

  

  You must be logged in to add a note. Login now or register for an account.

  Cancel

  Dog-earSep 2, 10, 9:23 a.m. – Permalink