How is this oil spill not a big deal?

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Its already surpassed the amount of crude dumped into the ecosystem by the exxon valdez tanker years ago, and EVERYBODY knows about that. It was a generational catastrophe.

And now we've got this huge rig thats been dumping oil into the ocean for weeks, (over 4000 square miles covered), and the only people whom seem to care are the sensationalist news networks affecting its price on gas.

I didnt even see a thread around here about it.

A lot of you LIVE near the gulf coast, and this is going to begin to directly impact you in the near future (if it already hasnt). what are your thoughts?

[Trip]

This is destroying my hometown. I am from Buras, LA; which is just north of Venice, LA where the spill has started to come ashore. All that seafood that keeps that town alive can no longer be fished or shrimped. They still haven't fully recovered from Katrina, this is just going to make everything so much worse.

[shmike]

I'm not sure either.

It baffles me why this isn't plastered everywhere.

Where's Kanye telling us that Barack Obama doesn't care about coastal people?

[NONE_too_SOFT]

seriously, this could turn out to be barracks katrina, and nobody seems to give a fuck because they'd rather bitch about a 10% tan tax.

exxon valdez didnt even happen near the continental US, this is happening right on our doorstep.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Trip

This is destroying my hometown. I am from Buras, LA; which is just north of Venice, LA where the spill has started to come ashore. All that seafood that keeps that town alive can no longer be fished or shrimped. They still haven't fully recovered from Katrina, this is just going to make everything so much worse.

I'm sorry, I thought it WAS plastered everywhere. At least, I see it plastered everywhere.

[Sean]

That and a car bomb was set off in the middle of Times Square and it's barely making the news. I don't understand what's going on.

[AquaPython]

it is going to get really fucking bad, this rig is spitting something like 200k Gallons a day from the sea floor and nobody knows how to stop it. on top of that, clean up methods are getting fucked up due to increment weather, etc.

i think it is possible that this is getting down played by government hand right now. The red's finally got Obama to concede to off shore drilling, and he was just talking about how safe, and what a good idea they are a few weeks ago... just a thought.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

it is going to get really fucking bad, this rig is spitting something like 200k Gallons a day from the sea floor and nobody knows how to stop it. on top of that, clean up methods are getting fucked up due to increment weather, etc.

i think it is possible that this is getting down played by government hand right now. The red's finally got Obama to concede to off shore drilling, and he was just talking about how safe, and what a good idea they are a few weeks ago... just a thought.

Seems some are ragging obama for not doing enough on this one. I think now that its comming ashore more will see the impact of all this esp when it starts hitting peoples liveleyhood sp? the way trip mentioned.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

it is going to get really fucking bad, this rig is spitting something like 200k Gallons a day from the sea floor and nobody knows how to stop it. on top of that, clean up methods are getting fucked up due to increment weather, etc.

i think it is possible that this is getting down played by government hand right now. The red's finally got Obama to concede to off shore drilling, and he was just talking about how safe, and what a good idea they are a few weeks ago... just a thought.

yea the environmentalists really got to say "i told you so" early on this one.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

it is going to get really fucking bad, this rig is spitting something like 200k Gallons a day from the sea floor and nobody knows how to stop it. on top of that, clean up methods are getting fucked up due to increment weather, etc.

i think it is possible that this is getting down played by government hand right now. The red's finally got Obama to concede to off shore drilling, and he was just talking about how safe, and what a good idea they are a few weeks ago... just a thought.

NO, they know HOW to. It's about getting the equipment there to do it. That will take months [best guess]