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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 09:53 PM Original message |
Why is BP permitted, still, to be in charge of stopping the leak? |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. but but but, they have such brilliant solutions |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Because if someone else tries and fails |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because business does things best |
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brewens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. I was wondering if they could sort of reverse their containment |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because the solution takes 90 days or nuking the seabed |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. My worry is that their 'fixing' might make it worse. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Probably |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. They have the equipment and the expertise, such as it is. |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. yeah, they are such experts that not only did they unleash a WMD, but they can't even make it stop |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
41. Who should be in charge? |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. From other companies most likely. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. How will those contracts to other companies be made? No bid? N/T |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Probably, that seems in vogue these days with our government. -nt- |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. They are talking golf balls and old pieces of tires now, for gods sake |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Yes BP appears to know what they are doing |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. A poetry major may have pointed out the folly of creating the chance of making a mess you can't fix |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. So when are you going to the gulf to cap the well? |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I am stating that businesses who only hear their own choir do not avert enough trouble |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. The OP was about fixing the problem, not about if the well should have been done. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. Without any kind of oversight they will make the situation worse. They already used tons |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #32 |
43. Their best interest is to get the well controlled. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Of course. But they will do anything, including more damage to the environment to improve their |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. yeah, I'm sure everyone else is lining up to get involved in this mess.... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Good point. Sad that we all suffer for it. |
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shedevil69taz (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. So who would you suggest be "allowed" |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Maybe quit with the long shots that are worsening the problem? |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. That's the problem - no one has any better ideas of ways to do it for free. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. That is because they know |
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shedevil69taz (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. That would be fine |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. BP hasn't done any fuck ups since the disaster |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I consider the chemical dispersant worse. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Because you are an expert on this |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. If the junk pile doesn't work, |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. They already know that |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. It's not ineptness if the task is virtually impossible. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Exactly. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. The government would just contract the job out to the same people |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
44. Rush Limblah could be lowered to plug the leak. He's bigger than the containment dome... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. Good point |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I agree. |
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ultracase24 (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
19. Well, they want to shoot golf balls in now |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. .. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. The ones that go first will take all of the blame and heat 'till the real solution |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Politically the Government just can't go in there and nuke it |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Did you forget what country you live in? Who would make them clean up the mess? |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
31. They caused it. They are responsible for it. They are paying the money to stop it. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
38. Because they are not trying to stop the leak... |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. Most people run away from a ticking bomb as fast as they can! |
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Travis_0004 (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Nuclear weapons |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. How does that work? Really, I would like the thing explained so we can understand. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 07:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. It would pinch the pipe closed. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Sounds like the chance of unintended consequences might be worth serious consideration |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 07:55 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. No human endeavour is 100% certain. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
47. A coast guard Admiral stated that it would take THREE MONTHS to dig a competing |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
48. Because of the government takes it over, they own it. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. I dunno. He wasn't much help stopping the Icelandic volcano ... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Maybe he should command BP to drain that section of the ocean |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
57. Who should be in charge of this? |
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