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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:40 AM Original message |
As I keep my fingers crossed regarding the oil "plugging", I have an over arching worry... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm not too worried--scenes of ongoing devastation will keep the industry from winning back |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I would like to think that but since most of the media is controlled by the right wing... |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. And heaven help us if efforts to fight climate change actually begin to work |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. Why did they take 37 days to try top kill? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I keep asking myself that same question. nt |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Partly because it's a higher risk maneuver |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. They also were measuring pressure to insure this had a chance |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I heard someone addressing this last night. They initially tried other options, |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. because they were trying to save the damn well |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Regardless of solution, a relief well would have to be drilled to relieve... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. The question is... |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. BOP + kinks in the colapsed riser were certainly throttling the flow to some degree. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. How much? |
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tranche (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. There are great explanations and timelines you can find on this site. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Because this isn't a video game or a movie. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. It took that long for the preparations and study to make sure it would not make it worse |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. They don't seem to be showing much of the actual leaks today. In between |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. They spent a long time checking all the equipment to make sure it was OK |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. Managing the perception |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. Obama is in charge and has put a stop to dilling... |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. Oh, they will shove it down the memory hole as quickly as allowed |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 09:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. totally! |
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