BP's 10 Biggest Screw Ups

[Mari333]

The BP oil disaster is now at day 43, and it's still not known how much longer this gusher will continue hemorrhaging oil into the Gulf of Mexico. But one fact has become clear beyond a doubt, and that's BP's incompetence and irresponsibility—both before and after the spill. Because it's getting hard to keep track of the company's screw-ups, here's a list of the top ten:

From the top hat to the top kill: In the past six weeks, it's become obvious that BP has no idea how to fix a hole a mile below the sea. .....

First there was the failure of the containment dome (a contraption that had to be constructed after the blast, since BP didn't think to have one ready ahead of time). We waited for the second, smaller dome (the top-hat), which BP decided wouldn't work either. Next came "junk shots," in which BP unsuccessfully attempted to plug the hole with golf balls, chunks of rubber and other detritus. Then BP promised the so-called "top-kill" would be the best fix. That failed last weekend, and now BP is moving on to its next trick, another containment dome option that looks much like the others, except this method could actually increase the amount of oil leaking into the Gulf by 20 percent. And if that doesn't work, the spill will likely continue at least through August, until a relief well can be completed....more












http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/bp-10-biggest-mistakes

[Mari333]

1. BREAKING NEWS: just saw this on twitter breaking news

Coast Guard: Crews shooting chemicals underwater to disperse Gulf oil leaking out of new cut

whats worse???????


they are using this:

Dirty dispersants: In a desperate attempt to contain the growing disaster it has created in the Gulf, BP has been spreading chemical dispersants on the sea and at the spill site a mile below the surface. But BP's dispersant of choice, Corexit, has raised concerns at the Environmental Protection Agency about its potential harmful effects on marine life—and it's now being dumped in the Gulf in record volumes. The EPA ordered BP to find a safer option. But BP is sticking with Corexit, despite the fact that the EPA has a long list of approved, less harmful alternatives.

[cwydro]

2. Fucking hell.

I can't believe the administration is allowing this dispersant crap.

It is an attempt at a massive coverup. They will fail. We will all see the damage eventually.

I have lost all faith in Obama.

[nashville_brook]

4. For your extinction level event, don't just exit. Corexit.

[dipsydoodle]

3. The whole problem is uncharted territory

The fact is nobody know how to deal with a problem that deep. I think BP are being left on the case in the hope of finding out. Yes they're failing but nobody else at present has any viable alternatives.