Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Really FU BP!

Thanks to my bestie for feeling so passionate about this as I do!

Hey BP, here a finger for you! Oh yeah and here's a result for your so called 10 year research program of the effects of crude oil on the marine environment! Oil in the ocean = death of marine organisms (such as sperm whales and dolphins). It was reported that sperm whales like to hang around the area where the spill occurred, so these animals swim to the surface to breathe and can inhale crude oil into their lungs that can have a negative effect on their survival.

Sperm whales as well as other whales, dolphins, and sharks, that are large marine animals have long gestation periods, meaning they do not reproduce often and when they do they only have a small litter. The population of sperm whales are reportedly low,  at risk of being extinct and will likely suffer from the mess BP has created.

So when the heck is BP going to stop the leak? Another month from now? Well I guess they are too busy stonewalling, with so much time invested in pledging money for a research program, who has time to plug the damn hole as our President Obama said.

Maybe the CEO's fantastic idea of pumping huge amounts of mud and cement will work? It only took them like 36+ days to think of that brilliant idea. Oh and if it doesn't work with mud and cement, they will try to pump junk into the hole with material like golf balls, pieces of tire, and pieces of rope. Hmmm.... that sounds really re-assuring.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Video Released of the Toxic Soup of Crude Oil and Dispersant In The Water

http://news.yahoo.com/video/u-s-15749625#video=20009724

36 Days Later and W.H intervenes!

It's been more than a month since the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and yet BP continue to move at snail pace to clean up the mess. Not to mention the chemicals used to clean the rocky shores are extremely harmful to the touch and can cause lung damage. Why is BP still in charge of this clean up? Better yet, why isn't our government stepping in to save the wildlife and the livelihoods of those that are depended on the Gulf to make ends meet? Hotels have had to shut down their private beaches due to oil washed up from the Gulf.

Day 36, and the White House finally has decided to intervene. This is clear that BP has been under representing the severity of the oil spill. This spill is potentially more severe than the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989! The Valdez spill reportedly released 10.8 million gallons of crude oil, scientists believe the oil spill in the Gulf could be estimated up to 12 million gallons.

So while BP is focused on pledging 500 million dollars to a 10 year independent research program on the effects of crude oil on the marine environment, the Congress will be quadrupling the gas tax to 0.32 cents a barrel to pay for the clean up. It is projected to bring in 11 billions dollars for the next decade.

Is this really enough though?