by Zwoof
BREAKING: Sorry, don't have time to type 300 words or whatever... It looks like they are trying something. All kinds of movement. http://www.bp.com/... Hope this works. Robots are dancing in the deep.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Good News On Government Response To Oil Spill
by slinkerwink
The Wall-Street Journal has reported the latest actions the government has taken in response to the oil spill, and I'm in approval of these actions: WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, fighting to stay ahead of the political storm over the Gulf oil spill, is expected to announce on Thursday that the government will impose tougher safety requirements and more rigorous inspections on off-shore drilling operations. ... BP has said it will attempt the operation today. After initially balking a broadcasting the attempt on its live Internet feed, the firm relented at the request of the president and the administration response team, an administration official said. Company officials have cautioned the maneuver has never been done in such deep water. The leaking well is a mile below the surface. Please read for more good news on the government response so far below the jump:
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The Wall-Street Journal has reported the latest actions the government has taken in response to the oil spill, and I'm in approval of these actions: WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, fighting to stay ahead of the political storm over the Gulf oil spill, is expected to announce on Thursday that the government will impose tougher safety requirements and more rigorous inspections on off-shore drilling operations. ... BP has said it will attempt the operation today. After initially balking a broadcasting the attempt on its live Internet feed, the firm relented at the request of the president and the administration response team, an administration official said. Company officials have cautioned the maneuver has never been done in such deep water. The leaking well is a mile below the surface. Please read for more good news on the government response so far below the jump:
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Preparations for Top kill and Live Video Analysis
by yuriwho
For those actually interested in the details and trying to make sense of the images/video from the live feed this diary can be a place to discuss them. First, here's BP's technical briefing from yesterday describing the various things they are considering trying. (I STRONGLY RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS!) Starting on Saturday, people viewing the live feed noticed that there were some strange events happening at the main leak pipe typically shown in the live feeds from the video. A blog post by some guy named monkeyfister claimed these were sub-sea blowouts. After further reading & analysis it appears these were the first tests of the planned top kill operation. Live Video Links: http://www.bp.com/... http://www.cnn.com/ (look for Live: underwater view of leak in the left column)
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For those actually interested in the details and trying to make sense of the images/video from the live feed this diary can be a place to discuss them. First, here's BP's technical briefing from yesterday describing the various things they are considering trying. (I STRONGLY RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS!) Starting on Saturday, people viewing the live feed noticed that there were some strange events happening at the main leak pipe typically shown in the live feeds from the video. A blog post by some guy named monkeyfister claimed these were sub-sea blowouts. After further reading & analysis it appears these were the first tests of the planned top kill operation. Live Video Links: http://www.bp.com/... http://www.cnn.com/ (look for Live: underwater view of leak in the left column)
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"BP's Interests are Not the same as America's Interests"
by Unenergy
I've been thinking about the outrage shifting, the blame game going on right now and just want to give you my thoughts on what is happening with respect to spin and the Gulf Gusher disaster. In July 2009, at a lecture to the Stanford Business School, the CEO of British Petroleum Tony Hayward explained to attendees that BP was going in the wrong direction before he took over as CEO because, "we had too many people that were working to save the world." This is the Youtube Video : BP's CEO Tony Hayward
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I've been thinking about the outrage shifting, the blame game going on right now and just want to give you my thoughts on what is happening with respect to spin and the Gulf Gusher disaster. In July 2009, at a lecture to the Stanford Business School, the CEO of British Petroleum Tony Hayward explained to attendees that BP was going in the wrong direction before he took over as CEO because, "we had too many people that were working to save the world." This is the Youtube Video : BP's CEO Tony Hayward
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Peak Oil + Lemon Socialism = Oilpocolypses
by chapter1
Peak Oil holds that, due to fundamental limitations of geology, the easy and cheap oil is mostly gone, and "we" must now drill for expensive, hard-to-reach oil. "Lemon socialism" is a shorthand for "privatizing profits and socializing losses." In the case of oil drilling, it means that the drilling companies will keep the profits from the high price of oil, while shifting the cost of drilling to others. The damage to the Gulf is a classic (and tragic) example. Drilling in mile-deep waters is necessary (if we are to continue to maintain supply in the face of Peak Oil) and it is expensive. Most of the expense is due to mitigating risk. So BP and friends keep profit for themselves, while ignoring risk-- i.e., shifting it to society. In this case, the costs were paid by all of us, especially shrimp fishermen, folks dependent on Gulf tourism, etc. In a minute, I'll tell you the bad news.
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Peak Oil holds that, due to fundamental limitations of geology, the easy and cheap oil is mostly gone, and "we" must now drill for expensive, hard-to-reach oil. "Lemon socialism" is a shorthand for "privatizing profits and socializing losses." In the case of oil drilling, it means that the drilling companies will keep the profits from the high price of oil, while shifting the cost of drilling to others. The damage to the Gulf is a classic (and tragic) example. Drilling in mile-deep waters is necessary (if we are to continue to maintain supply in the face of Peak Oil) and it is expensive. Most of the expense is due to mitigating risk. So BP and friends keep profit for themselves, while ignoring risk-- i.e., shifting it to society. In this case, the costs were paid by all of us, especially shrimp fishermen, folks dependent on Gulf tourism, etc. In a minute, I'll tell you the bad news.
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BP could face fines of up to $60 billion in Deepwater Disaster
by erratic
According to The Guardian, which reliably has interesting stories on US and global news from a different (and often more informed) perspective than the US news machine, has received confidential information about additional fines being considered. According to the article BP faces extra $60bn in legal costs as US loses patience with Gulf clean-up , The oil disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico could present BP with much higher costs than previously thought as a result of US government penalties of up to $60bn (£40bn), according to City analysts. The penalties are in addition to BP's already huge bill for the clean-up mission, which stood at $760m yesterday, and potentially unlimited damages payable by the company to fishermen and other affected local communities. BP also faces billions of dollars of lost earnings as a result of its damaged reputation in the US, which could result in it being barred from bidding for future contracts.
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According to The Guardian, which reliably has interesting stories on US and global news from a different (and often more informed) perspective than the US news machine, has received confidential information about additional fines being considered. According to the article BP faces extra $60bn in legal costs as US loses patience with Gulf clean-up , The oil disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico could present BP with much higher costs than previously thought as a result of US government penalties of up to $60bn (£40bn), according to City analysts. The penalties are in addition to BP's already huge bill for the clean-up mission, which stood at $760m yesterday, and potentially unlimited damages payable by the company to fishermen and other affected local communities. BP also faces billions of dollars of lost earnings as a result of its damaged reputation in the US, which could result in it being barred from bidding for future contracts.
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Top 10 reasons why BP wanted spillcams shut off during topkill
by RLMiller
BP was considering whether it would turn off the spillcams during its topkill operation beginning as early as Wednesday night. Although now it's decided to leave them on, I did find BP's original list to share with you.
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BP was considering whether it would turn off the spillcams during its topkill operation beginning as early as Wednesday night. Although now it's decided to leave them on, I did find BP's original list to share with you.
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Alternative Energy Round-Up
by mark louis
Time for another trip to the world of renewable energy. The last diary I wrote generated a great deal of debate and landed on the rec list. Of course, I did blame everyone for the oil spill, which caused a few angry comments. But, I think there was also a pretty good debate on our use of oil and how it has resulted in creating a climate where such disasters can occur. With that, let's talk about energy.
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Time for another trip to the world of renewable energy. The last diary I wrote generated a great deal of debate and landed on the rec list. Of course, I did blame everyone for the oil spill, which caused a few angry comments. But, I think there was also a pretty good debate on our use of oil and how it has resulted in creating a climate where such disasters can occur. With that, let's talk about energy.
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Should the Sky be the Limit, when Big Business, harms regular People?
by jamess
Direction on the oil spill liability cap By Kate Sheppard, By Washington Post editor -- May 25, 2010 The Obama administration today finally weighed in on the question of how high the liability cap should be raised for oil spills, arguing that there should be no limit at all -- at least for drilling in deep waters and at least for future spills. The administration was still hesitant to offer direction on whether legislation should act retroactively for the BP spill and whether it should include all offshore drilling operations. Still, a new measure in the Senate that would have eliminated the cap, offered after the administration's comments, failed Tuesday as Republicans blocked Democrats from bringing it up under unanimous consent. A measure to raise the cap to $10 billion had been blocked twice previously. Republicans continue to protest that raising or eliminating the cap would bar smaller companies from entering the market. But it's OK to throw other People OUT of Work, when such 'Accidents Happen'?
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Direction on the oil spill liability cap By Kate Sheppard, By Washington Post editor -- May 25, 2010 The Obama administration today finally weighed in on the question of how high the liability cap should be raised for oil spills, arguing that there should be no limit at all -- at least for drilling in deep waters and at least for future spills. The administration was still hesitant to offer direction on whether legislation should act retroactively for the BP spill and whether it should include all offshore drilling operations. Still, a new measure in the Senate that would have eliminated the cap, offered after the administration's comments, failed Tuesday as Republicans blocked Democrats from bringing it up under unanimous consent. A measure to raise the cap to $10 billion had been blocked twice previously. Republicans continue to protest that raising or eliminating the cap would bar smaller companies from entering the market. But it's OK to throw other People OUT of Work, when such 'Accidents Happen'?
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