Faulty Blow Out Preventer To Blame

Investigators: Leak caused well device to fail

These bozos could not even fix a leaky hydrolic line on the blow out preventer, not before the catastrophe and not now. What is wrong with these jerks? If they can't fix the problem, then they should be forced to step aside and let another group of people do the job. Are they evil or something?

Video of Oil Spill as seen from the air

BP Slick THE SOURCE 05.07.10.mov

This is an interesting video from You Tube. It is a view of the disaster as seen from the air.

Liability Limits

LP Monday Message: Liability limits make oil spills worse

Liability limits is, I'm sure, part of the puzzle. We can ask the question, has our government cut the oil companies too much slack?

A Few Links via BP themselves

Here is the official Deepwater Horizon Response Website
Deepwater Horizon Response

Here is the information outlet from BP
Gulf of Mexico update page : Response page on the Website of BP

Tell them what you are thinking about this disaster!
British Petroleum's Submit an Inquiry Page

OIL SPILL - A few technical details

Today I spoke with a friend who knows somebody in the oil industry who has exposure to the undersea drilling business. My friend said that it was likely that the reason why there was a problem with the Deepwater Horizon is because this was such a deep well, that there was a tremendous amount of pressure, more than anticipated. The deeper the well, the more pressure there is. Basically, drilling this deep is something new, and people still don't know everything about how to do it properly.

As more and more older wells run dry, more and more new wells will need to be dug. These newer wells will need to be drilled deeper and deeper to get at the oil which is still present in the earth. Much of these new wells will need to be undersea wells.

I am open to suggestions on using less energy, as well as creating new sources of energy which will be less hazardous to the environment.

Fishing Industry - The Oil Spill - And Industrial Hemp

Gulf Coast oil spill threatens to shut down Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry

Gulf Coast braces for an oily mess

I know that of the several reasons why people eat seafood, that consuming essential fatty acids is one of them. EFAs are essential for many healthy body functions. Our society gets it's EFAs mostly from eating seafood. But, this does put some pressure on the oceans to produce enough for everyone. As a vegetarian, I know that hemp seed oil is also a great source of EFAs. The problem is that it is illegal to grow industrial hemp in the United States. Hemp is a prolific producer. Hemp oil should be the same price as canola oil, or soybean oil. But, rather, it is quite expensive, and not widely available. The U.S. government should lift the ban on growing industrial hemp so that we can have an alternative source of EFAs. This is especially true now because seafood will become more scarce as more oil spills degrade the ability of the ocean to produce seafood. Also, overfishing is a concern. Eventually, fish will be priced out of the reach of poor consumers and they will not be able to afford one of the diet's necessary nutrients.