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BPs oil spill response plan was very thoughfull and complete.
http://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-ne...ms_ss=facebook In case the link doesn't work this is from the Christian Science Monitor of June 9 th. The plan covers walruses, sea otters, seals and other creatures that I never suspected lived around that part of the world. What really ticks me off is how the locals hid them from the rest of us. Why do the rest of us have to go to Alaska or the Northwest Territory to fish for Char when there is probalbe a run up the Sabine river? And Food! I like seafood gumbo. It's one of the highpoints of a trip to the Big Easy. I'll probably never get to a Cajun walrus bar-b-que now. For years them coonasses have been keeping them secret from the rest of us. It's probably to late now, BPs killed all the walruses. |
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:46:15 -0700 (PDT), BJConner wrote:
BPs oil spill response plan was very thoughfull and complete. http://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-ne...ms_ss=facebook In case the link doesn't work this is from the Christian Science Monitor of June 9 th. The plan covers walruses, sea otters, seals and other creatures that I never suspected lived around that part of the world. What really ticks me off is how the locals hid them from the rest of us. Why do the rest of us have to go to Alaska or the Northwest Territory to fish for Char when there is probalbe a run up the Sabine river? And Food! I like seafood gumbo. It's one of the highpoints of a trip to the Big Easy. I'll probably never get to a Cajun walrus bar-b-que now. For years them coonasses have been keeping them secret from the rest of us. It's probably to late now, BPs killed all the walruses. Amusing. A couple of (possible) points - I take no stance as to their accuracy, only that they have been brought up - one, several of the oil companies (Chevron, BP, C/P, etc.) have all used more-or-less "boilerplate" language in these plans, and they cover the spectrum of wildlife in all areas of drilling (IOW, it is essentially a list of all possible wildlife in all drilling areas, the potential effects, and the response to it), such that if this had occurred in Alaska, the story would be pointing out the alleged absurdity of mentioning pelicans. If that is true, I would offer that such a "boilerplate" list isn't particularly worrisome ___IF THE PROPOSED RESPONSE WAS ACCURATE/PLAUSIBLE___. It seems clear that the claimed response capability was a pipe dream. The second point is that it appears this basic plan submitted by BP is "the plan" and has been for years, with some basic editing. This particular copy was submitted and approved in 2009, when DOI was under Salazar, Obama's hand-picked guy, who was supposed to clean up MMS, but apparently did what his line of predecessors did - just went with, pardon the pun, the flow. The pelicans are coming home to roost, as it were, and just as unfairly as Bush got saddled with Katrina, Obama is being saddled with the spill (albeit Obama seems bound and determined to "claim" it). And if the Fed's response to the spill winds up being anywhere near the (economic) taxpayer ripoff that Katrina has turned into, he will, ultimately, be actually responsible for part of it. I'd suggest that anyone who truly supports Obama to urge, at every opportunity, that a measured, rational response to this is in the best interest of everyone except the media and those with "partisan" agendas/causes. It is certainly in the best interest of the areas affected and the US taxpayers, as well as those who may suffer if _excessive_ federal funds are diverted and wasted. From personally-witnessed past experience, this is headed in a really bad direction. TC, R |
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