Oil spill continues to grow

Originally posted by Darth Jello
There's a $75 million cap on damages.

How that pans out remains to be seen. Nonetheless, there is still the 1 billion dollar cost of the clean up so far- and rising.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
The US has a lot more resources than Mexico and was theoretically responsible for overseeing safety on BP's well. However I am curious about what Mexico is doing about the spill.

Wasn't the platform in US coastal water?

Originally posted by inimalist
Wasn't the platform in US coastal water?

It was 50 miles out. That put it in what's called the "exclusive economic zone" (~200 miles) but not within territorial waters (~15 miles).

Mexico won't get invloved until their hand is forced. So far, only The South is affected. If the spill goes to Tamaulipas or Veracruz, then Mexico might be motivated...or just blame America.

I got a funny feeling this is going to really have a bad effect on the world in some way, especially when the hurricanes spread it about a bit.

I know it´s terrible even know for people and nature in the area of the gulf, but when you consider the ammount of oil comming out its really frightening.

Messing up one eco system can have a chain reaction and effect others.

Mmm I know it is scary to think about, and they have no way to stop it either so it's only going to keep growing.

Oil spill fixed:

http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/

That's going to take a lot of hay.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
That's going to take a lot of hay.

I know, the horses would likely stage a coup.

They don't have the balls.

Hahaha, they might as well try it.

EDIT:

It seems to work remarkably well, I may just call in on that BP hotline and claim the idea for my own... ;]

Originally posted by Robtard
http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/

I just filled my car on BP. I really like BP, it's a great company 👆

Originally posted by Robtard
Oil spill fixed:

http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/

I will never again mock red necks

those titans of science, aparently

http://www.rense.com/general90/barb.htm

Hay has been used before to clean up oil on a large scale before. I'm not sure if it's doable in the Gulf though.

Originally posted by Spire
http://www.rense.com/general90/barb.htm

Hay has been used before to clean up oil on a large scale before. I'm not sure if it's doable in the Gulf though.

Why not in the Gulf?

will the environment in that area go back to normal soon??

Originally posted by Clone
will the environment in that area go back to normal soon??

when will it?

Originally posted by Liberator
Why not in the Gulf?

-Clone, who knows, could take many decades. Oil does degrade from bacterial action and regular exposure to the sun, but yeah, it takes a while both for that, and even after that for the native wildlife to return.