This can happen. BP is responsible and given the scope of the problem they are doing everything possible to get this fixed. I'm not sure what the US Congress can accomplish here. President Obama could always send more resources and approve Louisiana's requests for aid. But apparently we don't help Louisiana if it has a Republican Governor.
Who is the most to blame for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
The President, because he has executive power over government departments and agencies and should have reacted faster and with more directness?
Congress, because they write the laws that form regulations on both businesses and government operations but did not do either adequately enough to prevent or halt the spill?
British Petroleum, because they've told Congress the industry can best regulate itself and yet their industry response has proven inadequate?
Other?
Nobody?
If congress should do anything it should be to require all new off shore oil rigs to have multiple already dug relief wells ready incase something happens with the origional well head. Either that or make sure the damn equipment works. Or just find another solution that works.
Man the oil companies do have it too easy... they don't have to pay taxes and they aren't expected to ensure the effectiveness of their equipment... all for the sake of cheap oil.
In the western Arctic, oil companies are pressing federal regulators to ease demands for relief wells that might help avert disasters like the one unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil firms operating in the Beaufort Sea must be able to drill relief wells, and if necessary, safely shut them down with original wells during a single Arctic drilling season.
It is BP's oil rig that is causing the problems and it is their responsibility to clean up their own mess.
It is like in hockey. You are always responsible for any damage by your stick.
It was BP's stick that did the damage.
If you go into the woods to light fireworks and the woods catch on fire then....
Land owner might be an enabler; but people start fires to light fireworks, not lighters.And what happens when the owner of the land gives the kid the lighter and says have fun?
I don't think that kind of theatricality is a effective use of tax dollars. We all know the government is the source of many significant problems in our lives.There should be Congressional Hearings, broadcast nationally, and those who have opposed should be grilled as to why we cannot drill where it makes most sense.
Have you stopped using oil? If not, why not?BP, plain and simple.
Though this is just another example of why we should stop using oil in the first place.
Have you stopped using oil? If not, why not?
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The reason why I asked this question was because I keep hearing that the oil spill is Obama's "Katrina," and I don't think so at all. Instead of going after Obama, who's the easy target, I want to go after all the Congressmen and Senators who have been taking campaign donations from BP in order to ensure deregulation of the industry. Why hasn't an investigation to track down such campaign financing from the oil industry been started by the media to find out which of our legislators voted to reduce oil industry regulations? That's what I'd like done right now.
BP, plain and simple.
Though this is just another example of why we should stop using oil in the first place.
There will be plenty of time for that later. Right now this is a national crisis and not enough is being done to clean it up. That is where Obama needs to kick himself in the A and get every resource possible on the job. Several countries have offered to bring in large vessles etc. to skim. In fact the Dutch offered 2 days after the spill. There is tons of boom in warehouses and manufacturers ready to make more if Obama would give the go ahead. There are tons of ideas out there to clean it up all waiting for EPA approval. Several ideas were on Hannity. One was laying hay on the spill. It picks up almost all the oil. Now what harm is hay going to do compared to what the oil is doing. Yet no one is giving anyone the go ahead for ideas like that.
As far as the leak it self, I think everyone is doing everything they can to stop it. No one would want this more than BP. To say they aren't doing all they can is ridiculous and no amount of A kicking is going to get it stopped any faster.
We need to get serious about clean-up NOW and send BP the bill later.
If this is such a good idea and not one else has done it, why don't you jump right in and fill the void? :roll:If she hasn't, it may be because transportation industries haven't developed alternative energy sources. However, that doesn't mean people wouldn't once they have been researched and manufactured.
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