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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/8/2010 11:04:16 PM   
juliaoceania


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Status: offline 		That is a great idea!

I will do some research myself tomorrow and see if there are ways that we can all help on a regional level... perhaps there is some way to gather boom or something?

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/8/2010 11:06:43 PM   
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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/8/2010 11:19:27 PM   
Brain


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Exxon warns against regulatory backlash on deep-water drilling after BP disaster

America's largest oil company, ExxonMobil, pleaded with politicians and regulators to hold off on new rules to curb drilling until the lessons of the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been fully understood.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/exxon-warns-against-regulatory-backlash-on-deepwater-drilling-after-bp-disaster-1994232.html




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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic


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ORIGINAL: juliaoceania

I would give my time away in a second, but I would not take a BP paycheck




You are in luck then. "Oil spill cleanup volunteer" produced over 8 million hits. Have a great summer, and don't let a pelican poke you in the boob.

Bon voyage!




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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/8/2010 11:33:02 PM   
Brain


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Gulf Silent Victims, Animals Dying

Pelicans, dolphins, birds even sharks dying in the Gulf coast. Almost 1 million gallons/day continue to be released into the Gulf. And there's them... Innocent victims of the spill. How many have already died?

I put this video together for my news blog:
http://alamocitytimes.com under Fair Usage, News in the public interest.

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-454758

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/8/2010 11:45:46 PM   
Brain


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Young Artist, AOL Partner for Gulf Relief - Video

(JUNE 8) -- AOL has announced a partnership with 11-year-old artist Olivia Bouler, who has gained international attention for her efforts to help wildlife suffering in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

http://www.gnn.com/article/aol-and-11-year-old-artist-partner-for/1103151?icid=main%7Chp-desktop%7Cdl2%7Clink3%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnn.com%2Farticle%2Faol-and-11-year-old-artist-partner-for%2F1103151



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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 5:46:12 AM   
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Doesen't matter what the subject, they will weasel it in.
Sad, no wonder they are having such a bad time.

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 5:50:21 AM   
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This oil spill is Obamas engineering from the start. He wants to dictate American policy on all aspects of life what better way to get smart cars than to make petroleum too damn expensive to get. What better way to stop offshore drilling for ever than this disaster. His pretessor Bill Clinton signed all land able to safely produce oil or coal to permeate off limits. By the way both Democrats and we now have Obhama care too. By the time he leaves office this country will be just what Bill and he want it.Heaven smart cars no crime no guns no hunting lots of free ranging wild hogs and wild game as man is the top predatory  don't worry about them they have armed secret service paid by you to protect them from the gun less criminals.


I am starting to think you might need to take this act on the road.....

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 5:59:21 AM   
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Yes, it's horrible.  What happened to people, creatures and vegetation is heart-breaking.  I've actually found myself avoiding hearing about it from time to time, because it's too big for me to process.


If they allowed citizens to aid in the cleanup I would go


I'd use caution. With the oil and some of the abient temps that can be seen in the gulf region in the summer the lower molecular weight parts of Oil will be rapidly coming off. That they have sent people out without proper safety gear is inexcusable. Someone is going to be seriously effected by it if they haven't already been. Crude houses many known carcinogens......as I said I'd take caution.

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 6:33:48 AM   
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Crude houses many known carcinogens......as I said I'd take caution.


I know...

I heard one person say that the government needs to put people to work, so they should create a work program to clean up the mess.... I think that is a very good idea... BP can pay the American people back for it, but the cleanup should be out of their hands since they have botched it so badly

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 6:40:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		It is a laudable idea but I don't think that it is responsible to give that job to the general public. If it is done then there has to be a good amount of training leading someone to be able to help with the cleanup. BP fucked it up and need to pay for the whole thing to be cleaned but trying to do it with haste can be as hurtful as the spill itself. The bayou and marsh areas are very delicate ecosystems.

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 6:49:43 AM   
juliaoceania


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ORIGINAL: DomYngBlk

It is a laudable idea but I don't think that it is responsible to give that job to the general public. If it is done then there has to be a good amount of training leading someone to be able to help with the cleanup. BP fucked it up and need to pay for the whole thing to be cleaned but trying to do it with haste can be as hurtful as the spill itself. The bayou and marsh areas are very delicate ecosystems.



From what I have been hearing it would be well worth training an entire government agency of people to do this job.... the news coming out is horrific and I am beginning to think that they are working on fucking up the Atlantic ocean and not just the Gulf....

They need to start thinking "containment field"


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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 6:53:51 AM   
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ORIGINAL: willingtosuck

This oil spill is Obamas engineering from the start. He wants to dictate American policy on all aspects of life what better way to get smart cars than to make petroleum too damn expensive to get. What better way to stop offshore drilling for ever than this disaster. His pretessor Bill Clinton signed all land able to safely produce oil or coal to permeate off limits. By the way both Democrats and we now have Obhama care too. By the time he leaves office this country will be just what Bill and he want it.Heaven smart cars no crime no guns no hunting lots of free ranging wild hogs and wild game as man is the top predatory  don't worry about them they have armed secret service paid by you to protect them from the gun less criminals.


You have achieved your goal. Congratulations!!! You have gone from willing to suck to 100% sucking.

You suck.

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 6:56:30 AM   
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ORIGINAL: juliaoceania


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ORIGINAL: DomYngBlk

It is a laudable idea but I don't think that it is responsible to give that job to the general public. If it is done then there has to be a good amount of training leading someone to be able to help with the cleanup. BP fucked it up and need to pay for the whole thing to be cleaned but trying to do it with haste can be as hurtful as the spill itself. The bayou and marsh areas are very delicate ecosystems.



From what I have been hearing it would be well worth training an entire government agency of people to do this job.... the news coming out is horrific and I am beginning to think that they are working on fucking up the Atlantic ocean and not just the Gulf....

They need to start thinking "containment field"



Some news reports this morning that the British Gov't is going to step in on BP's behalf to pay some money and get our Congress to cap liabilities. Watch for the "fix" to be put in place. We lose again.

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 6:59:43 AM   
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ORIGINAL: willingtosuck

This oil spill is Obamas engineering from the start. He wants to dictate American policy on all aspects of life what better way to get smart cars than to make petroleum too damn expensive to get. What better way to stop offshore drilling for ever than this disaster. His pretessor Bill Clinton signed all land able to safely produce oil or coal to permeate off limits. By the way both Democrats and we now have Obhama care too. By the time he leaves office this country will be just what Bill and he want it.Heaven smart cars no crime no guns no hunting lots of free ranging wild hogs and wild game as man is the top predatory  don't worry about them they have armed secret service paid by you to protect them from the gun less criminals.



You can post looney shit like this, but if I call you a 'tard, the post will be removed.

So much for the liberal media.

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 7:05:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		If this happened overseas our Gov't would send out the troops & have it fixed by now........oooops sorry that was political.
Volunteering to help clean up this mess is a great idea but alas we are not properly trained to handle a hazmat situation of such magnitude.
Maybe if the OP opens a Paypal acct. we can all make a contribution to send so more trained personnel can be brought in.

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 7:06:05 AM   
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So much for the liberal media.


I refer you to my sigline... we do not need a liberal media because reality is already biased this way

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 7:09:14 AM   
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Maybe if the OP opens a Paypal acct. we can all make a contribution to send so more trained personnel can be brought in.


I think this would be a great place to post all sorts of links to people who are doing stuff... as for paypal accounts for charity, did that for one individual I knew who lived in Jefferson Parish when Katrina hit... that was a vastly different circumstance, helping one individual relocate that I knew from a different site.... I am in no way capable of starting my own charity through CM users

I do think that all ideas are welcome though

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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 7:12:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am afraid that this might be so vast with such depth that "volunteers" might not have any type of meaningful impact. I am not sure. Cleaning up oil as it washes ashore might be the same as trying to dry the shore of the water.

I don't get it. I know there are people who do view the world and it's life as a resource that is meant to be used if not abused. These are the people that could care less what happens to the resource as long as their cars move forward.

I cannot imagine the loss and the deep sorrow of the people that live along the coast, made their livings and those that found solace in such places. It has to be devastating on a "soulful" level.

Everything is so political today. An oil spill becomes something that the gov't should be able to miraculously contain.

It is time to realize that choices have to be made. Sometimes cars moving forward has to take a backseat to the general welfare of the people that live on this planet.

I would gladly pay more to avoid these types of future scenarios or to again pay more to create the technology that can address and immediately control these types of scenarios when they arise.

How can we in good faith and being responsible stewards of this planet not demand that the capability to advance our drilling technology goes hand in hand with the technology to diffuse these accidents as they transpire?





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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 7:26:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		It makes me sick to even think this, but I have been thinking it. Maybe we should set the place on fire. Fire can restore (with time) ecosystems and the environment. Right now we're adding chemicals that are unproven in how they will affect the environment, especially long term. Animals, fish and birds would naturally turn away from fire. And I'm not sure how humane I think it is to keep letting them get mired in the oily muck and then scrub them off with whatever...



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RE: The Oil Spill - 6/9/2010 7:28:29 AM   
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Not so useful underwater.

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