CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to Congressman Markey about the BP Oil Spill worst case leak scenario: up to 100,000 barrels a day...
While I'm certainly glad that the mainstream media is finally giving the 100,000 barrel a day estimate some badly needed attention. I think it's worth pointing out that I first blogged about this back on May 13, 2010
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Showing posts with label Bp Oil Spill Disaster. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
BP's Oil Spill Disaster 62 Days and Counting!
Thanks in part to NPR, PBS, and White House Pressure, we now have a way to watch the environmental crisis unfold in real time via a live video feed and a new BP Gulf Leak Meter.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Halliburton Strikes Again!
Industry experts agree, the BP oil rig explosion was likely the result of Bad Cement Work. Who was responsible for the cement work? The same contractor who "Sold" us on and "Profiteers" from the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dick Cheney's Halliburton! Will the Bush/Cheney Legacy Ever End?
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The BP "Sippy Straw" Technique Is BS
BP Officials Now Claim that They're "Sippy Straw" Technique is collecting at least 2,000 barrels a day. Instead of the 1,000 they claimed on Monday. That would equal 84,000 gallons a day, versus 42,000 gallons. (Please note: one barrel equals 42 US gallons)
So Based on This New Estimate They Now Have the Audacity to Claim They're Collecting 40% of the Spilling Oil.
Once again people, it's time to do the math!
2,000 barrels (84,000 gallons) would equal 40%. only if the spill were 5,000 barrels daily as BP continues to claim. Unfortunately however, even industry insiders acknowledge that the spill is at the very least 25,000 barrels a day.
Most independent sources, including the US Coast Guard and NASA Scientists actually estimate that the broken well is spilling, somewhere between 70,000 and 100,000 Barrels a Day. So with those figures in mind, they may be only siphoning off as little as 2% of the current spill.
Now, the truth is, no one knows for sure exactly how much oil is leaking. Most experts agree it would be helpful if BP would release a streaming video of the oil spill and not just a few seconds here or there. So far, however BP refuses to do so.
So Based on This New Estimate They Now Have the Audacity to Claim They're Collecting 40% of the Spilling Oil.
Once again people, it's time to do the math!
2,000 barrels (84,000 gallons) would equal 40%. only if the spill were 5,000 barrels daily as BP continues to claim. Unfortunately however, even industry insiders acknowledge that the spill is at the very least 25,000 barrels a day.
Most independent sources, including the US Coast Guard and NASA Scientists actually estimate that the broken well is spilling, somewhere between 70,000 and 100,000 Barrels a Day. So with those figures in mind, they may be only siphoning off as little as 2% of the current spill.
Now, the truth is, no one knows for sure exactly how much oil is leaking. Most experts agree it would be helpful if BP would release a streaming video of the oil spill and not just a few seconds here or there. So far, however BP refuses to do so.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
President Obama Finally Addresses The BP Oil Spill!
On April 20, 2010 the Worst Man-Made Ecological Disaster in the History of Mankind occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. Today some 3 1/2 weeks later, President Obama has finally addressed the issue head on and expressed Outrage and Disgust...
While I welcome the President's Moratorium on All New Offshore Drilling. I Think It Should Be a Permanent Ban and not just a temporary one. Taking 30 days to further study the issue doesn't sound like genuine outrage and disgust to me. Nor does it sound like a serious solution. It sounds more like polite lip service to a politically volatile topic that's too hot to handle right now.
I Would Personally Prefer and Immediate Halt to All Deep Water Drilling (i.e. drilling at depths of more than 1000 feet). According to the Associated Press, there are at least 30 other drilling platforms currently operating in the Gulf of Mexico alone. They are all using the same kind of reckless technology that made this environmental catastrophe possible.
Technology that the "Tea Party Crowd" has routinely endorsed by chanting "Drill Baby Drill".
Technology that the industry has always called "Fail-Safe".
Technology that John McCain and Sarah Palin called "Proven and Foolproof ".
Technology that on March 31, 2010 - The President himself called, "Completely Safe and Reliable".
Then on April 20, 2010 just three short weeks later, this disaster happened. Now I don't know for sure, if the President is really outraged and disgusted or not. But I do know this much, I Sure Am!
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While I welcome the President's Moratorium on All New Offshore Drilling. I Think It Should Be a Permanent Ban and not just a temporary one. Taking 30 days to further study the issue doesn't sound like genuine outrage and disgust to me. Nor does it sound like a serious solution. It sounds more like polite lip service to a politically volatile topic that's too hot to handle right now.
I Would Personally Prefer and Immediate Halt to All Deep Water Drilling (i.e. drilling at depths of more than 1000 feet). According to the Associated Press, there are at least 30 other drilling platforms currently operating in the Gulf of Mexico alone. They are all using the same kind of reckless technology that made this environmental catastrophe possible.
Technology that the "Tea Party Crowd" has routinely endorsed by chanting "Drill Baby Drill".
Technology that the industry has always called "Fail-Safe".
Technology that John McCain and Sarah Palin called "Proven and Foolproof ".
Technology that on March 31, 2010 - The President himself called, "Completely Safe and Reliable".
Then on April 20, 2010 just three short weeks later, this disaster happened. Now I don't know for sure, if the President is really outraged and disgusted or not. But I do know this much, I Sure Am!
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
BP Oil Spill Is 10 Times Worse Than Estimated!
NPR said today that new data obtained by them shows that oil gushing out of the Deepwater Horizon pipe on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico is at least 10 times the U.S. Coast Guard's original estimate.
The U.S. Coast Guard had estimated that oil was gushing from a broken pipe on the Gulf floor at the rate of 5,000 barrels a day.
But sophisticated scientific analysis of sea floor video made available Wednesday by the oil company BP shows that the true figure is closer to 70,000 barrels a day, NPR's Richard Harris reports.
That means the oil spilling into the Gulf has already far exceeded the equivalent of the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker accident in Alaska, which spilled at least 250,000 barrels of oil.
The analysis was conducted by Steve Werely, an associate professor at Purdue University, using a technique called particle image velocimetry. Harris tells Michele Norris that the method is accurate to about 20 percent. That means the flow could range between 56,000 barrels a day and 84,000 barrels a day.
Another analysis by Eugene Chiang, a professor of astrophysics at the University of California Berkeley, calculated the rate of flow to be between 20,000 barrels a day and 100,000 barrels a day — both higher than the Coast Guard's estimate.
But the pipe is spewing both Oil and Natural Gas and the BP does not make it clear how much is oil and how much is gas.
"BP has always said there is no way to measure the amount spilling from the pipe," Harris said.
But, he said, the uncertainty could be reduced if BP would share more information with the scientists.
Gee, I wonder why they're not choosing to do that?
P. S. The Obama Administration is still standing by its March 31st decision to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling. In fact, just yesterday the President gave his support to the Lieberman, Kerry Energy Bill which calls for the same.
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The U.S. Coast Guard had estimated that oil was gushing from a broken pipe on the Gulf floor at the rate of 5,000 barrels a day.
But sophisticated scientific analysis of sea floor video made available Wednesday by the oil company BP shows that the true figure is closer to 70,000 barrels a day, NPR's Richard Harris reports.
That means the oil spilling into the Gulf has already far exceeded the equivalent of the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker accident in Alaska, which spilled at least 250,000 barrels of oil.
The analysis was conducted by Steve Werely, an associate professor at Purdue University, using a technique called particle image velocimetry. Harris tells Michele Norris that the method is accurate to about 20 percent. That means the flow could range between 56,000 barrels a day and 84,000 barrels a day.
Another analysis by Eugene Chiang, a professor of astrophysics at the University of California Berkeley, calculated the rate of flow to be between 20,000 barrels a day and 100,000 barrels a day — both higher than the Coast Guard's estimate.
But the pipe is spewing both Oil and Natural Gas and the BP does not make it clear how much is oil and how much is gas.
"BP has always said there is no way to measure the amount spilling from the pipe," Harris said.
But, he said, the uncertainty could be reduced if BP would share more information with the scientists.
Gee, I wonder why they're not choosing to do that?
P. S. The Obama Administration is still standing by its March 31st decision to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling. In fact, just yesterday the President gave his support to the Lieberman, Kerry Energy Bill which calls for the same.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Please Tell President Obama to Stop All New Offshore Oil Drilling Now!
You would think that in light of the current Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico a moratorium on all offshore wells would be a given. But apparently not, President Obama still seems to be standing by his decision to Expand rather than Stop offshore drilling. If you are as outraged by this as I am. I urge you to consider signing this petition from the Sierra Club...
Targeting: The President of the United States
Sponsored by: Sierra Club
The BP Deepwater Horizon drilling-rig disaster is expected to become one of the largest oil disasters in North American history. It has claimed the lives of 11 workers and now threatens Gulf coast waters, beaches, wildlife and communities.
We need President Obama to stop all new drilling off America's coasts immediately and permanently. The Gulf coast will be impacted by this tragedy for years to come and President Obama has the power to make sure this never happens again.
Instead of risking our lives, our coasts, our clean air, and our security by perpetuating our addiction to oil, it's time to build a clean energy economy that means more jobs, less pollution, and real energy independence
Sign this petition and tell President Obama stop the expansion of is dirty, dangerous, and deadly offshore oil drilling -- permanently.
Just click on the following link to sign the petition...
Click Here To Sign The Sierra Club Petition
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