Gulf Oil Spill — Sadness and Disgust
We all share a deep sadness and disgust over the Gulf oil spill. Of course, the pragmatists among us are less interested in affixing blame than we are in resolving the issue, and ultimately containing and cleaning up the mess. To this end, I have to say that I find a few aspects of this particularly troubling:
We seem to have little interest in reaching out to other countries (Norway, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, etc.) that have extensive experience in dealing with crises like this.
We are wrapped tight in red tape from the Army Corps of Engineers and OSHA, hobbling our efforts to stop the disaster.
President Obama: I know you’re trying your best to demonstrate leadership in this terrible moment in human history; we all recognize and appreciate that. But I urge you to understand that this is not business as usual, and take bold steps based on the points above. Bypass the deeply entrenched jingoistic and bureaucratic jungle in the federal government, and get the job done.
Hey,
I am not sure SA or Norway could help. On some press release sites I get the impression that BP drilled into an undersea volcano, with more than one leak to the crust…
one report, I do not know how trustworthy, said that the russians had been asked to inspect the leakage and suggested a nuclear device to shut down the holes…
it is said they had to do this 5 times themselves in the 80s
no, this is new to the west at least: 100.000 PSI pressured oil coming up…
this is much much worse than Bush’s Katrina…
this could go on for 30 years…
Daniel