Ladies and Gentlemen, we can all reast at ease, BP has everything under control, they've been prepared for this scenario for years.
That's right, no one should be concerned, BP has a very thorough Response Plan in the event of a Gulf Coast oil spill like this one:
The Gulf Coast Walrus, listed as a "sensitive biological resource" BP's 2009 response plan for a Gulf of Mexico oil spill is perhaps the world's most endangered species. In fact, it it so endangered, it doesn't even exist. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said that it was obvious that BP 'didn't have a plan,' in the event of a spill.Under the heading "sensitive biological resources," the plan lists marine mammals including walruses, sea otters, sea lions and seals. None lives anywhere near the Gulf.
Just a minor oversight, right? I mean they couldn't have possibly screwed up more?
BP made sure to let the world know they took this situation seriously.
BP listed fantastic wildlife contacts, though they might require a Beetlejuice like seance to contact him.
No worries, I'm sure they could find many in New Orleans.
But perhaps the most glaring error in BP's plans involves Lutz, the professor, one of several dozen experts recommended as resources to be contacted in the event of a spill.Lutz is listed as a go-to wildlife specialist at the University of Miami. But Lutz, an eminent sea turtle expert, left Miami almost 20 years ago to chair the marine biology department at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He died four years before the plan was published.
Niiiiiiiice
this calls for some affirmative action.
well that probably how they hired the workers who wrote document
@MMBinc I hate to burst your conservative bubble but in the majority of the cases, affirmative action isn't about getting incompetent people a job, it's about making sure that everyone with the right qualifications gets an equal chance at getting a job :) Just a quick FYI
^ Preach. If a company hires a underqualified person because of AA, that's on them. There are plenty of qualified minorities that don't make the cut in millions of job opportunites.
You know, after this event and the Exxon disaster I really would like to see a true cost for a barrel of oil. These are the little hidden costs than are not priced in when one considers how cheap one energy source is vs another. I completely agree that oil and other fossil fuels obviously need to play a part in our energy portfolio, but we really need to examine the full costs of each energy source.
This BP disaster is utterly horrible. Just wait until those massive undersea oil plumes reach the surface.
Perhaps this event will be the catalyst for investment in alternative energy. I don't think we have the infrastructure currently to support a completely renewable energy system, but we could get a bulk of our energy from nat gas until we build the infrastructure for wind/solar, etc. Alternative energy was already set up to be an exciting sector for the next 25 years, and maybe this event (though horrific as it is) will force us to open our eyes and realize that the high risk involved for (what we could consider) cheap oil is not worth the reward (inefficient energy systems).
^^It's sad to see such a disregard for other peoples' livelyhoods and health. BP hired actors to pretend to be clean up crew everytime the Governor or President checks in on them. The biggest problem is that the government fine is going to be chump change for an oil company so they'll cut the check and cut a few people as well and things will be back to normal. After week 1, Obama should've been fining BP like 50M a day. "Luckily" the oil spill is moving towards the rich FL tourist areas. Unfortunately nobody genuinely gives a shit unless it affects the haves. Katrina was mainly have-nots and we see how much our Gvt had their back.
Just wait till the Gulf Stream carries the slick to Long Island. Then you'll hear some bitching.
You guys have to see that 3 little pigs memo.
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