Comments on: Video: Oil Washes Up On Pensacola Beach

By: No to deep well drilling in the gulf

No to deep well drilling in the gulf — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:32:53 +0000

It’s okay to blame the government if your against deep well drilling but if you are for it, then your stuck with the problems it brings!
Leaks are not fixable at such a depth, then it simply too deep to drill, safely! Its just that simple.
We can complain all we want and blame anyone we want but it won’t fix the problems!

By: sktmax

sktmax — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:38:02 +0000

No to deep well drilling in the gulf,

Why is it not ok to hold the governement accountable for what they have done? Rejecting the help of 13 countries. Halting barges off of Louisiana so the Coast Guard can check for life vests. I agree alot of people are a little too quick to blame the President. Yes Obama cannot physical go down there and fix the leak. Yes, he is trying to halt our drilling at 1500 meters. But now we find out that he is lending billions of dollars to Brazil to drill in the Gulf beyond 2000 meters.
I ask this question to anybody concerned about deepwater drilling: Why is ok for Brazil to drill with our tax dollars, but not us??

By: No to deep well drilling in the gulf

No to deep well drilling in the gulf — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:04:14 +0000

What’s unbelievable, is those that still would like to deep water drill in the Gulf!!!

When you can’t stop the leak because of the depth, then you are drilling far too deep! Failure rate for valves are common.

We knew this could happen!!! The ruin of our beach and the Gulf!!!!

How many jobs are lost now ? Unbelievable that there are those who still want to drill and blame the government for everything.
BP took short cuts and you can bet that all the others took them too, and accident waiting to happen!
Sooooo Sooooo SAD!!

By: Chumuckla proud

Chumuckla proud — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:02:07 +0000

and it will become known as “The Dead Sea”.

By: James

James — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:55:21 +0000

Far worse are the volatile organic compounds mixed in that oil thanks to BP’s use of a few million gallons of Corexit dispersant. Breathe it in and watch in 3 years or less as the CANCER starts to spike from Corpus Christi TX to Key West FL. In case you don’t know it yet the G of M is now Love Canal II and New Jersey’s EPA Superfund sites COMBINED. Talk about beachfront property next to a toxic dump on steroids!.

By: Julie Booth-Moran

Julie Booth-Moran — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:34:50 +0000

The sad part of this is if the powers that be would put aside the politics, and put principles above personalities and just STOP the LEAK, let the Dutch help, let anyone that has any idea that appears to work…just DO IT! This could kill our ocean as we know it.

By: art

art — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:59:16 +0000

the judge in new orleans that overturned the moratorium is invested in offshore oil and bp can not handle this catastrophe click here.

By: Clary

Clary — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:56:09 +0000

It is so heartbreaking and I can’t believe no big news source is covering this…I only found it after multiple google searches. Food for thought. I am so sad for all involved.

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:28:50 +0000

This is heartbreaking

By: anydaynow

anydaynow — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:19:56 +0000

If we are lucky it won’t become as bad as over in Louisiana, it’s my understanding that the stuff is near knee deep in places over there. All of the Gulf states need to band together and assure that modern booms are obtained for the area, and require that all the platforms in the Gulf maintain circular booms in concentric circles around their platforms until their well heads are brought up to modern, international standards. I would even like to see dispursants banned totally as it appears that the floating oil is much more manageable in a clean-up situation. I’ll bet that half million dollar remote controlled shut-off valve is looking like a bargain to BP now.