The latest BP oil spill update brings hope from the company. BP hopes to know the results of their latest effort at stemming the flow of oil from the broken well head in the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week.
The ‘top kill’ effort failed, which didn’t actually surprise the company since it was a long shot.
The newest plan is to slice off part of the riser and install a new containment valve. This move is risky because there is a bend in the riser that is likely restricting the oil flow right now. If they cannot get the valve on, then things will likely get much worse.
Barack Obama is enraged and heartbroken at the latest news about the top kill failure. He pledged that the US will not stop until the Gulf Coast shores and waters are completely cleaned up.
The Louisiana National Guard has completed a barrier wall that will protect the shoreline of Port Fourchon. The wall is 2.5 miles long, which is expected to protect the Bay Champagne from the oil slick.
There is some hope in the containment effort for the BP oil spill. At least those who are working on containment are able to see visible results of their hard work. Unfortunately, the Gulf Coast seafood industry has likely been damaged for years to come. I wonder what the future of seafood will be for the area?
There is little good news in the situation. We can only sit and wait and hope that the latest effort is successful. Thank goodness there are so many hard working individuals who are working on containing the mess.
Source: MSNBC
Copyright: Kate James May 30, 2010
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Comments: 6
But in the long run, there is an outside chance that the entire debacle could bring down his presidency.
I am a Democrat, who supports the President--but I think that he has to bear some noticeable responsibility, for not simply a lack of governmental oversight, leading up to the spill itself; but also his lack of leadership, in the catastrophe's aftermath as well.
The spill is not Obama's spill, first the Republicans argue that the Democratic government should not regulate industry, and then when something goes wrong they turn around and blame the Democrats for not interfering with the supposed experts in cleaning up these messes.
Don't you non-billionaire, non-oil-producing Republicans ever bother to think about the contradictions in what the people in your party are saying?
I'm not a Republican - but I blame Democrats for drilling in deep-water. Drilling in deep-water was a bipartisan compromise. If we were drilling in ANWR, the oil would have been capped in a few hours.
That being said, I'm in favor of using more nuclear energy and natural gas. France has proven that nuclear energy is a safe alternative.
I don't see anything to blame the Democrats over, other than the same old thing. The Republicans are the most forceful about keeping government out of the private sphere, then they are the most vocal about blaming Democrats for doing that.
Both parties play off the corruption and popular image of each other. The rich, the corporations, the powerful, the politicians have all failed the country. How do we put them in jail, how do we take power back form them? Every last one of anyone who made lots of money in the last 10 years should be surcharged to pay for this whole mess that the country is in now. We need a new direction.
And when you say you are not a Republican ... you are a Libertarian aren't you?