Update on Gulf Oil Spill
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-06-01/update-gulf-oil-spill
Public anger is mounting over the worst oil spill in U.S. history. A panel joins Diane for An update on BP’s latest, and riskiest, plan to contain the leak, and political and policy challenges facing the Obama Administration.
Guests
Stephen Power
reporter, Wall Street Journal.
Elgie Holstein
vice president for land, water and wildlife programs for Environmental Defense Fund.
Tadeusz Patzek
chairman of petroleum and geosystems engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
Congressman Ed Markey
Mass, Dem
Mike Frenette
captain, charter fishing boat, Venice Louisiana
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Why aren't more journalists looking into what's happening with the more than 6100 ideas already submitted to BP at the request, and now with the cooperation, of the government.? It is now clear that BP is being completely disingenuous in this request and probably intends to use NONE of the ideas? Is this just a complete waste of people's time and another diversionary ploy by BP (and now the government)? Why doesn't the government, the Navy, the Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers vet these ideas instead of BP? It is clear that BP NEVER intends to use even ONE of the thousands of ideas it has received - for FREE! This looks more and more to me like a pretty sick joke on legitimate scientists. Why is the government continuing to hand all control of this to BP, when it is now clear that they are incompetent and don't have the best ideas, or intend to use any of the other ideas they have been provided? The media hasn't pressed about this. Also, why isn't the database of ideas that BP now has, made open to people so they can see what these other ideas are, and so other people don't waste valuable (and productive) time coming up with the same ones, over and over? Shouldn't there be an expedited consideration of these ideas by the government (and NOT BP) and shouldn't a deadline be set for announcing which of these ideas will be tried out? If not, was this just a complete waste of time and just an "academic exercise" to keep some of the more agitated people busy and distracted? Where is the accountability for this and why hasn't the media pressed harder to get some answers as to what is happening with all these ideas? Also, why isn't the government STILL not taking over this whole operation, if necessary by taking over BP (for the time being) and issuing an emergency executive ORDER, requiring their workers and robots to assist? Journalists should do better than this - they are going WAY TOO SOFT on everyone involved in what now looks like a complete fiasco.
BP's digging a relief wellhead which should be able to provide oil regardless of what happens to the leaking one.
Whoa! on the bombing, it could make matters worse.
BP's got a tiger by the tail and it's a mile deep!
Whatever attempt BP tries, it has to be failsafe, so if it fails, it won't do more damage and jeopardize subsequent attempts to bring it under control.
Working at those depths and the pressures of the escaping oil and gas, there's no limit to what can go wrong and make matters worse.
Take your idea with the concrete weight and cone for a plug; what if that attempt broke off or fractured the pipe at seabed level or below it?
Murphy's Law lives, that much has been apparent since the start of this debacle.
Just the same, I applaud your suggestion and perhaps you can give it to BP via their "Suggestion Box" (about 10,000 ideas have bee received so far) on their website: many solutions have come from brainstorming and far-out ideas.
Your idea, per se, may not be the right one, but it may give the problemsolvers food for thought.
RicDee
Keene NH
The Government's and BP's (now overflowing) "Suggestion Box", is really just a "scientific black hole" - nothing will ever come out of this! It is just one more scandal that needs to be investigated.
BP and even some in the Government remain as arrogant as always!