Mike Pouraryan
OV Newsflash (5/27/2010): The Unfolding Tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico
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Now?!?!?
The whole world and I have been witness to the unfolding tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. I have been watching in horror the live feed that BP has going on through their website. I have released a link here in this "write-up". The stupidity and foolish moves being made are frankly mind-boggling. The documents coming out show how idiotic all moves have been. Everyone is responsible. Although it is increasingly looking like Obama's Katrina--not withstanding the political spin the President and the Adminstration are trying to push. Blaming Bush-Era policies is not enough anymore. The Obama Adminstration has been in office for 18 months.
I have had a chance to take a look at coverage and the lowering of expectations on whether this so-called "top-kill" process is gong to work or not. Tony Hayward, BP's CEO, says that there is a 60 to 70 percent chance that this might work. If this does not work, what other alternatives are there? Relief Wells are being done, right now. Beyond that, who knows what else they are trying. In the meantime, oil continues to gush out. As for BP's spin on it, they say they are trying. But, the record I have seen proves otherwise.
The only alternative I see out of this is to really commit to alternative fuel. The "fierce urgency of now" is every more. What is ironic is how the coast of Louisiana is being affected in the way that it is. I have to truly wonder whether Bobby Jindhal would still want Government out of our lives.
The time to talk alternative fuel is here and now. The President talked about it yesterday. I view that to be too little and too late. It appears, though, that they are supposedly seeing the light and the exploratory drilling in the Arctic is going to be delayed til at least 2011. I need to understand why is this being called a delay. I realize that there is oil needed and needed now. But, the move to stop this should be done and done now. ON a larger note, the report in the New York Times earlier in the week noted how there are still new permits going on. Why? That has to stop now.
President Obama is starting to take a hit politically. He went out during the first week. But, he should have taken charge and not come out five weeks later and say "Plug the Damn Hole". Although the President is going out to the area on Friday, he should have been there a lot sooner. I still welcome it.
I have had a chance to take a look at coverage and the lowering of expectations on whether this so-called "top-kill" process is gong to work or not. Tony Hayward, BP's CEO, says that there is a 60 to 70 percent chance that this might work. If this does not work, what other alternatives are there? Relief Wells are being done, right now. Beyond that, who knows what else they are trying. In the meantime, oil continues to gush out. As for BP's spin on it, they say they are trying. But, the record I have seen proves otherwise.
The only alternative I see out of this is to really commit to alternative fuel. The "fierce urgency of now" is every more. What is ironic is how the coast of Louisiana is being affected in the way that it is. I have to truly wonder whether Bobby Jindhal would still want Government out of our lives.
The time to talk alternative fuel is here and now. The President talked about it yesterday. I view that to be too little and too late. It appears, though, that they are supposedly seeing the light and the exploratory drilling in the Arctic is going to be delayed til at least 2011. I need to understand why is this being called a delay. I realize that there is oil needed and needed now. But, the move to stop this should be done and done now. ON a larger note, the report in the New York Times earlier in the week noted how there are still new permits going on. Why? That has to stop now.
President Obama is starting to take a hit politically. He went out during the first week. But, he should have taken charge and not come out five weeks later and say "Plug the Damn Hole". Although the President is going out to the area on Friday, he should have been there a lot sooner. I still welcome it.
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