As I type this, BP is attempting the much talked about Top Kill. As I understand it, the top kill involves pumping enough mud into the gusher to overcome the flow of the well. Engineers plan to follow it up with cement to try to permanently seal the well. Evidently it will take couple of days before they know whether the procedure is working. BP told President Obama it has a 60-70% chance of working while admitting it's never been tried in water this deep. Yeah, we can trust BP, they've been so forthcoming and helpful so far. As more and more information about the shortcuts and infighting prior to the explosion come to light, it's clear that a lot of people should be doing jail time when all is said and done.
CBS has caught this depressing footage of a deep sea eel checking out the oil gusher. The animal seemed to be inspecting it before seemingly getting sucked in. I was going to try to write something profound about how the eel can only look on without fully comprehending the magnitude of the impending death pouring forth from that ginormous hole. Then I thought about it and realized that's pretty much what most of us are doing too. I hope that the poor thing will make it after getting into to the oil gusher, although I'm sure his/her chances aren't very good.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
America's Sad Cycle of Drilling and Spilling is Destined to Continue
Another night in Louisiana! Rachel reviews America's History of oil disasters and the impotence of the political response which always includes a token vow to reduce the nation's dependence on oil - though even in the face of the current calamity in the Gulf some politicians are advocating for more drilling. As I said on the weekend, the drill baby, drill crowd is somewhat quiet. Will this disaster get the dangers of off-shore drilling through their thick skulls? Do they understand that the oil drilled off our coasts are sold on the open market, that it doesn't stay in the U.S.? And um, doesn't hurricane season officially begin June 1? What if these gushes are not stopped by then? Sadly Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is willing to protect big oil instead of all the little guys whose livlihood is directly tied to the fishing industry. I hope she's not too attached to her senate seat.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
As Louisiana's Underwater Volcano Continues...
Rachel Maddow was in Venice, Louisiana this evening covering the BP oil disaster and I think tonight's telecast was amongst her finest hours. She discussed efforts to deal with the expanding slick with NBC's Brian Williams, she discussed the clean-up roles of BP and the government with EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, she spoke with Senator Bob Menedez about raising corporate liability and she spoke with fisherman Josh Bodenheimer who fears for his way of life. I'm a bit pressed for time these days, but I wanted to at least share the last part Monday's show. Larry Schweiger, president and chief exectutive Officer of the National Wildlife Federation, spoke with Rachel about the extent of damage to the gulf coast wildlife expected from the oil spill disaster and the anticipated long-term impact on the ecosystem. The long-term damage to the wildlife really is bothersome.
With Brian Williams
With Lisa Jackson
With Bob Menendez
With Josh Bodenheimer
With Brian Williams
With Lisa Jackson
With Bob Menendez
With Josh Bodenheimer
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