The oil that began washing up in Grand Isle on Sunday was one of three reports the agency received of possible oil contamination of the Gulf over the weekend, said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Chris O'Neil.
The other involved a large slick that was nothing more than silt from dredging operations in the Mississippi River delta, O'Neil said, while the other two appear to be linked to a well owned by Anglo-Suisse Offshore Partners.
The company said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that it did not believe it was the source of the spill, but had nevertheless dispatched its cleanup contractor to oversee efforts to remove the oil, which the Coast Guard said had impacted an estimated half-mile of shoreline. The company said its well has not been leaking and had not produced oil since 2005.
Its hard to get a handle on this.....seems the bigest concern was not oil, but if a half mile of shoreline is affected by new oil it's more than a few gallons. That's why I asked how do we keep track of this stuff, who is watching the drilling rigs....anyone?
CriticalBill wrote: So nuclear is bad, oil is bad, coal is bad, natural gas is bad (drilling for it anyway),...so fire up those Cninese windmills and solar panels...we'll all be safe then.
But, windmills kill birds... Think of the poor little birdies!
And solar panels don't "look good"...Breckenridge does not allow them on the buildings in city limits where tourists will see them...doesn't fit with the quaint, old-timey feel of the city. But then again, not plowing the snow off the roads lends to the quaintness of the city too!!
Yes, they are getting upset over the small spill because it deflects from the REAL ISSUES that are going on, like our firing over 100 Tomahawk Missiles because there war hating President started us into another war in the Middle East, picking and choosing which one to. They have had absolutely no defense for any of it, so they picked this to be outraged over. It looks like they have even enlisted the Infamous NavyCPO7 to assist them to tell me to shut the hell up. He doesn't get it though so as he loves to pick on me, he joins in.
Gee, since I wasn't in the Navy, I didn't have to take orders then from a Chief Petty Officer, I don't have to now.
They want to debate because Archer says so, but won't debate any of the important issues, because there isn't any defense of them.
my humble apologies for not discussing what you wanted to and sticking to the topic of the thread.....I wasn't even outraged, mostly curious, and concerned........you want to discuss (I use that term loosely with you) the missiles, or your continuing hatred of Obama, there are plenty of other threads to choose from, you and your gang start them every day.
Nmysys wrote: Now we are supposed to all read the Left's Bible, the Huffington Post!!!
Is Immortal better than Tran
or worse??
I don't give a sh** if you read it or not... The point was that it was already published, and someone was making the accusation of "Why haven't we seen this?" Your inability to keep up with factual events is not my problem. I guess if it doesn't show up on FauxNews then it hasn't happened?
The oil that began washing up in Grand Isle on Sunday was one of three reports the agency received of possible oil contamination of the Gulf over the weekend, said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Chris O'Neil.
The other involved a large slick that was nothing more than silt from dredging operations in the Mississippi River delta, O'Neil said, while the other two appear to be linked to a well owned by Anglo-Suisse Offshore Partners.
The company said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that it did not believe it was the source of the spill, but had nevertheless dispatched its cleanup contractor to oversee efforts to remove the oil, which the Coast Guard said had impacted an estimated half-mile of shoreline. The company said its well has not been leaking and had not produced oil since 2005.
Its hard to get a handle on this.....seems the bigest concern was not oil, but if a half mile of shoreline is affected by new oil it's more than a few gallons. That's why I asked how do we keep track of this stuff, who is watching the drilling rigs....anyone?
"National networks are also covering the story as incredulous residents are once again dealing with an oil threat that could damage this year's fishing and tourist seasons. Grand Isle shrimp buyer Dean Blanchard told MSNBC that fishermen had reported oil slicks were as large as 100 miles. "One guy said he was in it for 8 to 10 hours." See the MSNBC report
here."
I have no idea how much area 3.72 gallons of crude oil would cover as a film on top of water. That could of course be calculated if one knew the thickness of the film.
My point is that I think it is a bit early to be demanding additional inspections etc. of the oil industry until we have some idea of the scope of what we are talking about, and where it really came from.
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again - Jeanne Pincha-Tulley
Comprehensive is Latin for there is lots of bad stuff in it - Trey Gowdy
