Posted on the upper right of this blog is a grim abacus. I intend to leave it up there until BP completely shuts down the flow of oil into the Gulf. Which is at least 75 days from now.
And like the counter itself, that's the best case scenario.* I don't have the heart to adjust the slider on the gadget to reflect a higher discharge of oil, which according to many experts, is actually the case. You can do that yourself if you wish. But it seems to me that we will have pretty well killed the Gulf of Mexico, and I don't know what else, by the time they finally plug this damn thing up. God help us all.
*I'm sure there must be all kinds of quibbles large and small with the tool itself. But the counter is not the problem, so quibble with it if you want. The fact remains that a ginormous quantity of oil, which is murderous to marine life, is entering the Gulf of Mexico every single hour of every single day.
4 comments:
Hey ! What about the "unknown" effect of the million gallons of dispersant !! ??
Since the effect is as yet "unknown" on human and marine life, what are the chances that those effects won't be benign? Pretty good, judging on our run of luck so far.
The counter is admittedly crude (no pun intended). Somebody else pointed out that it should adjust for the oil being recaptured by BP. What you point out is something far more sinister. Like you, I don't think that the disperants are in the least benign. What's happening out there is the murder of the Gulf of Mexico.
...and I think the line being drilled to by the relief line is going to degrade and burst, opening up a slew of holes.
It possible. Not very pretty. Then we could really hang our heads.
Oh, my friend, I do hope you're wrong about this one.
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