pasttense wrote:Anyone have any thoughts on whether or not it could happen again, changes in oil drilling practices, changes in regulation, recovery from environmental damage, and/or other topics?
So to repeat my answer here as to the possibility of another Macondo: it could happen tomorrow. And do so regardless of increased inspections or new regs. We can never escape the consequences of human error. The only way to reduce the risk to zero is to never drill another well offshore. That’s for the citizens, through its political leaders, to decide. No company has the rights to drill in federal waters. It’s a privilege granted by the govt.
Plantagenet wrote:Yes, BP and Transocean and Halliburton cut corners and caused the accident. But what in heck happened to the government regulators who were overseeing the whole process and supposedly protecting the workers and the environment?
If it happens again, and it will, those that needed to have learned from that tragedy, did learn. They will be better prepared. That's what matters, nothing more.
Scientists recently made a stunning discovery that proves the effects of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill are still widespread in the Gulf of Mexico.
During a recent study, as many as 10 million gallons of crude oil from the 210-million-gallon spill were discovered in sediment on the Gulf floor. The study was led by Jeff Chanton, Professor of Oceanography at Florida State University, who traveled some 60 miles southeast of the Mississippi Delta to perform the survey.
“This is going to affect the Gulf for years to come,” Chanton said. “Fish will likely ingest contaminants because worms ingest the sediment, and fish eat the worms. It’s a conduit for contamination into the food web.”
dinopello wrote:2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Is Still Contaminating the Gulf: StudyScientists recently made a stunning discovery that proves the effects of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill are still widespread in the Gulf of Mexico.
During a recent study, as many as 10 million gallons of crude oil from the 210-million-gallon spill were discovered in sediment on the Gulf floor. The study was led by Jeff Chanton, Professor of Oceanography at Florida State University, who traveled some 60 miles southeast of the Mississippi Delta to perform the survey.
“This is going to affect the Gulf for years to come,” Chanton said. “Fish will likely ingest contaminants because worms ingest the sediment, and fish eat the worms. It’s a conduit for contamination into the food web.”
The only part that surprises me is that it is called a stunning discovery. What did they think happened to all that oil ?
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