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![]() Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21573 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 ![]() ![]() |
So... How come this Michigan big mess has only just hit the news over here? Tar sands pipeline poses health risks, campaigners claim Just after dawn on July 26, 2010, homeowners along Talmadge Creek near Marshall, Michigan, awoke to the chemical stench of raw fuel. Several bolted outside and followed the sickening stink to the creek's wooded banks and found its source: a torrent of black goo, unlike anything ever experienced in Michigan or anywhere else in the upper Midwest, heading downstream to the Kalamazoo River. The black goo originated some 2,000 miles away, in the tar sands fields of Alberta, Canada. ... ... In Michigan, meanwhile, people are still contending with the consequences of last summer's spill. ... A class-action lawsuit is in development. Enbridge said its cleanup costs could reach $550 million, according to Canadian press reports. All but $35 million to $45 million will be paid by its insurers. Cleanup work is continuing and, the company has bought out 71 homeowners whose property was affected. The company, meanwhile, repaired the rupture and reopened the pipeline in September. The Suncor refinery in Sarnia, Canada, and the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, have resumed processing DilBit [dilute bitumen] into fuel. It's our only planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
keith Send message Joined: 18 Dec 10 Posts: 454 Credit: 9,054 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Awww darnit! I just filled up with BP. Wish I'd have gotten the memo earlier! |
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Awww darnit! I just filled up with BP. Wish I'd have gotten the memo earlier! That will be 15 barrels of unrefined bitumen tar (dangerously smelly) on your front porch then... Or were you one of the (un)lucky ones to get your home bought out from you? It's ALL our only planet... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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Not sure if this isn't more appropriate for the "Stupid" thread: Indonesian mud volcano flow 'to last 26 years' The world's largest mud volcano, which left 13,000 families homeless, is likely to continue erupting for another 26 years, researchers have estimated. [...] The volcano, in East Java, Indonesia, has buried homes, schools and farmlands over seven square kilometres. ... Professor Davies supported the drilling hypothesis: "There is a lot of evidence now that shows it was caused by drilling - there was a blowout that was not controlled." In 2008, the company that was drilling in the area and blamed for triggering the volcano agreed to pay compensation to the 50,000 displaced people. However, it did not say the drilling activities were the sole cause of the volcano. ... He explained that the volcano was driven by carbonated water in an aquifer, estimated to be about 2.5-3.5km beneath the surface, that travelled up through the drilled borehole and passed through a layer of muddy material (known as the Upper Kalibeng) before erupting on the surface via a 50-metre central vent. ... The team worked on the assumption that the aquifer was not being recharged from another source, so there was no way for pressure to return once it had been discharged. "If there is recharge taking place then the 26-year estimate will be too short," he conceded. "Basically, does Lusi have any surprises left for us." US Greenlights Gulf's 1st Deepwater Well Since Spill With oil prices again spiking above $100 a barrel, the US issued its first deepwater drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon made ocean-disaster history in the region. Noble Energy got the go-ahead to continue work on its Santiago well... At 6,500 feet below the surface, Noble's well is deeper than BP's blown out Macondo well, reports the AP. In Noble's worst-case scenario, the well could spill 3 million gallons a day—topping BP's 2.6 million gallons at its peak. "We expect further deepwater permits to be approved in coming weeks and months... So... It looks like business as usual... Consequences be damned? It's our only planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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No surprise on this one: BP fund lawyer to refuse 100,000 Gulf spill disaster claims Vast majority of 130,000 unsettled claims do not have adequate documentation, says Ken Feinberg ... The state governments of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida accuse Feinberg of stalling claims, causing hardship to local businesses. They also accuse Feinberg of under-estimating losses to local businesses. They have asked the courts to order emergency payments. Earlier this month, a New Orleans judge ordered Feinberg to stop calling himself an independent operator, as BP pays his law firm $850,000 a month to oversee the compensation fund. BP meanwhile said Feinberg has been overly generous. Feinberg, on the defensive, told reporters that most of his estimates were based on the assumption that the Gulf would make a full recovery by the end of next year . However, the fishing and tourist industries, which were badly damaged by the spill, claim it will take much longer to recover. I would expect nothing less from any big energy company regardless of their name. Is there an Erin Brockovich still in business to take up the challenge for the rest of the people?... It's our only planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
![]() Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21573 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 ![]() ![]() |
One year on and this is just one very small example: Video news report: Where has the BP Deepwater Horizon oil gone? ... Andy Gallacher reports on the environmental damage and tries to answer the question about where the oil is now. It's our only planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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Looks like the one-year-anniversary is a good excuse for a few follow-up stories: BP spill: Life in Gulf of Mexico one year on ... "I wanna get physical, I wanna beat the hell out of somebody," he continues, slamming his large hand down to make a point. "You know you done said everything you can say, you done everything you can do, next thing there's the fight. But who you gonna fight when the federal government allows this company [BP] to come in and do this to us?" Mr Wright's frustrations are echoed across this small fishing village, from the picturesque docks where the fishermen put white shrimp on ice, across to one of several seafood processing plants that are based here. 'Universally despised' ... So... What do we do about it?! To use a "Gary" quote: NUKE THE BP BASTARDS?! NUKE all the OIL BASTARDS? It's our only planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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And so the recriminations begin: BP sues Deepwater Horizon partners for £24bn ... BP said it had filed the lawsuits "to ensure that all parties involved in the Macondo well are appropriately held accountable for their roles in contributing to the Deepwater Horizon accident". Of the three lawsuits, only the Transocean filing cites a specific compensation figure of "at least $40bn". Transocean has filed a countersuit against BP ... Halliburton said it would "vigorously defend" the allegations, which were lodged on the deadline for parties involved in the spill to file claims against each other. Cameron said it had filed counterclaims and it was "not surprising" to see a flurry of legal activity on the claims deadline. ... And yet more drilling of the same type continues. That is a disaster that will happen again. It is still our only one planet. Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
kittyman ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51511 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 ![]() ![]() |
And to add insult to injury...... BP Cut Tax Bill by $13B Due to Losses From Spill. From CNN. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." ![]() |
keith Send message Joined: 18 Dec 10 Posts: 454 Credit: 9,054 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Well, looks like El Presidente just bought 53,000 gallons from them. Great way to end Earth Day, huh? http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/04/22/earth-day-ends-obamas-53300-gallon-trip Hope & Change !!! |
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Is this where BP tries to paint over its operations?... Climate activists target BP Portrait Award Protesters displayed a collection of portraits outside the gallery showing the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Climate activists on Tuesday night targeted the BP Portrait Award ceremony in protest against sponsorship from the oil giant. Demonstrators claimed BP was using the arts in an attempt to divert attention away from its impact on the environment. ... It's our only world, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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There's also others in the oil industry trying to paint an unrealistically clean picture: Oil spill exposes Shell's ticking timebomb The Gannet Alpha spill in the North Sea is a stark reminder of the dangers of ageing rigs and oil company PR For Shell, the timing of a spill at its Gannet A facility in the UK North Sea couldn't have been worse. For months, it has been selling its reputation as a responsible and cutting-edge oil company in its bid to [b]drill in the Beaufort Sea in the US Arctic[.b] – and it recently won approval. ... ... undermining Shell's PR strategy. The company has been castigated over its lack of transparency in reporting the leak and for downplaying its magnitude and potential impacts. We now know that the spill is the single largest in UK waters in the last 10 years. While the spill is unlikely to approach the devastating impacts of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, its significance lies in the fact that it took place under the much vaunted "gold standard" regulatory regime of the UK and by a company that has been trading on its reputation as a responsible corporate citizen. Gannet A should serve as a wake-up call to a government that has for too long relied on industry assurances ... Sounds very familiar?... And they are moving into the Arctic?! All without a care in the world? (Or of the world?...) It's our only world, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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... Gannet A should serve as a wake-up call to a government that has for too long relied on industry assurances ...[/i] Shell defends safety after North Sea oil leak ... The company has been tackling the release of more than 200 tonnes of oil near the Gannet Alpha platform. ... ... The oil giant said oil had been seeping from the valve at a rate of less than one barrel a day before it was closed. The situation will continue to be monitored. The leak - about 300ft (91m) below the surface - had been discovered earlier this month. The Gannet Alpha oil platform is 113 miles (180km) off Aberdeen. Sounds like that had been leaking unnoticed at a low level for an awful long time before it finally blew to dump a few hundred tons in one gulp... From this example and others, looks like the oil industry is guaranteed to spoil any area they operate in, especially so in the Arctic where oil spills will linger for a very long time. One small example is the non-recovery from the Exxon Valdez spill many years ago... It's our only world, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Why is this thread titled British Petroleum when it has not been called that tof more than 25 years? Catch up and be correct. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ![]() ![]() |
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Why is this thread titled British Petroleum when it has not been called that tof more than 25 years? Because BP has not moved "Beyond Petroleum". Janice |
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... Gannet A should serve as a wake-up call to a government that has for too long relied on industry assurances ...[/i] Amen. |
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Let's get another thing straight. BP is Britain based, and is all about oil. It remains British Petroleum. Janice |
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Let's get another thing straight. BP is Britain based, and is all about oil. Yes, but 60% owned by American financial institutions and if you know how these institutions work then you know who's pulling the strings. If we wont gas for our cars then we all have to share in the blame when things go wrong. |
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The aftermath spews onwards: BP oil spill: US report shares Deepwater Horizon blame Adam Brookes says the findings of the report are wide ranging A US federal report has blamed the worst oil spill in US history on "key mis-steps", poor leadership and a poor cement job by BP and its contractors. BP was "ultimately responsible" for rig safety, with Transocean responsible for safe operations and worker safety. BP tried to save time and money at the cost of safety, and Transocean operated "normally" despite the hazards, it said. ... Compared to this example, looks like they got off financially very lightly... Hungarian toxic chemical sludge spill firm fined An aluminium producer in Hungary has been fined 472m euros (£410m) over a spillage of toxic sludge last year. Ten people died and serious damage to the environment was caused by the leak at a MAL Zrt plant in early October. A government statement said the fine reflected the unprecedented volume of hazardous material released ... So... How is oil and dispersants not any more toxic than that spill?... I guess the real winners out of this lot will be the corporate lawyers who will get handsomely paid to clear up all the arguments for years to come... Meanwhile, we continue our dependence on reckless pollution... It's our only planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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Looks like all in the industry are all just as bad as each other: US court rules against Chevron in Ecuador oil case A US court has overturned a block on Ecuadoreans collecting damages totalling $18.2bn (£11.5bn) from Chevron over Amazon oil pollution. ... ... But it is not the end of the legal saga... ... Ecuadorean indigenous groups said Texaco dumped more than 18bn gallons (68bn litres) of toxic materials into unlined pits and rivers between 1972 and 1992. ... Oil corrupts? Meanwhile, we continue our dependence on reckless pollution... It's our only planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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