“No way to prevent this” says only planet where this regularly happens
Can’t have oil spills if you don’t have any oil
I haven’t forgotten how BP used chemicals to make all the oil just sink to the bottom of the gulf so people would forget what they did quicker. We don’t deserve this planet.
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While submerging the oil with dispersant may lessen exposure to marine life on the surface, it increases exposure for animals dwelling underwater, who may be harmed by toxicity of both dispersed oil and dispersant. Although dispersant reduces the amount of oil that lands ashore, it may allow faster, deeper penetration of oil into coastal terrain, where it is not easily biodegraded.
Sorry if I didn’t use the exact terminology you deemed appropriate. Either way I don’t find my description is incorrect. They used the dispersant to push the issue below the surface of the water.
Nice cherry picking.
Here, let me provide link, from the EPA:
https://www.epa.gov/emergency-response/dispersants
“Dispersants can be applied on surface oil or below the surface, closer to an uncontrolled release of crude oil from a well blowout source. In an oil spill, these smaller oil droplets disperse into the water column where they are transported by currents and subjected to other natural processes such as dissolution and biodegradation.”
There are plenty of arguments against the use of dispersants, not the least of which is the toxicity of the dispersant itself. However there is a strong argument that supports it as the lesser of two evils.
People should have gone to jail over the BP spill. So many flagrant safety violations and illegal behavior were identified.
But you’ll never forget the “submerging of the oil”.
If you are going to virtue signal, at least base it off a real issue.
The issue that the dispersant was controversial at the time and the jury is still out on if it helped or hurt? I’m glad we agree. I find it really weird how hostile you are
My point was BP didn’t care if it helped or it hurt, they knew it would hide the oil with either outcome.
You are just another internet activist that has a very vague understanding of how shit works in real life and virtue signal for upvotes.
You could have said something like, “I will never forget the environmental catastrophe that BP caused.” and I would have upvoted and moved on.
But you spoke like you knew what the hell you were talking about and someone else is going to read it and be like, “Yeah, they submerged the oil, fuck BP!” and your little rant just added to the useless noise that drowns out real facts.
You are NOT helping.
Misinformation hurts, no matter why you do it.
Just go back to reddit if all you want is upvotes.
I’d rather “virtue signal” over being an argumentative iamverysmart pedant. Now that’s something I wish stayed on Reddit and yet here you are. Have a nice life you miserable fuck
You make up shit and call me the pedant. Fine, I’ll be blunt.
You are a liar and you make the internet a worse place by filling it with noise.
Next time you want to comment, at least have the decency to know what the you are talking about.
hey I’ve seen this episode before
we’re sorry
oh god i forgot south park did a bit on this. i feel dirty now. was not meant to be a south park reference. just that this shit keeps happening
Just so more people know, South Park was off the mark in their criticism of that. The “We’re Sorry” ad campaign was just a form of soft bribery so the media outlets would play softball with their coverage of the disaster.
Surely the oil executives will be held accountable for destroying everyone’s environment…right?
The inevitable sequel to “drill baby drill” entitled “spill baby spill” was not enjoyed as enthusiastically as the oil companies had hoped.
Potentially?
The other oil spills, the garbage, the global warming, the agricultural runoff, and the microplastics already killed >99% of them. So it’s quite possible there are not any more (Endangered Species) left in the entire ocean.
So yeah
allegedlyI mean potentiallyYay! We don’t have to care anymore!
And just like that. It suddenly wasn’t my problem anymore
Are you talking about the tiny microbes that nobody really cares about?
That reporter/editor should be fined or charged with this blatant bullshit.
“The U S. Coast Guard said Monday that an estimated 1.1 million gallons of crude oil has leaked into the Gulf…” and linked the actual press release in that line.
When you actually read the press release, and then lower in the article, it says the amount is actually unknown.
They know how much oil the pipeline holds, which would be around that estimate. It could only be a couple hundred gallons that have actually leaked.
Also they are not even sure where the leak is, so it might not even be the named company’s fault.
Yeah oil industry sucks, but this sounds like a fat nothing burger that CBS is pumping for clicks. No wonder no one trusts the media.
(This is a reposted comment from when this bullshit article was posted earlier)
The OP of this repost didn’t even have the decency to share the qualifications from inside the article.
They are just as terrible of an attention seeking whore as the writer of the article.
Ya the actual press release says up to 1.1 millions gallons could have been released with the actual amount unknown. The article is sensationalist, but it still sounds like it could be pretty bad, but we need to wait for more data to find out exactly how bad.
“The volume of discharged oil is currently unknown. The total pipeline length is 67 miles and was closed by MPOG at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. Initial engineering calculations indicate potential volume of crude oil that could have been released from the affected pipeline is 1.1 million gallons.”
Also as a side note to understand how bad 1 million gallons is, the 2010 BP oil spill released 130 million gallons.
And if it’s unknown it could even be zero, right? Phew, nothing to worry about.
It is definitely not 0 and I would still be worried. I just don’t apreciate news that exagerates facts.
Somehow, I’m past getting big oil the benefit of the doubt.
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Is his criticism valid? If yes, then you being outraged is a weird move.
I wouldn’t have responded if I thought the criticism was valid.
I mean the criticism seemed pretty valid to me. The commentor was criticizing the writers and editors involved in writing the story, and the article’s claims are somewhat misleading. Checks out for me.
They weren’t criticizing you for posting it, though, so I don’t know why you seem to be taking it so personally.
I reread it. You’re right.
Nice gate keeping. Pretty sad that is the best you can do.
Gatekeeping from what? Watching LOTR for the 44th time?
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I don’t disagree with your sentiment.
I think it is bad enough though, without the news source twisting it for sensationalism.
*Edit. Hmm, I guess you people are ok with lies as long as they support the narrative you want. Is this suddenly a GoP sub?
Gotcha. Hey, how much oil has to be objectively confirmed to 7 significant figures before You’re concerned? How much is okay for you?
Any.
Doesn’t mean I’m going to lie about the amount to get clicks.
Let me ask you a similar question.
How much of a lie does it need to be before you are willing to call it a lie?
So you’re concerned with how much oil leaked? Does it matter? This shouldn’t be happening.
“I think it is bad enough though, without the news source twisting it for sensationalism.”
Are you stupid?
Yes
Sorry. I read your comment quickly and didn’t realize you were criticizing the original writer. I apologize.
For comparison, this is less than 1% of the deepwater horizon spill, and they’ve turned off the entire pipeline so there’s little danger of it increasing in size.
The danger, as the article says, is letting them continue to operate in the area. At what point do we say “okay we’ve nearly totally fucked this place up, find someplace else”
Ideally? Back in 2010 when BP made it clear they were systemically hiding critical safety and environmental control failures.
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is right now.
It may be too late to save humanity, but it’s never too late to do the right thing.
Any oil spill is terrible, but this article is blatant bullshit, written for clickbait.
Comparing a bad thing to another bad thing that was larger doesn’t make the lesser not also still a bad thing. Not that you necessarily think that of course but some people use this as a defense quite often. “Like x person in history killed a million people but I only murdered one why are you so mad at me?!How am I bad!” haha
Thanks. That was helpful.
Turns out, building your entire economy and financial system on O&G causes problems for the environment, huh?
Username checks out.
Let’s fucking goo! Another one! A big boost for Any% world destruction Speedrun.
