From Oil Gush To Oil Hushhhh" Or "Dudley-Do-Wrong

"From Oil Gush To Oil Hushhhh"
Or
"Dudley-Do-Wrong"

CEO Bob Dudley, British Petroleum's New Tony Hayward, made a joyous announcement to the World, yesterday: "We haven't seen any oil flow into the Gulf since the 15th of July.".

No oil? Really? Wow, Bob... That's Terrific!
Umm...It's not that we don't trust/believe you, but...
Let's just take a look-see at BP's Live-Feeds online.
Hmm... Uh, Bob... BP's Live-Feeds online are all down.
The screens are black...

BP's Live-Feed of the DWH's broken well-head was down for 3 days.
And would, in all likelihood, still be down if it weren't for the fact that some wonderful person asked Ret. Coast Guard Commander Thad Allen "Why?" (Allen had no answer).
And then, Abracadabra! The Live-Feed came back up.

And, in regards to the veracity of Mr. Dudley's claim of being leak-proof and announcing that BP was scaling down its clean-up efforts...

Well, Mr. Dudley did his predecessor, Mr. Hayward, proud:
Mr. Dudley looked right at the camera and - without blinking or twitching - lied to us.

BP lie? No way!

BP Way!

Don't be fooled by Mr. Dudley or any other BP Bobble-head...

The cap on the DWH well head IS leaking.
It's not gushing like it was, mind you. But it is still leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

And, why the heck is BP scaling down the clean-up?

Would someone please tell Bob a lesson he should have learned in early-childhood:

Early-childhood Lesson (Customized for BP Bob): Just because you can't see the oil floating in huge plumes or slicks on the surface of the water (or on the blank screen of the former Live-Feed)...
That doesn't mean that it's not there - that doesn't mean that it no longer exists.

If that were true, then Tony Hayward suddenly stopped existing.
(It's not magic, he's just been transferred to BP-Siberia.)

No, the Clean-Up's gonna be Long-Term, Bob.
Put some divers in the water, will ya?

And, the whole Top-Kill Plan? Bad Idea. Very Bad. The well head is damaged/weakened enough.

But, that's the one good thing about British Petroleum: At least they are consistent.
All of BP's Post-Disaster & Off-The-Tops-Of-Their-Heads Plans with Stupid Names have been Very Bad Ideas.

Just dig the relief wells, BP/Bob-Tony... And, please, do it carefully.

Media/America: Please Don't Ease the Pressure/Attention on BP or Bob Dudley.

As we've already seen and continue to see - They're a slick and slimy bunch.

Here's oil-industry expert, Bob Cavnar, to share his wise perspective...

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Oil's Well That Ends Well? Big Oil Responds To The Oil Spill/Spill Response... Again.

Oil's Well That Ends Well?

Post Exxon Valdez disaster, oil companies formed The Marine Spill Response Corp. and said that it would give them the ability to respond to the next disaster with effective, state-of-the-art measures.

Now, 20yrs. later, the BP DWH disaster has exposed the simple fact that Big Oil hasn't developed a single effective or state-of-the-art disaster response measure.

Now, Big Oil has announced that it is creating yet another special oil spill response organization called: The Marine Well Containment Company.

TMWCC is tasked with the same goals as the MSRC was 20 yrs. ago: Research and Develop state-of-the-art oil spill response measures to ensure a swift and effective response to the next big disaster.

Hmm...

As I listened to this latest announcement from Big Oil, one single and simple piece of wisdom came to mind:

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...".

Personally, I see this as nothing more than a blatant attempt by oil companies at damage control and improving their image...

"The Marine Well Containment Company"? Wow, what a great idea! I want them to be able to respond quickly to a disaster.

Common Sense dictates that We Don't Believe Them.

This latest move by the oil companies is a virtual carbon-copy of the action they took following the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska.

Deja Vu?

Carbon-Copy... As was discovered in the days following the BP/DWH disaster, this term describes in full not only BP's Gulf Oil Spill Response Plan - the one which was a virtual carbon-copy of their Arctic Response Plan... but also the official Oil Disaster Response Plan on file for each of the various oil companies. They were discovered to be utter Carbon-Copies of each other - minus the logos on the letterhead. Even down to each company's plan listing - as the company's go-to scientific expert in the event of a disaster - the name of a man who has been dead for several years.

I humbly offer that our Earth and our oceans are far too precious, fragile and irreplaceable to risk putting our trust in those who've proven themselves to be utterly untrustworthy.

From: The Rachel Maddow Show

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BP Claims Cap Success But Sea Floor Methane Leak Raises US Concerns

And now...
The Latest News From
The No-It's-Not-Quite-Over-Yet-Folks! BP Deepwater Horizon/Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster...

From: www.telegraph.co.uk
7:00AM BST 19 Jul 2010

BP oil spill: 'seep' detected on ocean floor
BP's claims to have successfully capped its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico have been questioned after a potential leak was discovered on the seabed nearby


From: www.telegraph.co.uk
10:47AM BST 19 Jul 2010

BP oil spill: US orders new emergency plan as seepage detected near capped well.

The US government ordered BP to submit an emergency plan for reopening its capped Gulf of Mexico oil well after experts detected seepage from the surrounding seabed.

"Admiral Allen... warned earlier that "ultimately, we must insure no irreversible damage is done which could cause uncontrolled leakage from numerous points on the sea floor"."

(*Please see the brief video clip, included below. Thank you.)

Dear Admiral Allen:

PLEASE Don't trust BP to be completely honest and transparent - as they've certainly proven themselves to be completely incapable of such things.

And, yes, a successfully-capped well-head would be Great. Terrific. Awesome.

But, an Exploding Sea Floor leading to a multi-point oil and gas leak would be Bad...

Very, Very Bad.

Oil Vey! 1000's of Abandoned Oil Wells in the Gulf

AP investigation finds 1000's of Abandoned Oil Wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

Some were "capped" 15-20yrs. ago... with metal caps.

(Metal+Seawater? Hmm... Corrosion, Anyone?).

No One's been checking any of the abandoned wells/rusted caps for leaks.

When asked about the lack of inspection of the abandoned wells MMS stated that it uses The Honor System.

Ah, yes... MMS shirked their own serious responsibilities and shoved them onto the individual oil well-owning corporations.

Whether you call it The Honor System or Self-Regulation...

We all know how well such practices work when they involve profit-lusting corporations...

They don't.

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Rachel Maddow's President Obama Oval Office Speech Re: BP/DWH Gulf Oil Disaster

God... I Love Rachel Maddow!

Here's what she wished President Obama had said in his Oval Office Speech:
(And, I agree with her 1000%!)

President Obama: Enough rhetoric. Enough blah blah blah. It's time for Effective, Lifestyle-Changing, Planet-Saving ACTION.
I hope to God that You are Listening to This!

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