At this juncture, it is almost a given that broad evacuation plans will be put in place affecting the lives of millions. The plans will be unveiled at the last minute giving residents hardly any time to prepare.

The people are naturally nervous. Wives of Fishermen on the Gulf Coast are reporting trauma, economic insecurity and nervous breakdown.

http://tinyurl.com/2ce6kly


The people are getting sick after swimming in the waters. EPA has opened public �Decontamination Stations� along Florida beaches. 400 beach goers have sought medical care.

http://tinyurl.com/2v5xe4k


Methane Release From the Gulf Oil Spill: What Does It Mean? How Bad Could It Get?

ZeroHedge presents an article taking a comprehensive look at the ramifications of having this well spew out methane into the atmosphere. Methane is 33 times more potent than CO2 in causing Global Warming.

http://tinyurl.com/26d9gak


We are expecting a worse than usual hurricane season this summer. Typically the Gulf of Mexico gets 8 hurricanes. This summer we have identified 14 that are building up.

If our last efforts to cap the well fail by December, we must be prepared for our lives to be changed. It took as many as 4 failed attempts and 10 months to cap the Ixtoc 1 underwater oil well in 1979. And that was under just 150 feet of water.

http://tinyurl.com/35v6fe2


Unfortunately, no lessons were learned from this tragedy that occurred 31 years ago. The giant oil companies did not spend enough money researching into ways in handling oil spills.

Case in point. BP did not spend a single dollar!

http://tinyurl.com/24dmsw7


What a shame.

so people seeing tht there is toxic oils/chemicals in the water decided that it was ok to take a swim ?????

I know this is serious stuff but i cant help but think that some people are only seeing compensation money available like dollar signs. I dont mean to and am certaimnly not making light of this disaster but i suspect for some people this has turned into some kind of obscene opportunity.

Well stated.


I would only add that the "obscene o;purtunity" is unfortunately shared by our political "leaders" right on up to the highest levels.


"Never let a good crisis gi ti waste..."

--Who said that and when?

The White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel in 2008(?): You never want a "serious crisis" to go to waste.

Capped : http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/15/gulf.oil.disaster/index.html?hpt=T2

Hello All - let's hope that BP can get this thing stopped far below the seabed before a storm gets into the Gulf. I haven't tried to make my claim to BP yet but have lost several beach weddings due to concern for the beach conditions. Last weekend I played a wedding and it was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen in Destin and the beaches were still pristine. This part of the coast has been very fortunate as the winds and the tides have kept the oil away for the majority of this horrendous event.

Hopefully some very important lessons will be learned from this very painful and expensive catastrophe. I pray the folks in Louisiana will be able to recoup their ability to ply the Gulf and continue their livelihoods.

Best wishes to all for a speedy recovery from this horrible event!

Randy

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