Quick Drips
Lots of things regarding the sludge pool that was the Gulf of Mexico. The newest game on the Coast is find the tar balls, and we have winners in Gulf Shores, Alabama and Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
We read that a Congressional investigation reveals oil rig’s blowout preventer had a hydraulic system leak. They also rigged one of the ram valves on the BOP for testing, so it wasn’t able to work as designed. This was the “fail-safe” system that made an accident “unpossible”. This also makes the acoustic switch that everyone seems to want moot – the valve couldn’t work under those conditions, so another switch is irrelevant.
BP has managed to accomplish something as the ‘Top hat’ reaches Gulf of Mexico floor. This won’t stop the flow, it is merely supposed to direct some of the gusher to a tanker on the surface. They are planning on using warm water and methanol [wood alcohol] to control hydrate build up.
James Gill of the Times-Picayune shows why Louisiana politics are a league of their own in his piece: Polluters have had enough of law clinics.
Yes, the Louisiana Senate is considering a law to prevent students at law schools in the state from representing people in law suits against petro-chemical companies. It’s all the fault of students at Tulane. They didn’t just represent people, they have won cases and polluters have had to pay the people they have poisoned. It’s bad for business. No one will invest in Louisiana businesses if they think there’s any risk involved. What do you think this is, capitalism? 😈
I’ve said before, we have entirely too much tar and too many feathers [already tarred] to put up with this crap from politicians.
