Comments on: Oil spill: when a science fiction nightmare becomes reality

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By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:51:06 +0000

I wished I could honestly believe that lessons have been learned, but I don't, the intense desire for wealth creation will see the world drowing in it's own greed and ignorance.

By: Distressed

Distressed — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:23:13 +0000

Obama didn't spill oil into the gulf. Nor is he the one responsible for the world's dependence on oil. I'm sorry to hear that your family is sick because of this tragedy. If you want to blame someone for this, I think you rightfully could and should blame BP.

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By: Altagirl

Altagirl — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:30:11 +0000

Shouldn't this article have been under "opinion" instead of "international"?

Comments like "it's likely BP prefers it that way" and "BP instituted its boundaries under the guise of protecting the safety of the workers" are way, way over the line that divides facts and opinions.

Some of the comments from readers show how effective the article was though: "there's bound to be a conspiracy here somewhere" and "This just furthers my belief in CONSPIRACY THEORIES!"

I love great writing, even when I don't agree with the premise or like the topic, but please don't try to disguise an op-ed piece as straight reportage.

By: saskboy

saskboy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:52:41 +0000

I think there's a factual error in the article.

"single infrared lights" do not normally emit ultraviolet light, which is at the other end of the visible light spectrum. Could you explain this please?

By: SiRu

SiRu — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:23:42 +0000

This is a night mare!!

This just tells that Nature can hit back you any time. How much powerful the humans are, Nature can take everything down in a matter of minutes

SIRu

By: Open_Democracy

Open_Democracy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:26:13 +0000

As long as the industry has existed, there have been oil spills of varying sizes and seriousness. It isn't until the media brings these spills to the world's attention that any efforts are made to prevent them. The Greenpoint neighbourhood oil spill right in Brooklyn took place over decades and has still not been cleaned up. This spill is roughly twice the size of the Exxon Valdez spill but because it isn't "sexy", it gets very limited coverage in the media despite the fact that very little of the spill has been cleaned up over the past 30 years. The effects of this spill are so severe that methane levels reach the point where combustion cannot take place because there is not enough oxygen present. Here's an article on the Greenpoint spill: http://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2010/07/broo...

By: HELP ME.......

HELP ME....... — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:11:48 +0000

WE LIVE OVER THERE AND MY FAMILY GET SICK BECAUSE OF THIS.
DOWN WITH OBAMA…………DOWN TO OBAMA..

By: alanfriday55

alanfriday55 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:09:13 +0000

I fear that this catastrophe is just the beginning - I do not think, as a species, we are capable of seeing past the mighty dollar. http://alanfriday.com/2010/06/07/catastrophe-the-... Alan

By: MY COUNTRY:USA

MY COUNTRY:USA — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:38 +0000

USA HAS ONE OF THE WORST GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD

By: LION

LION — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:06:53 +0000

hate Obama.DOWN WITHOBAMA

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By: Tanya

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By: Adam Day

Adam Day — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:18:45 +0000

Whoever said this is a conspiracy needs to grow up.

By: darbpls

darbpls — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:23:59 +0000

Bleh, this whole situation is so depressing.

By: J.Lebel

J.Lebel — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:22:41 +0000

Does someone here understand anything about sarcasm? Just read the last sentence again, and I think you should get the point. Unless, indeed, this guy were serious, but it would surprise me a lot, to say the least.

By: Diogenes54

Diogenes54 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:50:07 +0000

Good piece Joesph, Amanda and David! Keep it up.

BP had a horrible record for safety and environmental compliance before the blow-out. Now the worst has happened. They must pay for this mess. Send them, and all concerned, a message that grime does not pay.

By: thetickingmind

thetickingmind — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:17:28 +0000

What an all around awful experience. Even without bringing up the fact that BP is stalling its compensation payments to businesses in the gulf.

By: buddhkist

buddhkist — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:16:50 +0000

Peace, Love, Light. :-)

By: seaorchids

seaorchids — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:25:02 +0000

Incredible read. Tragic beyond words.

By: geradinemcc

geradinemcc — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:10:15 +0000

So sad.

By: Brendan Locke

Brendan Locke — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:01:05 +0000

Yeah, I forgot about all that. That definitely was another factor.

By: onepillawayfromchaos

onepillawayfromchaos — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:56:28 +0000

I pray this will not be as devastating as it appears today. Such a depressing and seemingly hopeless disaster.

By: TedTylerEzro

TedTylerEzro — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:48:38 +0000

Sure, and plants need phosphorous and nitrogen to live and be nourished too.

Know what happens when you dump a huge pile of either on the ground? How well do you think that patch of dirt produces for a year or two?

Do you understand anything about toxicity?

By: TedTylerEzro

TedTylerEzro — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:46:40 +0000

Government incompetence as well.

Oh and pretty healthy dose of corruption. Wasn't it just last year when a whole bunch of government agents charged with overseeing offshore oil rigs were being bribed, and thrown parties where they had all the cocaine and hookers they wanted by the oil companies?

By: keeperofthefire

keeperofthefire — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:44:33 +0000

i was waiting for the rightwing wacko falseflag answer&here it is folks!!!

By: thejamminjabber

thejamminjabber — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:59:58 +0000

Serendipity and science are no excuse for human negligence. STOP MAKING EXCUSES, PEOPLE!

By: curtalfriar

curtalfriar — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:21 +0000

In case you hadn’t noticed this week, the oil has largely disappeared. See, unbeknownst to the media apparently, and to all the handwringing panicmongers around the nation, the Gulf is filled with bacteria that eats oil.

If you actually check your science, you will learn that there are thousands of natural oil seeps throughout the Gulf region, but this is not cause for alarm, as the bacteria take care of it for us. They have a nice feast. This BP oil spill has given them a much bigger feast for a while.

Have no fear, our happy little friends are taking care of matters, and they have it well under control.

By: Brendan Locke

Brendan Locke — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:37:41 +0000

You're right, the spill DID happen for a reason:

BP's complete and utter incompetence. No need for a "mystic" explanation. BP had no plan in place to deal with a disaster that they deemed "impossible to happen."

By: TheIntentionalSage

TheIntentionalSage — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:09:26 +0000

As odd as it may sound, I have to think that this oil spill happened for a reason. Why it did, I'm not sure. Maybe it's important for this oil spill to have happened this year because in three years from now, it would have been blown all the way to Canada (with whatever hurricanes there are to be that year).

With Love and Gratitude,

The Intentional Sage

By: Noor

Noor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:49:34 +0000

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By: lifeintheboomerlane

lifeintheboomerlane — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:49:02 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. Humans rape the planet on a daily basis, and the US is at the top. We pay no heed to the civilizations that came before us, who had built themselves up and then destroyed themselves, all in the same quest for limited resources. I marched back when the US was in Vietnam. Where is the public outrage now?

By: thecodger

thecodger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:46:21 +0000

I'd say that your story puts everything into perspective very well. Those Hazmat aliens sound downright frightening. I agree with Shannon...there's bound to be a conspiracy here somewhere. The Codger http://thecodger.wordpress.com/

By: arhendrix

arhendrix — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:43:53 +0000

The oil spill is such an incredibly heartbreaking event that continues to pierce and prod ~ and will for decades.

I don't ever know what to say about this tragedy anymore ~ I just hope and pray that our country learns from it and realizes how fragile our planet is.

If we ruin it ~ where will we go? Who wants to live under dark skies and be surrounded by oily oceans….I sure don't.

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By: shannon

shannon — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:27:03 +0000

This just furthers my belief in CONSPIRACY THEORIES! America will do anything for OIL! Attack another country ….distroy it's own country …the planet for all this gov. cares! Let's dunk all the Greedy Politicians in the Gulf and let them swim to shore! Oil execs too!