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Yeahyeah Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-10 09:22 AM
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2. Seems like breaking it up would just SPREAD IT OUT.
Maybe they just want to make it so it can't be seen,just blend it in with all the oceans.
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  -EPA informs BP to use less toxic chemicals to break up oil spill suffragette  May-20-10 09:18 AM   #0 
  - Good thing the government was prompt with this. n/t  rudy23   May-20-10 09:19 AM   #1 
  - Yeah, makes my head spin they were so prompt! n/t  joeybee12   May-20-10 09:40 AM   #13 
  - Seems like breaking it up would just SPREAD IT OUT.  Yeahyeah   May-20-10 09:22 AM   #2 
  - Yep. Outta sight, outta mind  havocmom   May-20-10 09:32 AM   #7 
  - Oh, they don't want to prevent anyone from harm. Just break up the slick for the cameras.  rudy23   May-20-10 10:03 AM   #19 
  - That's exactly what you want to do.  hugo_from_TN   May-20-10 02:08 PM   #28 
     - Going to spread some fairy dust on it while you're at it?  Yeahyeah   May-21-10 05:17 AM   #36 
  - About time, never mind how much  Autumn   May-20-10 09:23 AM   #3 
  - Too Little - Too Late......  global1   May-20-10 09:26 AM   #4 
  - And they'd likely still be allowing it except for the publicity and pressure  suffragette   May-20-10 09:30 AM   #6 
  - So what changed?  janx   May-20-10 09:29 AM   #5 
  - The EPA and NOAA have let BP control the situation  suffragette   May-20-10 09:38 AM   #11 
  - Finally. But this decision was inexcusably late.  highplainsdem   May-20-10 09:33 AM   #8 
  - +1  suffragette   May-20-10 09:42 AM   #15 
  - K&R  highplainsdem   May-20-10 09:36 AM   #9 
  - use less? Why is the stuff banned in UK but still allowed here at all?  mod mom   May-20-10 09:37 AM   #10 
  - Not less in the sense of fewer, but "less toxic" as in different chemicals  suffragette   May-20-10 09:41 AM   #14 
     - Thanks for clarifying. Still why were they allowed to use dispersants banned in the UK in the 1st  mod mom   May-20-10 10:02 AM   #17 
        - Completely agree with you  suffragette   May-20-10 11:27 AM   #25 
  - gah!  FirstLight   May-20-10 09:39 AM   #12 
  - day late & a dollar short ......who will check to see what BP is  Gin   May-20-10 09:57 AM   #16 
  - WTF? Another "closing the barn door after the horses are all out" move by our  NC_Nurse   May-20-10 10:02 AM   #18 
  - I totally agree, and get some real scientists working in that department.  NCarolinawoman   May-20-10 10:52 AM   #24 
     - are you saying EPA scientists don't care about the environment?  CreekDog   May-20-10 02:38 PM   #30 
  - How about the EPA tell them to stop the oil release completely???  Mugweed   May-20-10 10:07 AM   #20 
  - "Is the government regulating the oil companies or are the oil companies regulating the goverment?"  suffragette   May-20-10 04:01 PM   #31 
  - I live in Panama City Beach, FL.  riskpeace   May-21-10 10:58 AM   #38 
  - I'm sure BP will do better with their next blowout /nt  Bragi   May-20-10 10:19 AM   #21 
  - At the Alantis rig unless they FUCKING SHUT IT DOWN. NOW.  Karenina   May-20-10 02:26 PM   #29 
  - It didn't make sense to use them in the first place. Why throw more harmful  eagertolearn   May-20-10 10:27 AM   #22 
  - ie. pour it into a bucket of water before you pour it into the ocean - that oughta do it  tomm2thumbs   May-20-10 10:33 AM   #23 
  - FINALLY. Maybe they found out the dispersant being used is BANNED IN BRITAIN! nt  flamingdem   May-20-10 11:28 AM   #26 
  - Well, the silver lining ...  Nihil   May-21-10 04:58 AM   #35 
  - Well, duh. I found anitfreeze in the ingredients list  BadgerKid   May-20-10 12:40 PM   #27 
  - Antifreeze is one of the less toxic chemicals in the brew. nt  Doremus   May-21-10 05:50 AM   #37 
  - did they say please at the end  fascisthunter   May-20-10 04:39 PM   #32 
  - long overdue  SpartanDem   May-20-10 05:40 PM   #33 
  - You can only cry after reading this n/t  Catherina   May-20-10 05:50 PM   #34 
 

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