Not over by a long-shot: BP warning clean-up crews that a 200-foot, 2-mile oil slick is about to hit

[kgrandia]

Journalist Mac McClelland is reporting today that oil clean-up supervisors in the Gulf of Mexico have been informed by British Petroleum that "a 200-foot-by-2-mile swath of oil is going to make landfall on Grand Isle in the next couple of days."

So much for the dream scenario that all the oil in Gulf of Mexico has somehow disappeared.

More: http://www.energyboom.com/policy/bp-warning-clean-crews-200-foot-2-mile-oil-slick-about-hit-grand-isle

[damntexdem]

1. Warning: dream scenario becoming nightmare! Increase drug levels!

;-)

And, of course, increase Faux News spin levels!

[AndyA]

2. You mean 75% of the oil didn't just disappear?

That's what we were told.

Hmmm...you don't suppose we were being lied to about something this important, do you?

I thought BP worked out a deal with Samantha, Endora, Aunt Clara, Serena, and Uncle Arthur to wiggle and twitch and make the oil go POOF!

That didn't happen? :shrug:

[kgrandia]

3. My worry

This has been my worry from day one - along with many others of course - that BP would try everything they can to underestimate the amount of oil and limit their liability. There is millions of gallons sitting deep in the ocean that will pop up to the surface who knows when - 10, 20 years from now? Long after BP has washed their financial and legal liability clean.

[DURHAM D]

4. Grand Isle is in what state? nt

[northoftheborder]

5. Louisiana

[Better Today]

6. Okay, I agree that the hype about it being over is a fool's game, BUT it is worth note

that it is BP that is alerting clean up crews. This means they are at least still keeping some tabs on the situation, no?