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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:28 PM Original message |
"The Gulf Of Mexico MESS": What You Need to Know about How Heavily Exploited it is....(pic heavy) |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Stop the oil madness, now, not later nt |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. Add to that nature's conveyor belt, toxic dispersants and the effect of hurricanes. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Thanks for the contribution. It's a miracle a big leak didn't happen sooner. |
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dmr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. I can't shake the conveyor's belt from my mind. It's breaking my heart. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I believe this should give anyone living within miles of the coast additional reason to leave |
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dmr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. That's just the thing, Uncle Joe, a hurricane could transport that stuff inland |
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Cybergata (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 11:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. Frightening n/t |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. Drill Baby Drill!!!!! |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. K & R! For later careful study. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thanks for giving this its own well-deserved thread -- and for the awesome |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. 50,686 holes in the gulf. Something was gonna fail sooner or later. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. That is absolutely horrifying. We have to STOP IT! nt |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. Stunning to see the scale of this |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. k&r |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. Thanks for Posting |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. I had NO idea it was this bad. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Me either. Out of sight, out of mind. Over time these will all decay. |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. + 1. This is frightening that those greedy bastards can control the sources of such |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #18 |
53. LOTTA GREEDY BASTARDS! |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. Bookmarked and Rec'd n/t |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. Astounding |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
45. And very sad. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. Jesus. Now riding my bicycle makes sense again.... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:55 AM Response to Reply #15 |
70. K&$? |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. When I was young.... |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 11:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Now, see? |
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jp11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
20. Jiminy Jilickers, amazing how I've never seen anything remotely depicting this kind of pervasive |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. If we had any kind of meaningful media outlet, we'd all have known about this. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. Whoa |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
25. Thanks SKP..this is priceless information..KR~ |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
26. Kickettey |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. This is depressing |
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dmr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
28. Kick |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
29. Imagine the amount of pipes there must be |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Well over 33,600 miles of pipeline, some of it 60 years old now. |
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charlesg (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 11:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Above map says 3,701 active oil platforms; 43,656 miles of oil pipelines |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Amazing isn't it? You and I look out over the gulf and see water, waves, birds. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:25 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. I wonder how many ships come and go in a given year |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:35 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Not sure, but a LOT of tankers bring OIL into ports, like Texas City. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
30. All we need now is another Katrina and Obama will start stuttering again |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. The reality being that 99% of voters drive cars |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #54 |
66. See post 58 below... |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
32. I had NO idea it was this vast, this pervasive |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
36. Stunning |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
38. How did this go unreported for so long? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #38 |
46. It could be a remarkable documentary, couldn't it? |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. It would, absolutely. |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #38 |
50. It hasn't been unreported. The information has always been there. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. Funny, you seem to hear things no one else hears. I'm one of |
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suzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Really? You must not venture beyond DU much. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 04:49 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. I have relatives who work on oil rigs, off the coast of |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
39. Excellent, amazing and sickening OP. n/t |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
42. And some would say that the President did all of that within |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
43. thanks for the informative, and scary, post. |
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secondwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
44. This puts Rush Limbaugh's accusation that Obama is to blame for all of this to rest! |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
47. kick k/r |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
48. Informative post ! Thanks! -nt |
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DrZeeLit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
49. Wow... that map is quite the eye-opener. It's a wonder this hasn't happened many times AND |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. That's exactly what I thought. There are more disasters to come. |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. I'm thinking domino effect. My mind won't even go there. (eom) |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
52. kick |
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Blacksheep214 (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
55. The planet will be fine! |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. oh I was fixin to get mad! |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
56. Peak Oil... Thanks NYC_SKP for one of the more informative |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
57. In the Gulf of Mexico, where there are fatal hurricanes. Greed trumps logic. (eom) |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
58. And all that drilling & degradation for a measly 2% of "our" oil reserves. Stay on land |
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pengillian101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
65. You're right, I had no idea. n/t |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
67. K&R |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
68. yikes - i wonder why none of us see these kinds of images on our teeVee? |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
69. kickity |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
71. Kicking this. |
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