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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:11 AM Original message |
Oil Executives Tell Committee That BP Spill Is an Aberration |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't care if it is a once in a century event. |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. Correct me if I am wrong but I thought I |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yep - it's sold on the world market. The U.S. gets paid royalties and... |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I heard the oil goes to refineries on the gulf coast creating jobs |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Makes some sense, but I can not wrap my |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I was asking the same things to a local reporter and he said |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. Ya know, they're probably right |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Its All Speculation, Because How Do You Test The Ability To Cap A Well In Deep Water? |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. well then it's an aberration that's negatively impacting |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. Two things: of course they'd say it's an aberration, since they don't want more regulation... |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
7. Well I never |
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Gregin Orlando (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. All it takes is one "aberration" to cause an extinction level event |
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caledesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
11. The Titanic was an "aberration" too...not enough lifeboats! People |
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burnsei sensei (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
12. Cost-cutting and indifference |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
14. I WISH this were reminiscent of the tobacco industry grilling..and with same results! |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
15. Congressmen tell oil executives that they are liers. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
16. Reuters: Oil companies turn on BP at congressional hearing |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It's a dog eat dog world. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. None of them have invested in clean-up technology for 20 years |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. These Execs Are Taking There Shots At BP Because Bottom Line....... |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. "We're not equipped to handle worst case scenerios". Period. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. All in the same room? Sounds like a good time to seize their companies and nationalize oil. nt |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Investigate what happened? |
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Aaria (238 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
23. Shell Oil Has no business saying that BP is the odd duck.. Shell Oil has over ................ |
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