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From the lens BP Deepwater Horizon Louisiana Oil Spill.

  • paperfacets Sep 16, 2010 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    Actully, I just read the Special Report about the spill in the Audubon Magazine. They consider the Administration's response good and the care for the damaged birds good, as well.
  • GrowWear Jul 19, 2010 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    A much-needed voice about the BP oil spill. Congratulations on your Purple Star!
  • aj2008 Jul 19, 2010 @ 2:33 am | delete
    Thank you for a fact filled and helpful lens, which avoids politicizing this dreadful environmental disaster. Congratulations on your Purple Star - well deserved :)
  • clouda9 Jul 18, 2010 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    It is so hard to fathom from my neck of the woods just how much this has impacted the lives of people living in this area. Thank you for pulling this most excellent resource together so that ALL of us may know and possibly help out with this disaster.

    Congrats on your purple star...well deserved for sure!
  • Maureen Jul 15, 2010 @ 2:51 pm | delete
    Thank you for adding a link to my post "Artists Aiding Gulf Coast Efforts". It is much appreciated.
  • Pat Schottler Jul 6, 2010 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    My comment is that I suspected the relief wells pumping in cement wouldn't work, then I was reminded of the mexican disaster in 1979, and it confermed my suspicion. I was a sophmore in highschool then.

    What is going to happen is as they pump in the cement, Oil rises faster than cement because it is lighter, so it creates a river in and through the cement, it will slow down but not stop, until the cement (cheese curd) reaches the inlet pumping. Now think about this for a little bit, if oil continues to come out of the well, it will be a failure and another stratagie will have to be taken.

    I have submitted many idea's and even I would have to study each of my own idea's to see which one would be the best under the curent cercumstances. Eventually what will have to be done is put a ring around the blow out preventer maybe 10 feet in diameter, or after pumping up a lot of cement larger, put a pipe on top of that to allow the oil to rise with out going through the cement and put a valve or blow out preventor on top of that and fill it with cement to connect and seal it to the current blow out preventor, after that cement cures, shut the valve. If the oil is not allowed to pass through this valve the cement will do as it will do in the well it self and rivers will form inside the cement and the oil will continue to leak. I appologize for my spelling, but even in High school I got a 98 percent on my mechanical skills.
  • Jmel37 Jun 14, 2010 @ 11:15 am | delete
    This is a great lens; a lot of information, great links, and the photos - I don't want to say great, because this whole incident is anything but great - they do a good job making a visual impact on those who look at them.
  • OhMe Jun 11, 2010 @ 11:55 am | delete
    I am so glad you created this lens which is filled with information about the horrible Oil Leak. Lensrolled to my Shrimp Boats lens.
  • kay Jun 3, 2010 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    Why is'nt anyone asking what Cheny and his Bushboy have to do with the oil spill? The crimes seem to be mounting.How's that drill baby drill thingy doing for you repubs now. No more chemical in the gulf . This is a crime being done before our eyes.
  • popworm May 21, 2010 @ 6:50 am | delete
    Great lens! Our hearts go out to everyone around the Gulf Coast.
  • Lexi May 4, 2010 @ 3:45 pm | delete
    Good informative lens!

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