Anderson Cooper & Rachel Maddow BP Oil Spill News Coverage Exemplary
BP British Petroleum Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster News Coverage
Each night, Anderson Cooper has been in the thick of things by reporting right from the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. He's talking to the people most affected by this handling of an incident which will affect America's gulf cost for decades. The tourism dollars of our country's beaches, our seafood industry and our wildlife sanctuaries, from the wetlands and marshlands to the coast lands themselves will undoubtedly be impacted by the thick toxic sludge of raw crude oil.
Lately Cooper has had on Louisiana Parish President Billy Nungesser. Nungesser is an outspoken advocate for his state and people. His no nonsense approach is informative and refreshing. Billy, like most of America, says "Clean up this oil. You either prevent it, or we're dead. We're going to die a slow death, because they didn't hear the warning way back when." We don't want spin, lame excuses or immature finger pointing of blame. It may indeed be a herculean effort to manage, but as with everything, it all starts with a first step. Despite weeks of oil leaking and real damage, the corporate clean-up appears slim to nonexistent.
Last night, on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow turned back the pages of history in reflection, and found eye opening parallels. In 1979, the Ixtoc I oil well had a blow out. Also located in the Gulf of Mexico, it was the second largest oil spill, and the largest accidental oil leak in history. For nine months, experts were employed to cap the well, which finally saw closure in March of 1980. That's right. The BP Oil leak by comparison is still a baby. Maddow's detailed reporting on this, including going over many of the same techniques that BP has employed or will be using to deal with their Gulf Of Mexico oil spill was exemplary.
If history is any guide, we may still have a long road ahead in seeing this oil well closed. With journalists like Rachel Maddow and Anderson Cooper continuing to hold BP accountable, they're holding the multi-national corporation's well heeled feet to the fire. And with the amount of oil BP is spilling, there's undoubtedly enough fuel for that fire for some time to come.
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Post a CommentGood information. Rachel is real good. I always enjoy her insight into her reporting. Very professional and informative.
It is indeed hard to imagine that BP is not employing Bioremediation. The technology is proven and has been in use for decades. I have first hand experience with the efficacy of Bioremediation used for difficult to treat waste water. They need to come into the 21st Century and get with the program.
Bioremediation is a real solution - a proven solution. It is used regularly in Texas to remediate oil releases. It is environmentally safe, swift, and thorough and relatively inexpensive. The BP oil spill occurred in Federal waters, which means the Federal government must act to protect those waters. Bioremediation is one method, one remedy, which is available right now. We must not ignore the released oil in the ocean and hope it washes away; especially when such a method, as described by Dr. Whiteman, is so readily available and affordable. Long term destruction of coasts, marshes, wildlife, and a way of life is only inevitable if we, as a Country, fail to act.
Why is BP not using bioremediation to assist in the clean up? The Gulf with water temperatures of >80F is an ideal enviroment - so does any one know the answer? BP currently only uses physical and chemical methods NO BIOTECHNOLOGY!! For 1% of their current spend it doesn't seem to make sense - if anyone wants options please e-mail me at gulfoilleak@onsiteferm.com - ABS has the ability to manufacture 40 tons per day of oil eating microbes and deploy these?? Currently this technology is stuck in BP technical review level 3 of 4.
My fears now are that not only could the gulf current take this oil around to the East coast of Florida, it could end up polluting the coast of the UK, since the gulf stream heads straight across the Atlantic. The global effects of this disaster will no doubt be evident for many years to come. And it's still not yet plugged!
I agree.
Good job, Will, well done and cheers to Maddow and Cooper, too!
Excellent report,Will. Thanks!
good job reporting
I second your praise!