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Is anybody boycotting BP?

Are you boycotting BP

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#147
sleepytime said:
A good portion of the Gulf coast is probably going to be ruined for the rest of our lives. I drove by a BP gas station today and it looked like business as usual. In my opinion, they need to clean up as best they can and then go away.
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XtreO said:
Talk about overdramatising.
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From National Geographic:

Gulf Oil Leaks Could Gush for Years
"We don't have any idea how to stop this," expert says.

If efforts fail to cap the leaking Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico (map), oil could gush for years—poisoning coastal habitats for decades, experts say.
 
#148
sleepytime said:
From National Geographic:

Gulf Oil Leaks Could Gush for Years
"We don't have any idea how to stop this," expert says.

If efforts fail to cap the leaking Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico (map), oil could gush for years—poisoning coastal habitats for decades, experts say.
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If there is one thing I've ever learned in my time on this world, it's that humans have an amazing ability to make the impossible happen. I seriously doubt that this well will continue to spew oil for years. Some one will find a way to capture the oil from the well, and probably sooner than later.
 
#149
sloasdaylight said:
If there is one thing I've ever learned in my time on this world, it's that humans have an amazing ability to make the impossible happen. I seriously doubt that this well will continue to spew oil for years. Some one will find a way to capture the oil from the well, and probably sooner than later.
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I hope that's the case. If that can be made profitable, I'm sure it would happen. If it is financially prohibitive, I think BP will do the minimum they think they can get away with.
 
#152
I don't buy BP fuels but that is because there isn't any in our area. I however was intrigued by this post so I did some research. On a different forum, another person stated that while BP was leasing this rig that had a history of problems, he didn't think they should be boycotted. According to him, BP is one of the leading companies that is investing their money into wind energy and other sources that do not harm the environment. He was stating they are actually a very eco friendly and green company overall and it was a real shame that this disaster has their name attached to it. After reading that, I was wondering if anyone on here has also looked into that to validate his claim?
 
#153
sleepytime said:
Tests? Inspections? Drills? Redundant systems? In the absence of all that, how about an emergency plan? But why go to all this bother if there is no accountability when disaster strikes. If they are not held accountable by the consumer, they will not be held accountable at all, unless you count the grandstanding and puffery that will take place in Washington.
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How do you know they did not do all of that?

I work offshore, not in drilling but in construction. Our equipment get a quick inspection every shift (every 12 hours), a good inspection once a week and a detailed inspection every month. We also give detailed inspections before any critical work gets done. Our systems have redundancies and safety factors well beyond what is necessary. All planning that is done for the work does all things possible to keep people out of harms way and not mess up the environment.

Even if BP the company does not give a rats backside about the people, those planning the work (like me) are extremely considerate about how poor planning could impact the people doing the work and how mishaps can impact the environment.

Having a comparable job, I just do not see how those in the office planning or those on the rig performing the work would go through with the work knowing they had cut big corners that would put their own or those working under their plans life at risk.

Safety is a big deal offshore. The industry has a lower incident rate than land based construction, manufacturing, healthcare and just about anything that involve physical work. Don't believe me, check out the OSHA stats and other site that track safety trends. Even if you thing that oil and gas produces false records and every one else if 100% truthful they would have to be under reporting by over 50% to even come close to some of the other manual labor industries.
 
#154
Boycotting BP will only hurt the station owners and may impact the refining portion a little. All oil produced in the gulf comes in through just a few lines. It gets metered at the platform before it is sold to the pipeline company. At the beach it gets sold off to different refineries. The gas you are buying may have passed through 5 hand before it gets to the station and sold to you.
 

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