With Oil Still Spewing Out of Sunken Rig, Gulf of Mexico Set On Fire

"The blaze is expected to be as hot as 1,800 degrees; the toxic cloud of smoke, several thousand feet high. The cloud is supposed to dissipate long before it reaches land. ... British Petroleum, the oil company responsible for the rig, suggested the burn in part because the robots that have been working for days deep underground have been unable to slow the leak. So as we saw, on our trip into the gulf, crews are furiously laying booms across much of Louisiana's fragile coast. Barrier Islands, wildlife sanctuaries all expected to take a direct hit. ... Landfall is expected here in Louisiana late Friday; Mississippi, Alabama, maybe even Florida over the weekend." -- Ryan Owens, ABC News

"It's premature to say this is catastrophic. I will say this is very serious." -- Rear Adm. Mary Landry, U.S. Coast Guard

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[Modeltrainguy]

Jimmy Carter was right to put Solar Panles on the White house Roof. It was a hint we, as a country CAN do better. Oil consumption dropped.

When Ronald Reagan took office, he disagreed and ordered the Solar Panels down. Oil consumption rose. Bush Sr & Jr ARE in the Oil Business.

Shameful!

[Nanuqify]

End off shore drilling.

[hint0122]

get real. try having wind turbines when there is no wind.

[hint0122]

the solar panels didnt work.

[supressorgrid]

You boneheads are free at any time to go live as you advise others to do. Park your cars, turn off your hot water and air conditioning, whatever. Untill then. quit bitching.

[Hellserch]

My god,this was never just an oil rig explosion.They knew that even then.

[Itchykk]

@d1g2r3m4l5n6 EXXON IS JUST AS BAD.

WATCH THE VIDEO ON ITCHYKK ON YOUTUBE

[Itchykk]

DOOMED THE MUSIC VIDEO THE GULF COAST OIL SPILL.

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC AND WATCH THE VIDEO.

GO TO ITCHYKK ON YOUTBE

[KamikazeKoscki]

Throw this corrupt unsafe jackass in Jail, that's the law, reckless endangerment, conscious disregard, they blew the well up, and even if she can't prove it, this is against Public Policy which is a law that states anything endangering the public is a public policy violation!

[d1g2r3m4l5n6]

Which gas stations are supplied by BP? so I can boycott them! I usually visit shell exxon, chevron, mobil, ampm.

[sagemakaiserxl]

This feels like one of those bad sci fi movies where the only answer to a disaster is to nuke it. No one suggest that idea to them.

[crazygorillas]

I am pretty sad...worried about the condition of our lovely earth being polluted and destroying the state of our ecosystem. What now for our next generation? I love them and hope they enjoy much of earth life.