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2010-07-23 Economy

Gulf boats having trouble finding any oil: US official

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Posted by Fred 2010-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Some 750 boats drafted in to scoop up oil from the Gulf of Mexico are having "trouble" finding any crude in the sea.

OH HOH finally admitting the oil DISASTER might have been a wee bit exaggerated?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-07-23 00:30|| 2010-07-23 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, it'd be interesting to see a stacked bar chart showing upper end of estimate of oil release on top, with total volume of the Gulf of Mexico below...

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-07-23 09:29|| 2010-07-23 09:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Now had the government allowed them to start their work a couple months sooner....

Almost like they wanted the effort to fail.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2010-07-23 10:02|| 2010-07-23 10:02|| Front Page Top

#4 While the media endlessly repeats the 'environmental disaster' meme, there is no evidence that large oil spills cause any medium to long term environmental harm, and overall they are probably beneficial to the environment, not least because they reduce the biggest marine environmental problem, commercial fishing.

Posted by phil_b 2010-07-23 17:21|| 2010-07-23 17:21|| Front Page Top

#5 This is proof there was no spill. It's a conspiracy to hide an alien spaceship that was found in the gulf. Some oils was spilled and burned to make it look like a spill. Why do you think the government wouldn't allow overflights? why was press access denied?
Well, it makes a good conspiracy theory.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2010-07-23 17:22|| 2010-07-23 17:22|| Front Page Top

#6 "Gulf boats having trouble finding any oil: US official"

Tell 'em to look on the beaches.

And if the Bambi gummint had allowed the foreign help offered to come in right away, it wouldn't be there either.

It's almost like the Bambi clowns wanted the Gulf states to be damaged. Why, some of 'em even had the gall to elect Republican governors! The nerve....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-23 19:27|| 2010-07-23 19:27|| Front Page Top

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