environmental disaster

Five weeks later and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is getting worse. At the same time; clean up efforts have barely begun. This is a man made environmental disaster that thwarts all others in its likely implications. Serious questions are now being asked by many Americans. Not that any answers are likely to make any difference to the dreaded facts. All attempts by BP so far to cap the oil flow have met with few hard results. The latest attempt to blow debris into the well head directly is thus far not meeting expectations. There is a risk that it could be making things much worse.

Vast quantities of Oil and gas continue to flow with some pressure to the surface of the sea floor without undue hindrance. As you can imagine, 5 weeks without due hindrance means that one heck of a lot of oil and gas have escaped to the surface. This is estimated between (BP) 5000 and (Oil Volume Experts) 70000 plus barrels of oil each and every day.

Highly toxic dispersant s may have broken down some of the oil to prevent it from floating to the surface so easily, but it appears that the dispersant s in use are highly classified. They are relatively untested, and never tested in such large quantities as have been used thus far. One thing you can guarantee though. They are bound to be deadly toxic to many species. (much like the oil they are dispersing)
As for the notion of using boons to halt the advance of any oil that may make its way to the shore via the ocean surface; it is not working. It would appear that the effective staff training on competent boon use by BP was highly exaggerated. (much like BP's impressive safety record)

For anyone still holding shares in BP, now could be a good time to sell. The likely costs associated with this mess simply boggle the mind. All these mounting costs are directly the responsibility of BP.

The implications are vast and also boggle the mind. Where now is all this oil going to be found now that deep sea oil is proving so hazardous? (assuming we still need vast quantities of oil to help run our economies)