Posted on 05/19/2010 7:45:08 PM PDT by Willie Green
(Reuters) - The first heavy oil from a giant Gulf of Mexico spill sloshed ashore in fragile Louisiana marshlands on Wednesday and part of the mess entered a powerful current that could carry it to Florida and beyond.
The developments underscored the gravity of the situation as British energy giant BP Plc raced to capture more crude gushing from a ruptured well a mile beneath the surface. The spill is threatening an ecological and economic disaster along the U.S. Gulf Coast and beyond.
"The day that we have all been fearing is upon us today," Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said after a boat tour to the southernmost point of the Mississippi River estuary.
"This wasn't tar balls. This wasn't sheen. This is heavy oil in our wetlands," he told a news conference. "It's already here but we know more is coming."
Officials had previously reported debris in the form of tar balls, or light surface "sheen" coming ashore in outlying parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The marshes are the nurseries for shrimp, oysters, crabs and fish that make Louisiana the leading producer of commercial seafood in the continental United States and a top destination for recreational anglers. The United States has already imposed a large no-fishing zone in waters in the Gulf seen affected by the spill.
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I think it’s better to wait until after the investigation before we decide who’s fault it all is.
I also think it’s woefully unfair to just assume that BP, Transocean, and Halliburton don’t care about losing 11 lives and a billion dollar investment.
Like I said, I have a family member who commissioned a rig for BP and they don’t care about anything other than their investment.
Now that it appears the boom isn’t going to work as the heavy oil is moving onshore and into the wetlands. I’m not an envirowacko by any means but I don’t think it’s prudent to ignore the destruction that is happening to the fragile wetlands. Will you eat the seafood from those waters after this?
http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/Growing-frustration-as-oil-invades-La-94512614.html
Spot on,,,I guess it’s started already :
BP will try a “Junk Shot” Sunday,,,
If they can’t cap it that way then the well will blow for
another 3 or 4 months...
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