Posted on 05/27/2010 7:40:36 AM PDT by FootBall
long term health impact for residents of south louisiana, and changes in incrementally detrimental health issues caused by eating seafood after fedgov says its ok are not accounted for in your comments. many people consider health an important issue, at least when it is their own family who is eating the food which fedgov will be letting return to the market at some point.
Wild animals do not suffer economic consequences the way inhabited coastlines do.
additionally, it is unlikely you are in full possession of all available information on this spill, and it is very unlikely all factual data bp has which would be viewed negatively has been released.
As far as how big a deal this spill is for the nearby coastlines in terms of fishing and habitation, in any event we will be finding out in the coming years.
I heard the Max it could produce while working was 50,000 barrels per day. This is under a controlled flow. So it could be higher.
There is talk that there is a kink in the line that is restricting the flow in the last week. Perhaps the Bop starting to collapse on the well.
THAT SAID...
THere is NO incentive to get the Barrels per day more definitive than some absurdly large range defying the laws of statistical analysis by stating (15K to 25K per day) (For the Government - who don’t want to have govern over the largest accidental oil spill ever) or (BP) who is fined according to released barrels.
The range estimate is a Win-Win range for government and BP.
Any realistic larger oil leak estimates given by non-bias scientists will soon be categorize as conspiracy
mongers.
Have ALL the health issues you have listed occurred from the Exxon spill?
Nope, what have you seen down there?
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