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Of course, unfettered private sector ‎can do no wrong. right? Libby Send a noteboard - 03/06/2010 10:27:19 AM


It has nothing to do with "deregulation". The regulations in place would have prevented this had they been properly enforced by the government.


It has everything to do with it, we need increased regulations
(such as required improvements and changes made to the blowout preventer systems and the control systems) and regulators that actually have teeth.
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Assuming the government is right, and 210,000 gallons of oil go into the Gulf each day... Tom - 03/06/2010 01:47:55 AM 843 Views
The estimates are always going to be rounded figures. LiterateDog - 03/06/2010 02:23:35 AM 609 Views
True enough about activists, but the alternative energy folks have pretty good evidence now. Ghavrel - 03/06/2010 02:30:55 AM 663 Views
Alternative energy is a pipe dream for now, though. LiterateDog - 03/06/2010 02:40:41 AM 713 Views
So you support greater regulation and oversight of offshore oil? Libby - 03/06/2010 09:30:25 AM 639 Views
No. I support the basic safety regulations that are already in place. LiterateDog - 03/06/2010 09:55:42 AM 631 Views
The current basic regulations are not enough, that's the point Libby - 03/06/2010 10:15:19 AM 686 Views
BP says it's already spent $990 million. The question is how many billions it will end up being. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/06/2010 02:25:41 AM 259 Views
Well BP better be spending money cleaning up the gulf. Roland00 - 03/06/2010 03:03:10 AM 583 Views
That's a lot of oil. *NM* LordPerrin - 03/06/2010 03:58:18 AM 277 Views
The fact is, no one knows how much oil has been leaking. Libby - 03/06/2010 09:48:25 AM 611 Views
Straw man alert! LiterateDog - 03/06/2010 09:57:59 AM 653 Views
Of course, unfettered private sector ‎can do no wrong. right? Libby - 03/06/2010 10:27:19 AM 658 Views
fixed for you scalius - 03/06/2010 04:32:37 PM 630 Views
Actually...let me fix that again Libby - 03/06/2010 07:07:36 PM 638 Views
I prefer the more conservative number to media hyperbole. Tom - 03/06/2010 05:52:07 PM 704 Views
Well, considering the original conservative number has been proven drastically wrong. Libby - 03/06/2010 07:28:27 PM 620 Views
70,000 barrels a day is obviously hyperbole. Tom - 03/06/2010 08:45:03 PM 626 Views
But you'd agree that half-million to a million gallons is a pretty reasonable estimate? Libby - 03/06/2010 10:34:58 PM 684 Views
I think it's probably under 20,000 but could be as much as 30,000. 70,000 is way too high. Tom - 04/06/2010 12:48:03 AM 545 Views
See, just because we are european doesn't mean we're incapable of understanding... jh - 03/06/2010 09:53:25 AM 601 Views
Acutally... Camilla - 03/06/2010 10:51:52 AM 674 Views
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