Oil Spill Update: June 3, 2010 Pt II

“No matter what took place & why it happened, the oil spill in the Gulf belongs to all of us”-Sheril Kirshenbaum

• BP manges to completely cut riser piper earlier today after earlier snags. The cap is now atop the pipe at ~10 p.m., oil & gas continued to spew as cap is adjusted into place
• The most gut wrenching photos from the oil spill you will probably see…try not to be sick
• Oil comes ashore near the Mississippi/Alabama border. Florida panhandle is likely to be soon
• MMS suspends permits for Gulf drilling regardless of water depth. Interior Department has no idea what is going on.
• A day with Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen and the oil spill. Rockstar, machine, or simply bad ass?
• Stupidest oil spill idea of the week: The Nuclear Option. Thankfully the higher ups have said no f’n way. Although word is still out whether a The Nuclear Option is still viable for oil industry restructuring.
• The Coast Guard moves more staff, resources to the Gulf Coast as slick continues to move east toward Florida
• How soon until the free market stops the oil spill? Short Answer: Never
• BP’s CEO Tony Hayward’s fate in the balance?  I am not quite clear why there would even be a balance.
• BP’s stock plunges to 18-Year low. What is the future of BP?  Does anybody care?
• 44 dead birds, 222 sea turtles, 24 mammals are dead and countless invertebrates you don’t see.
• CNN looking for “The Good Side of the Oil Spill” Will someone let me know when that occurs?
• A nice chart of what BP has said about the oil spill, and what actually turned out to be reality. Spoiler Alert: There is negative correlation.
• Relief well workers are forced to drink tainted water. I am sure that will be good for productivity and meeting the August deadline.
• Actual tweet I read this week: “Why do we drill at 5000′? Because REGULATION ruled out all the easier and safer oil sources.” Does someone actually believe this?
• “The simple fact that there’s oil in the Gulf is evidence of a crime” – Senior Justice Dep’t Official on Rachael Maddow. I applaud the Justice Department decision to launch civil and criminal investigation of BP. Now what about the government agencies who let BP and others ignore and circumvent regulations in the first place?  What about Hummer owners?
• Administration ends joint briefings on oil spill with BP. “The move comes amid growing frustration from the White House that BP is delivering inaccurate information and not being transparent”
• NOAA continues to expand fishing closures.  This time by another 5%.  Now reaches 37% of Gulf of Mexico federal waters.
• 10 disastrous mistakes BP made before the Deepwater Horizon exploded
• Scientists track larvae of endangered bluefin tuna, which in U.S. breed only in Gulf.
• Anger & frustration surged across when Gulf Coast as residents learned latest attempt to cap oil spill failed. Pretty positive it not just limited to Gulf Coast.
• BP clashes with scientists over deep sea oil pollution. Message to BP: Don’t %$#@ with us.
• ‘Flotels’ await oil spill cleanup workers
• Secret meetings between oil industry and Cheney Task Force to write 2005 Energy Bill