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Potential / Partial Solutions

by jaekwon 16y ago

jaekwon 16y ago
Stop using Corexit and chemical dispersants. 1. Dispersants to "treat" spills in the ocean is unprecedented 2. The EPA / scientists are concerned about long term environmental effects 3. Even the CEO of Nalco doesn't endorse this strategy, while the company is still selling Corexit Sources 1. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/05/28/28greenwire-we-have-nothing-to-hide-oil-dispersant-maker-s-42602.html http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/05/28/28greenwire-we-have-... 2. http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x539709 http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.p...
jaekwon 16y ago
Provide incentives for BP to use their tanker ships to collect oil that rises to the top instead of letting them be used for profit. (To do otherwise is to let BP pay their way out of the problem when they could fix the underlying issue.) 1. Come up with a fair method of dividing the environmental costs (US) and the opportunity costs (BP). 2. Make it clear via a speedy minimal bill in the senate that BP will be charged for the full environmental costs including cleanup. Questions 1. Where are BP's closest tankers and what are they doing?
jaekwon 16y ago
Let reporters report the situation if they have proper gear and they understand the risks to tap into the power of the internet and world thinkers. Pass a bill to make the current state of censorship illegal.
uptown 16y ago
It seems like a lot of the "capping" methods are trying to contain the oil output using a single cap .... made impossible due to the pressure of the output. Could a series of stacked metal "cones", with holes in the top, each one slightly more narrow than the previous one, work better? Each cone would slightly reduce the output diameter, reducing the flow ... and the additional weight of each cone would help hold down the cones on the bottom.

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Potential / Partial Solutions

by jaekwon 16y ago

Potential / Partial Solutions

jaekwon 16y ago
Stop using Corexit and chemical dispersants. 1. Dispersants to "treat" spills in the ocean is unprecedented 2. The EPA / scientists are concerned about long term environmental effects 3. Even the CEO of Nalco doesn't endorse this strategy, while the company is still selling Corexit Sources 1. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/05/28/28greenwire-we-have-nothing-to-hide-oil-dispersant-maker-s-42602.html http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/05/28/28greenwire-we-have-... 2. http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x539709 http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.p...
jaekwon 16y ago
Provide incentives for BP to use their tanker ships to collect oil that rises to the top instead of letting them be used for profit. (To do otherwise is to let BP pay their way out of the problem when they could fix the underlying issue.) 1. Come up with a fair method of dividing the environmental costs (US) and the opportunity costs (BP). 2. Make it clear via a speedy minimal bill in the senate that BP will be charged for the full environmental costs including cleanup. Questions 1. Where are BP's closest tankers and what are they doing?
jaekwon 16y ago
Let reporters report the situation if they have proper gear and they understand the risks to tap into the power of the internet and world thinkers. Pass a bill to make the current state of censorship illegal.
uptown 16y ago
It seems like a lot of the "capping" methods are trying to contain the oil output using a single cap .... made impossible due to the pressure of the output. Could a series of stacked metal "cones", with holes in the top, each one slightly more narrow than the previous one, work better? Each cone would slightly reduce the output diameter, reducing the flow ... and the additional weight of each cone would help hold down the cones on the bottom.