BP Permanently Seals Gulf Oil Well

rexjoec writes "BP has finally plugged the Macondo well. This announcement came yesterday after $9.5 billion (through September 17) in expenditures and five months of continuous effort." From the LA Times: "Of the estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil that gushed from the well, 25% was burned, skimmed or piped to tanker ships. A second 25% has evaporated or dissolved, according to government estimates. Another 25%, classified by the government as 'residual oil,' consisted of light sheens on the water, thick goo on the shore and tar balls. The tar balls, though not harmful to humans, are likely to wash up on shore for some time."

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Re:You know what I find hilarious?

[Late Adopter]

Stability and predictability are major factors in keeping speculation down.

A lesson lost on the administration when it comes to taxes and employment...

Re:Obviously made up / Wild A*sed Guess

[catmistake]

Trust no one. I'm skeptical about the whole thing... maybe the leak was just covering up something else... it's distraction and diversion. Maybe. Yes, hard to doubt those horrendous images of birds suffocating... but... it could have been Hollywood fiction for all I know. I really wish we could trust the Oversight, but everyone has a price, I guess. Where are our Madisons and Monroes? Where are the incorruptables of our age? Where are all the citizen militia gun owners (self-defense is for paranoids and pussies!)? It's time they marched on something and re-solidified our Founders' literal intention. Rome is burning, and our politicians, if not impotently roasting marshmallows, just keep adding fuel.