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Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« on: May 26, 2010, 04:42 »
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In addition to threatening wildlife, the thick oil oozing into U.S. Gulf Coast marshes (pictures) may be hitting the oil and gas industry where it hurts: in its own coastal infrastructure.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100525-gulf-oil-spill-pipelines-science-environment/
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2010, 09:15 »
This damage could go on for a very long time. :(
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2010, 09:50 »
It's looking quite ominous.   :(
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2010, 09:52 »
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2010, 17:46 »
Today's Guardian claimed that the total cost to BP could reach $60 billion.   :dunno:
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2010, 17:49 »
That's a lot of pain, whichever way you look at it.
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2010, 17:54 »
Their shares went UP today!  :dunno:   Shell went down.   :( 
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2010, 17:57 »
How weird. :dunno:
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2010, 18:53 »
And HERE  we have a live video link from the ROV monitoring the damaged riser.  Better than watching Eastenders!   ;D
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2010, 01:42 »
trust me...

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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2010, 06:17 »
It's back on again now.  But it looks very different to last night!  Worse!   ::)
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Re: Coast Pipelines Face Damage as Gulf Oil Eats Marshes?
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2010, 14:04 »
argh
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