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Huge Australian Oil Spill Raises Questions

CBS Evening News -- (CBS) An oil spill disaster that could rival the impact of the Exxon Valdez is playing out tonight off the coast of Australia. For 10 weeks, a crippled deep-water oil rig has been leaking millions of gallons into the ocean between Australia's northwest coast and the islands of Indonesia.

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Submitted Nov 07, 2009 By: tom426

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drjkmond All-Star Author Cleveland Posts:535 Points:310,095 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2009 8:05:19 AM Ignore drjkmond Report Abuse Terrible!
RobRD Champion Author Alberta Posts:3,698 Points:869,795 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 11:30:10 PM Ignore RobRD Report Abuse This is one of the dangers of drilling offshore.
sosgas All-Star Author Portland Posts:507 Points:219,855 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 6:16:13 PM Ignore sosgas Report Abuse I LOVE AUSTRALIA .I HOPE eXXON FIX IT SOON.
BburgCW Veteran Author Virginia Posts:296 Points:218,735 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 6:04:29 PM Ignore BburgCW Report Abuse Quite a disaster. Hope Virginia's new governor takes note. He's in favor of drilling off our coast. Oh, joy.
jeromehasbargen Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,650 Points:328,930 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 5:41:48 PM Ignore jeromehasbargen Report Abuse Clean it up.
GasMiserAZ Champion Author Phoenix Posts:4,877 Points:532,000 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:21:11 PM Ignore GasMiserAZ Report Abuse Hopefully this incident will help further the technology required for oil rig control and safety.
julius1st4 Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,333 Points:735,055 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:20:58 PM Ignore julius1st4 Report Abuse There is something "Dreadfully Wrong" if OIL has been LEAKING for 10 weeks. Is any progress being made on this disaster???
Hugo40 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,909 Points:485,555 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:17:18 PM Ignore Hugo40 Report Abuse That's always a real environmental danger in deep water drilling.
Mr.Dirt Champion Author Albany Posts:4,220 Points:1,668,795 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:15:40 PM Ignore Mr.Dirt Report Abuse thats bad for all of us we have to drill off our shores and more people will try to stop them
Manolo1 Champion Author Miami Posts:3,274 Points:610,505 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:13:19 PM Ignore Manolo1 Report Abuse Drill, drill, drill, drill... everywhere, in Alaska, National Parks, The Everglades, the Florida Coast, everywhere... perhaps we can have disasters all over the country, yeah! drill! Cheap oil at any price, even destroying our environment, animals, everything, cheap oil, yeah!!!
BEngr All-Star Author Illinois Posts:903 Points:451,780 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:06:51 PM Ignore BEngr Report Abuse First put out the fire and they should cap the well till they clean up the mess. I'm sure there is a way of salvaging most of the oil, because it floats.
headhog All-Star Author Indiana Posts:712 Points:281,220 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:05:25 PM Ignore headhog Report Abuse I hope they get it fixed soon.
NavyStore Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,877 Points:1,018,890 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:03:44 PM Ignore NavyStore Report Abuse Agreed DellDude2 - (BTW mine is thru United HealthCare, but my employers are changing us yet again to something cheaper thru Aetna - I should be used to this since they do it every other year...)
DFleming Veteran Author Alberta Posts:487 Points:101,160 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:00:18 PM Ignore DFleming Report Abuse Uh-oh
goodbuy Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,359 Points:392,370 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:57:24 PM Ignore goodbuy Report Abuse Lets go suck it up and refine it.
hwmillerster All-Star Author Missouri Posts:982 Points:327,010 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:56:24 PM Ignore hwmillerster Report Abuse The average Australian wouldn't take much notice to this spill since they live in the southern part of the continent, but it will raise their prices since spilled oil isn't made into gasoline.
jwduke1 Champion Author Iowa Posts:10,475 Points:2,053,155 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:54:52 PM Ignore jwduke1 Report Abuse Not a good deal..........
janctx Champion Author Lubbock Posts:1,997 Points:694,745 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:49:19 PM Ignore janctx Report Abuse WHY did it take so long to plug it?
craveninnj Sophomore Author New Jersey Posts:110 Points:22,700 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:49:02 PM Ignore craveninnj Report Abuse this is not good!!!
threewheeler Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,548 Points:117,735 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:48:00 PM Ignore threewheeler Report Abuse I hope they fix that oil rig
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:1,370 Points:985,605 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:44:52 PM Ignore remay Report Abuse The last paragraph of the article: "...This week, just after the well was finally capped, the platform exploded and burned - bringing a spectacular end to the flow of oil but adding fuel to the worldwide debate over offshore drilling"
Tatalah Champion Author Riverside Posts:4,591 Points:1,331,640 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:44:31 PM Ignore Tatalah Report Abuse Australia was always very careful to protect their fish quality. Is this yet another reason to stop using oil and go to hydrogen? We need to stop wasting time on "the smokescreen 3" biofuels, electricity, ethanol and move forward to hydrogen, wind, solar and nuclear.
CPGas1815 All-Star Author Michigan Posts:897 Points:139,795 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:44:27 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse Why are we drilling millions of holes in the ground to extract crude? Because the maniacal manipulators of the world's oil cartel deceive us into believing their propagandic bull $HIT! They stuff the pockets of our elected representatives to curry favor for legislation that benefits only the special interests of "Big Oil". And they "employ" cheer leaders like the seductress Sarah who insist that we should "Drill Baby Drill". Cheer leaders like Sarah and all her conniving "Big Oil" protagonists need to put away their pompoms and shut their pie holes. Our nation's financial stability and the livelihoods of countless hundreds of millions are in peril. Yet, the oil cartel continues to shove a gas pump hose up our A$$es. We need somebody to arrest the manipulative tactics of these scoundrels and thieves. I am certain that the wing nuts in Congress who've had their pockets stained with donations from the oil cartel will not support anything that will ease our pain at the pump. Rather, it will be the unimpeded leadership of progressive forward thinking individuals who will end our long endured suffering.
DellDude2 Champion Author Nashville Posts:3,092 Points:980,310 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:42:41 PM Ignore DellDude2 Report Abuse Hey NavyStore, I already have a good healthcare plan through BlueCross Blueshield, thank you very much. It is only now that I'm worried whether Team Obama will ruin it and bury the competition. Liberals aren't un-American, just... well... see things differently. :-)
rjoeh Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,184 Points:1,454,305 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:41:08 PM Ignore rjoeh Report Abuse I thought we had a news item this last week that said this well was plugged and clean up was what was needed currently.
Wolfwings Champion Author Delaware Posts:3,068 Points:653,505 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:38:57 PM Ignore Wolfwings Report Abuse Is there no way to stop this waste of oil?
MoGas72 Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,685 Points:508,090 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:34:56 PM Ignore MoGas72 Report Abuse Yea, after reading this article I can definately see why I'd want an offshore oil rig near my coastline.
CISA Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,363 Points:553,835 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:34:06 PM Ignore CISA Report Abuse Oops!
garman87 All-Star Author Austin Posts:665 Points:1,346,495 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:33:42 PM Ignore garman87 Report Abuse I hope they fix that oil rig and fast.
antur Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,192 Points:335,495 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:33:15 PM Ignore antur Report Abuse Bad, bad, bad.
OLBKR Veteran Author Charlotte Posts:419 Points:94,615 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:25:43 PM Ignore OLBKR Report Abuse PLUG BABY PLUG! Who made the steal that went into that rig?
Zeke33 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,271 Points:833,865 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:25:33 PM Ignore Zeke33 Report Abuse If the speculators have not noticed this before this should cause some activity.
NavyStore Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,877 Points:1,018,890 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:23:57 PM Ignore NavyStore Report Abuse DellDude2 - I'm not saying that we shouldn't go after some of the easier or existing wells, but we need to shift off fossil fuels. You don't quit smoking with the 'Uncle Buck' plan (quit cigarettes by going to cigars, a pipe then chewing tobacco...). You quit by going to the patch and a support system to break the habit. We need something like that for our addiction to oil. (It will take between 7 & 10 years for new drilling to put oil on the street - and even if they cut that to 5 years, it doesn't help us today.) Oh, and if the likes of Sarah Palin (or anyone) has the stones to come and tell me to my face that I'm not a 'real American' because I'm a liberal and an environmentalist, I hope you have a good health care plan. You're gonna need it... [Edited by: NavyStore at 11/7/2009 2:24:11 PM EST]
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,516 Points:692,760 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:21:45 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse No it doesn't.
04tang Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,034 Points:262,815 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:20:30 PM Ignore 04tang Report Abuse I can't beleive that leak isn't contained after 10 weeks.
PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:2,310 Points:493,205 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:20:09 PM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse If this has been leaking so long, why did it jus hit the news?
DellDude2 Champion Author Nashville Posts:3,092 Points:980,310 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:16:40 PM Ignore DellDude2 Report Abuse Rockcity, Sarah and Team Drill would say those of you who don't want to drill can take a hike, literally! You are right on, Languageman.
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,319 Points:1,033,800 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:16:21 PM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse For seventy days it has been leaking and it just now hit the news!?
jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,434 Points:407,155 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:16:02 PM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse Here comes another reason to increases the price of oil.
NavyStore Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,877 Points:1,018,890 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:05:30 PM Ignore NavyStore Report Abuse Considering how crowded this waterway is, and the fact that it provides the main protien source (fish) for millions of people in the area, this could be a bonafide nightmare! LanguageMan - I grew up in Tulsa and I've sailed thru the mess that Saddam Hussein created during the Gulf War, so I have a pretty unique perspective on just what an know how bad an oil spill can be. You worry about environmentalists - I worry about how we are going to feed the millions of people (much less the other species). Why do conservatives only care about themselves and what people do in their bedrooms? I still can't believe I was once one of you deluded people...
lindact Champion Author New Haven Posts:3,173 Points:624,760 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:02:19 PM Ignore lindact Report Abuse Another reminder that we need alternative fuel.
lpj Champion Author Macon Posts:6,413 Points:1,354,985 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:59:05 PM Ignore lpj Report Abuse they have companies that can fix these leaks , somebody needs to get on the ball !!
nimpy Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:3,495 Points:766,490 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:53:08 PM Ignore nimpy Report Abuse I agree with you Language man
RockCity Champion Author Denver Posts:1,897 Points:336,110 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:52:14 PM Ignore RockCity Report Abuse Wonder what sarah & the drill team have to say about this fine mess.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:4,833 Points:547,925 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:50:17 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Not good! Not good at all. Only give the left, extreme environmentalists, and other more fuel to deride off-shore drilling for oil here at home while we all have to suffer more and while we become more dependent upon foreign sources of oil, gas, etc.
dhnbBUG Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,528 Points:599,570 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:47:51 PM Ignore dhnbBUG Report Abuse Another reason oil is dangerous for the environment.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,529 Points:353,675 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:40:01 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Just one example why it's good that California so heavily regulates its off shore drilling.
repeater1 Champion Author Kansas Posts:2,592 Points:1,232,410 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:39:52 PM Ignore repeater1 Report Abuse Not the first time there has been trouble with the Exxon Valdez. Maybe they just need to send it to the scrap yard.
dopster Champion Author Toledo Posts:1,317 Points:1,222,685 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:38:39 PM Ignore dopster Report Abuse Another example of the risks involved with off-shore drilling. This industry still needs more safeguards.
ByGuy Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,428 Points:624,950 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:37:49 PM Ignore ByGuy Report Abuse Happens all the time in ocean naturally.