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By now everyone has probably heard about the oil rig explosion but who's fault is it?


the last measurement is called "top kill" it's job is to pump mud and cement into the pipes to blockade the gushing oil and save the Louisiana wetlands. Could this be and all other things in happening in the world be a hint to the apocolypse? or could it just be history repeating (Exxon Valdez) it's self or just a plain coincidence.


post your opinion in this topic.

Transocean owner operator of said rig and Haliburton, builder and supplier of parts, including very out of date specs and plans of said equipment post explosion are being very quite about the whole thing.

Matt

Apocalypse?... ... ... ...!

I think is a very bad, unfortunate, Man-made accident...

A similar occurrence could just as likely occur at Sea, or on Land, due

Transocean owner operator of said rig and Haliburton, builder and supplier of parts, including very out of date specs and plans of said equipment post explosion are being very quite about the whole thing.

Matt

Indeed. They appear to be blaming the wrong people for this disaster. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transocean

[quote]Apocalypse?... ... ... ...!

I think is a very bad, unfortunate, Man-made accident...

A similar occurrence could just as likely occur at Sea, or on Land, due

So now were pointing fingers..

Why don't we stop drilling for oil because it's obvious that accidents like this happen and will continue to happen. I vote electric cars powered by Nuclear reactors. 

let me add to it... There was a Volcano eruption somewhere else either last night or some other time... of course I could have been dreaming.

[quote]Why don't we stop drilling for oil because it's obvious that accidents like this happen and will continue to happen. I vote electric cars powered by Nuclear reactors.

let me add to it... There was a Volcano eruption somewhere else either last night or some other time... of course I could have been dreaming.

Since the Apocolypse is rooted in Christian religious viewpoint, and at SimV we don't discuss religious stuff in the forums, let's keep the focus here on the blame game on the oil rig situation (if we must).

Thanks.

best,

...................john

[quote]Comeon...really now?

What happened to good old horse drawn carriages and steam trains (There is steam line 30 meters away from my house )

But, I have heard no news of this explosion.... :-?

What happened to good old horse drawn carriages and steam trains (There is steam line 30 meters away from my house )

But, I have heard no news of this explosion.... :-?

You can't be serious.........And I though my wife always had her head in the sand

Matt

Well said Shane.

However, fuel is only one by-product of crude oil. Our modern society is dependent on oil for so many other "necessities". This is only a sample. http://hubpages.com/hub/Crude-Oil-Byproducts-vs-Alternative-Fuel-Sources

[i]Air conditioners, ammonia, anti-histamines, antiseptics, artificial limbs, artificial turf, asphalt, aspirin, awnings, balloons, bandages, boats, bottles, bras, bubble gum, butane, cameras, candles, car batteries, car bodies, carpet, cassette tapes, caulking, CDs, chewing gum, cold, combs/brushes, computers, contacts, cortisone, cosmetics, crayons, cream, denture adhesives, deodorant, detergents, dice, dishwashing liquid, dresses, dryers, electric blankets, electrician

Farm tractors

Biofuels.

trains,

Electricity.

ships

Small Nuclear reactors.

and semi-trucks.

Biofuels and electric trains.

At least mainstream car manufacturers are heading in the direction of plug-in hybrids, at the very least. e.g. Chevrolet Volt.


Also, 85% of oil we use is burned so I think that's what we have to attack the most.

One of the problems with wind / solar is they are not very economically competitive with fossil fuels.