From the New Orleans Times- Picayune:
Something else to keep in mind:
And this spill is an Exxon Valdez every 5-10 days, according to whose estimate you believe, and will go on until August. At least.
Eff Ewe, Bee Pee.
Something else to keep in mind:
"The carcasses of more than 35,000 birds and 1,000 sea otters were found at the Exxon Valdez site, according to its Trustee Council website, which estimated that the actual toll was "250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles, up to 22 killer whales, and billions of salmon and herring eggs."
And this spill is an Exxon Valdez every 5-10 days, according to whose estimate you believe, and will go on until August. At least.
Eff Ewe, Bee Pee.
Oops, sorry for the double post.
Offshore778, good observation and one to keep in mind.
Offshore778, good observation and one to keep in mind.
I’m not real sure that there’s too much truth to that, carolsb. I mean, I know it’s all over the news, but a big part of me thinks that’s just good ol’ press sensationalism, an angle to keep the story “fresh”. I find it hard to believe that if we asked each person in The UK that the majority of them would think we’re being too rough on BP. There are many retirees, there and here, that understandably want to see the company come out of this with minimal losses but I think those numbers are being inflated by the press for controversial value, and maybe even by the far right…for obvious reasons.
“Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.”
-Benjamin Franklin
I’m not knocking your post or your opinion. I’m just making an observation.
It is a disaster of unprecedented proportions.
These numbers do not reflect the damage done to fish, shrimp, clams, oysters and other small invertebrates. This is not to mention the damage done to people either working the spill or living on the Gulf coast.
And many people in England feel that we are unfairly attacking BP? I don't think so.
What a catastrophe. It's indescribable.
A BP executive junk shot might provide appropriate retribution, but it'll never bring back all the creatures who have died, or the habitat that's been lost.
This is so sad. And that is not even a complete picture of the wildlife killed. Just the dead ones that were found. Number of dead could be ten times the number found I have read. As Des' earlier pictures illustrate, they feel pain, fear, confusion, etc. The Exxon Valdez numbers are a frightening indicator of how much wildlife this spill will kill when it is all said and done. Just heartbreaking.