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kirwynJul 20, 2010
omg i feel so sorry for bp. we should start a trust
paperclipsnsoupJul 21, 2010
you forgot the /s
kik101Jul 20, 2010
the consequences will never be the same
whacklyJul 21, 2010
you're right. i backtraced it.
johnnyradJul 20, 2010
I'm more worried about:
#11 Ancient Astronauts (Gods) returning to earth on or around Dec. 21st 2012 to lazer us for making their planet bleed.
sintuJul 20, 2010
You're a fool.
Closed AccountJul 21, 2010
You're no fun.
pipsquillionJul 20, 2010
v.depressing. i kinda hoped the days of major oil disasters was sorted out years ago, sadly i was very wrong.
how many times does it need to happen
bestenemyJul 20, 2010
"This is a tragedy of enormous proportions. Not just because of the destruction of wildlife, which is more than tragic enough, but because of the destruction of the structure of almost every area citizen's lifestyle. People in this part of the Gulf have been dependent on its waters for generations, going all the way back to the 1800s. Now they, along with their Gulf waters environment, are being wiped out.
This isn't just a stake in the hearts of Louisiana watermen, inn keepers, boatyard owners and workers, small town business people and generations of gulf dwellers for years to come, this is a stake in the heart of America. The rest of us just don't feel it yet.
And what will happen to the watermen's boats that can no longer be paid for? Bankers will sell them to boat brokers who will buy them for pennies on the dollar and sell them world wide. Marinas, boat storage houses, fish houses, small town retail buildings, boat brokers, auto brokers, mom and pop grocery stores, and long-time family homes will all be divided up by bankers and fire-sold to cronies offering kickbacks. By the time nature makes a comeback in the Gulf, generations of watermen and shop and restaurant owners will have been long wiped out. Where will they go? It won't be like the dust bowl days, because there is no longer a California promise land waiting to take these proud, formally self-sufficient people in.
Denninger says this whole thing has been greatly over-blown. I guess that assessment depends on whose ox is gored, or, more germane, whose bait has been cut and whose rod has been forever broken. America is no longer a country in which the economically destitute have much of a future. America no longer has the resources to be forgiving to the disaster struck. It's places like the Gulf now, but, before long, life in much of America will mirror life in a late 1930s Steinbeck novel."
- Black Swan
metacognologistJul 20, 2010
Sources: Wikipedia
hahahahahaa oh man, never thought I'd see the day.
heartsnbubblesJul 20, 2010
Maybe we shouldn't drill in the ocean?
blackoculusJul 21, 2010
I've said this once and I'll say it again...
Everybody was calling for ocean drilling back in '08 when gas was $4/gallon... No body listened to the people who said this was a bad idea...
McCain...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU6vOEcdUIQ
Obama...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr9o1sTuhg8&feature=related
blackoculusJul 21, 2010
Palin...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6MOzmiY9iQ&feature=related
Michelle Bachmann...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us7pRifUje8&feature=related
blackoculusJul 21, 2010
And lets not forget Bush...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FusqAtX0OJ8
leif77Jul 21, 2010
Drilling is always a good idea... these people thought the companies doing the drilling had their s**t together... i say we drill as much as we can to create revenue to fund research for alternative energy...
freckleearsJul 21, 2010
Maybe we shouldn't use oil?
Get rid of coal too while we are at it!
Nuclear is the most powerful and compact way to produce electricity. The ONLY failure in ALL of nuclear history is Chernobyl. Even 3 mile island wasn't a total failure.
The waste from nuclear is minimal in volume but high in toxicity. Think of how much electricity comes from 1kg of product when compared to oil and coal.
I agree solar is the way to go but at the moment it is too expensive.
Baby steps are better than no steps.
tyrghastJul 20, 2010
I was about to make a joke about wishing we could release a Kraken on BP, but oh BP probably already killed it, but I think that joke has been done to death.
The thought of a kraken going around destroying oil platforms is still amusing
badenglishihaveJul 20, 2010
This is actually much better than I would have thought. 1,500 animals dead is not a good thing but I expected a lot more. Hopefully the oil won't have any long term impacts, but that probably isn't likely.
tunetrueJul 20, 2010
While I agree that the oil spill is bad, but does anyone else think that this infographic is a bit on the sensationalist side?
shaunywJul 20, 2010
Just thinking . . . What about the balance of animals killed. If we believe the hype that all the fishermen in the gulf are not working how many fish HAVE NOT been caught for food on account of the spill? Also fishermen cause A LOT of collateral damage, where I live its not unusual to see dead dolphin washed up killed on account of mass fishing practices. Take blue fin tuna for instance, they are not making themselves extinct. Has temporary bans on fishing actually saved many species and increased stocks of fish, after all the total spill is utterly miniscule compared to the size of the ocean?
Has anyone worked this out?
tunetrueJul 21, 2010
I've never thought of that, that would be extremely interesting if someone worked it out.
pwrxJul 20, 2010
Consequences of the oil spill:
11. Provides opportunists another way to not 'let a good disaster go to waste' in order to further their goals.
sark666Jul 21, 2010
What software is used to make these infographics that I keep seeing on digg?
filip3311Jul 21, 2010
I think its safe to say (on behalf of everyone): f**k BP!
Closed AccountJul 21, 2010
Digg needs to start an infographic boycott. They are a threat to all sight sensory organs.
riolio11Jul 21, 2010
http://rorr.im
riolio11Jul 21, 2010
Oh never mind :)
stap1egunJul 21, 2010
"53 were dolphins and other animals"
What a useless stat. Was it 50 dolphins or one dolphin and 50 minnows?
hu99Jul 21, 2010
Infographics suck monkey balls.
darrelcJul 21, 2010
Especially this one
Closed AccountJul 21, 2010
Thank goodness there are only 10 consequences. Imagine the infographic if it were in the thousands!
Closed AccountJul 21, 2010
I guess you could say that oil is
*takes off sunglasses*
all washed up
...on the shore