What happens if the Oil leak in the Gulf can't be Stopped?

[dealdeal1]

My question is what effect will the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico have on the enviroment if the leak can't be stopped?
Please give a good scenerio;

[girlswin2]

Well being that I live down here were it is happening I can tell you it will be devastating to the works of the sea.  A lot of the people work on boats for a living catching shrimp etc.  I think they need to give actor Kevin Costner and his group the chance to put the equipment they have to work they have brought 5 big units that they use to purfy water and other things up to 97% and they are currently working on making it 100%.  It can separate oil from water, fuel from water etc up to 97% and they aren't willing to give it a chance yet.  He purchased these himself to help and they want let him.  Go figure.  Globs of oil is coming up on the beach in Pass Christian already.   All we see is orange boons out in the water right now.  But its not stopping the surfers and jetskiers, and the people swimming.  

[FuzzyCottonsocks]

It will probably devastate the fishing industry as well the ecosystem.  Hopefully that would lead to a change in our laws.  The whole mess could have been avoided.

[FuzzyCottonsocks]

It will probably devastate the fishing industry as well the ecosystem.  Hopefully that would lead to a change in our laws.  The whole mess could have been avoided.

[lher0277]

no, just do our best to clean it up.

[Sweetpea94]

Wow!  Good question.  I don't think it will be anything good if it can't be stopped.  I was asking myself that same question last night watching the local news when they were talking about what Governor Perry(Tx) was doing to prepare for the Texas coast if its continues to spread.  So said for the water habitat and all the people that have jobs and rely on fishing to support their families.  I have hope that it will be stopped soon.

[samiole32]

I am not sure if they can stop it but even if they do stop it it's effect will last for a long time and it will affect the whole sea life and environmental.

[jkpetite]

our entire fishing industry and ecosystem will be and already are devastated from this underwater geyser...this is NOT a leak or a spill...this is a disaster and now tarballs have washed up on the shores of the Fl. Keys - another delicate ecosystem....the oil has been swept up by a current that will carry it into and around the Keys and up the eastern seaboard...we will never be the same and what pisses me off more than anything, is that this could have been avoided.....it's sad when big business trumps the healthy, safety, and welfare of our citizens and this planet...

[Falconer02]

The lovely jkpetite said it exponentially better than I ever could.

Well then....

[Zele]

Dead animals fishing decline tar on beaches etc

[showbert22]

The leak will be stopped, eventually. Even if the well has to be plugged with oil company and Haliburton executives. The toxic crude will be slowly mopped up from contaminated surface and land areas. I'm not so sure about the newly discovered underwater plumes, however. It has already caused a significant financial loss and will continue to do so for years if not decades to come.

[Falconer02]

It has already caused a significant financial loss and will continue to do so for years if not decades to come.

Well crap.

Even if the well has to be plugged with oil company and Haliburton executives.

Is this happening? Or are the execs just cut and running? Anyone know?

[irishlady1970]

This is the worst environmental disaster involving oil in the history of the world. It's effects will continue for decades.  Ecosystems, wildlife, and people's way of life will be devastated. If they don't stop the leak it will continue to spew oil until it dries up at the source, and that could take years. It is so sad that this had to happen, and I pray that a solution is near.  I also pray for the 11 lost souls that died on the rig, how soon we forget about them.

[klkwid]

I just hope they figure something out soon.  Has anyone else watched the oil cam?  It's very interesting to see what they are trying to do.

[gafee2001]

It will be stopped. Eventually. That's the key part. Eventually.

BS Chemical Engineering