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

[ro901]

Let us not forget that 11 people lost their lives in this as well as the very far reaching devastation for our planet. I think there are people who should be held accountable and tried for MURDER Yes I said MURDER...11 people. The culprits should be locked up in a concrete cell on some deserted beach to live out their lives in solitude until they die from starvation!

[eSineM]

bet you anything BP is just stalling while they drill and setup their *bleep* pipes to get the oil into their tankers again..meanwhile they will 'attempt' things so that we dont just *bleep* when they say "it will take 3 months" or whatever..3 months would not be acceptable, so they are pretending to try hard is my opinion..then they will pay millions to cleanup the beaches and *bleep*..

[apatel12]

Hopefully it will be stopped, but it will devastate a lot of the natural habitats of the ocean.

[sgluckadoo]

we should all stop driving cars that use gas and give big oil and the goverment the bird!

[Falconer02]

we should all stop driving cars that use gas and give big oil and the goverment the bird!

We gotta wait for the big oil companies to tell us when we can do that though.

[yolanda30]

i think it is going to be the same way it was back on 1989, when the very first oil spill happened and it took them 2 to 3 years to clean up that mess and now it has happened again. the people responsible for this are saying that they are doing the best that they can, but i fear, it they don't work faster, we are going to lose a lot of our sea animal friends in the water due to this mess.

[klkwid]

We're going to lose a lot of wildlife and habitat over this one.  I won't be surprised if some animals are driven to extinction over it.  Too bad people are so greedy. 

[bschumacher]

As long as the ecosystem continues to be soaked with this toxic sustance, it will never recover. The white sand beaches of Sarasota will be black. There will be no more Gulf shrimp or grouper dinners. Anyone who works in the  tourism or fishing industry will have to find other jobs (good luck!). This country will continue to decline. Thank you, BP!!

[ppv2]

It will have a huge effect on the environment and the economy.  We are too dependent on oil and the money oil generates.  BP must be asked hard questions and must be held accountable.  Alternative fuel sources need to be discovered, tested and used now!

[dell9031]

The damage is done..its already too late.....get ready to see your gas bill double....

[ro901]

The damage is done..its already too late.....get ready to see your gas bill double....

Yes, I'm afraid you're right ..the damage is done but not over with and it won't just be the price of gas going up. This is probably the worst disater ever known to this planet and many generations will suffer for many years to come.

[Falconer02]

This is probably the worst disater ever known to this planet and many generations will suffer for many years to come.

There was a terrible one back in '89 too so I wouldn't put the crown on this one just yet.

[ro901]

i think it is going to be the same way it was back on 1989, when the very first oil spill happened and it took them 2 to 3 years to clean up that mess and now it has happened again. the people responsible for this are saying that they are doing the best that they can, but i fear, it they don't work faster, we are going to lose a lot of our sea animal friends in the water due to this mess.

This is already far worse than Exon Valdese ..think in terms or Valdese 10 times over every day for more 50 days day after day and and still gushing with no end in sight!

[ro901]

This is probably the worst disater ever known to this planet and many generations will suffer for many years to come.

There was a terrible one back in '89 too so I wouldn't put the crown on this one just yet.

Using video showing the movement of oil spewing from the well, mechanical engineer Steven Wereley of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, estimates that the well is losing 70,000 barrels of oil a day. That's equivalent to an Exxon Valdez disaster every four days, and more than 10 times the 5000 barrels a day estimated by BP.

[Falconer02]

Using video showing the movement of oil spewing from the well, mechanical engineer Steven Wereley of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, estimates that the well is losing 70,000 barrels of oil a day. That's equivalent to an Exxon Valdez disaster every four days, and more than 10 times the 5000 barrels a day estimated by BP.

HOLY SH--*ahem* wow that's horrible. I did not know that! Thanks for the info.