The Official Unlimited Oil Spill Thread!

[Suu]

That's what the press was allowed to see.

...Really I'm half tempted to pack everything up, put it in storage, quit my job and fly down to Louisiana and volunteer to clean up. My aunt lives in New Orleans, I can crash with her. In fact, I've been seriously considering it. I think my mom is in fact definitely going as soon as she gets plans worked out with whatever organizations can get in there.

[Juana]

The National Wildlife Federation has volunteer thing, which I have signed up for. They've been having money issues, though, so I dunno. But that's something.

[Suu]

Btw, for those that want to boycott BP, here's a list of companies they own:

BP
Air BP
Aviation Fuels
Castrol
Valero
ARCO
AM/PM
Aral
BP Solar
Petra Solar
Wild Bean Cafe
Costco
Hess
Subway
7 Eleven
Citgo
Texaco




This pretty much leaves your choice of gas for your car with Exxon/Fail and the Guccis, er...Shell. Fuck.

Also, no more delicious Subway sammiches. I knew those $5 footlongs were too good to be true.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

That's what the press was allowed to see.

...Really I'm half tempted to pack everything up, put it in storage, quit my job and fly down to Louisiana and volunteer to clean up. My aunt lives in New Orleans, I can crash with her. In fact, I've been seriously considering it. I think my mom is in fact definitely going as soon as she gets plans worked out with whatever organizations can get in there.

Dude, no need for your mom to go to another state. It's gonna be on her doorstep soon enough. No joke.

I don't even want to think about the rest of it, frankly.

You don't have to. You won't have to smell it. I hear it's pretty foul. Guess I'll find out if I decide to go to the beach on that side... till it makes it's way around the.. dude. The keys.
The one pretty damn thing we have.
BALLS!

BALLS AND CHEESE!

[Jasper]

That's the saddest thing I've heard all day.

Year.  Two, perhaps.

[East Coast Hustle]

Btw, for those that want to boycott BP, here's a list of companies they own:

BP
Air BP
Aviation Fuels
Castrol
Valero
ARCO
AM/PM
Aral
BP Solar
Petra Solar
Wild Bean Cafe
Costco
Hess
Subway
7 Eleven
Citgo
Texaco




This pretty much leaves your choice of gas for your car with Exxon/Fail and the Guccis, er...Shell. Fuck.

Also, no more delicious Subway sammiches. I knew those $5 footlongs were too good to be true.

link to source? I'm not buying that list without proof.

[the last yatto]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP#BP_retail_brands

doesnt show costco or 711

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[P3nT4gR4m]

I love culture jamming when it's done right!

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[P3nT4gR4m]

Your own work?

Suggestion - leave the background white.

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I had a logo teacher that always was talking about logos that looked like anuses.

Originally I was trying to make it look like an oil spill, and then it hit me.

Also, good call on the background.

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

If I was teh boss of the US I would fine the fuck out of
BP and invest in renewables to try and cure the addiction to oil.

Also increase taxation on fuel innefficient cars, and give tax breaks on hybrids.

People think with their wallets.

[AFK]

Back in the undergraduate days, I took an environmental policy course that was instructed by my economics professor. 

His theory was that Americans would never get serious about conserving and renewable energy sources until gas hit $5/gallon and stayed there. 

I don't know if it's $5 or if its $6 or $7 now.  (things have changed since the mid 90s), but I think the theory is probably pretty sound.  I think until we hit that breaking point, whatever it is, Americans will not be pressured enough in their wallets to scream and demand change. 

[P3nT4gR4m]

Being from the area and having worked offshore on survey jobs, I can say that the whole industry is awash with fucktards, from the top all the way down. People just were lazy, mediocre and uncaring in what is a potentially disastrous enterprise. I could go on and on about the self-reflexive nature of human worldview these days, but. Doesn't really change what happened out there.

Change "industry" to "planet" and you'll have a balanced, objective opinion that I can agree with. Sometimes human stupidity has a small impact and other times it has a big impact - doesn't make it any more or less stupid.