Halliburton bought an oil cleanup company 8 days before rig explosion.

[Jenne]

Requia, you are discounting the fact that FOUR men were left there to basically cover Halliburton's ASS, not work a solution to potential disaster they were/were not gearing up for (this last part of my sentence is what this OP is about, btw).

I'm intrigued as to why you are engaged in so much BP and Halliburton apologetics since this went down, btw.  I'm sure you know already that this is a fucked up stance and esp on PD you'll get shot down pretty much right off the mark unless you have impeccable logic and infallible sources. 

So DO tell:  how is leaving a skeleton crew of 4 men to avert and help stave off this type of disaster, meanwhile buying cleanup equipment, show that Halliburton acted with the correct amount of moral and ethical business acumen?

[Doktor Howl]

Requia, you are discounting the fact that FOUR men were left there to basically cover Halliburton's ASS, not work a solution to potential disaster they were/were not gearing up for (this last part of my sentence is what this OP is about, btw).

I'm intrigued as to why you are engaged in so much BP and Halliburton apologetics since this went down, btw.  I'm sure you know already that this is a fucked up stance and esp on PD you'll get shot down pretty much right off the mark unless you have impeccable logic and infallible sources. 

So DO tell:  how is leaving a skeleton crew of 4 men to avert and help stave off this type of disaster, meanwhile buying cleanup equipment, show that Halliburton acted with the correct amount of moral and ethical business acumen?

Requia isn't trying to defend either company, as far as I can tell.  She's trying to defend the fact that she's an expert on every topic, and will argue from now til the end of time to avoid being seen as admitting an error.

I stopped wasting time on her the other day...I can get behavior like that anywhere.

[Jenne]

Requia, you are discounting the fact that FOUR men were left there to basically cover Halliburton's ASS, not work a solution to potential disaster they were/were not gearing up for (this last part of my sentence is what this OP is about, btw).

I'm intrigued as to why you are engaged in so much BP and Halliburton apologetics since this went down, btw.  I'm sure you know already that this is a fucked up stance and esp on PD you'll get shot down pretty much right off the mark unless you have impeccable logic and infallible sources. 

So DO tell:  how is leaving a skeleton crew of 4 men to avert and help stave off this type of disaster, meanwhile buying cleanup equipment, show that Halliburton acted with the correct amount of moral and ethical business acumen?

Requia isn't trying to defend either company, as far as I can tell.  She's trying to defend the fact that she's an expert on every topic, and will argue from now til the end of time to avoid being seen as admitting an error.

I stopped wasting time on her the other day...I can get behavior like that anywhere.

  I know.  But I am curious as to why she's so invested in backing Halliburton, Satan's Own Spawn, and BP on this whole thing.

[Doktor Howl]

Requia, you are discounting the fact that FOUR men were left there to basically cover Halliburton's ASS, not work a solution to potential disaster they were/were not gearing up for (this last part of my sentence is what this OP is about, btw).

I'm intrigued as to why you are engaged in so much BP and Halliburton apologetics since this went down, btw.  I'm sure you know already that this is a fucked up stance and esp on PD you'll get shot down pretty much right off the mark unless you have impeccable logic and infallible sources. 

So DO tell:  how is leaving a skeleton crew of 4 men to avert and help stave off this type of disaster, meanwhile buying cleanup equipment, show that Halliburton acted with the correct amount of moral and ethical business acumen?

Requia isn't trying to defend either company, as far as I can tell.  She's trying to defend the fact that she's an expert on every topic, and will argue from now til the end of time to avoid being seen as admitting an error.

I stopped wasting time on her the other day...I can get behavior like that anywhere.

  I know.  But I am curious as to why she's so invested in backing Halliburton, Satan's Own Spawn, and BP on this whole thing.

I feel dirty for saying it, but Halliburton seems to have been doing all the right things...With the exception of blowing the whistle.

[Jenne]

Requia, you are discounting the fact that FOUR men were left there to basically cover Halliburton's ASS, not work a solution to potential disaster they were/were not gearing up for (this last part of my sentence is what this OP is about, btw).

I'm intrigued as to why you are engaged in so much BP and Halliburton apologetics since this went down, btw.  I'm sure you know already that this is a fucked up stance and esp on PD you'll get shot down pretty much right off the mark unless you have impeccable logic and infallible sources. 

So DO tell:  how is leaving a skeleton crew of 4 men to avert and help stave off this type of disaster, meanwhile buying cleanup equipment, show that Halliburton acted with the correct amount of moral and ethical business acumen?

Requia isn't trying to defend either company, as far as I can tell.  She's trying to defend the fact that she's an expert on every topic, and will argue from now til the end of time to avoid being seen as admitting an error.

I stopped wasting time on her the other day...I can get behavior like that anywhere.

  I know.  But I am curious as to why she's so invested in backing Halliburton, Satan's Own Spawn, and BP on this whole thing.

I feel dirty for saying it, but Halliburton seems to have been doing all the right things...With the exception of blowing the whistle.

...so by that logic, they DIDN'T do all the right things.   Heh heh.  And one has to wonder WHY blowing the whistle, which could have saved all this mess from happening, was something they would not or could not do...?

[Adios]

Requia, you are discounting the fact that FOUR men were left there to basically cover Halliburton's ASS, not work a solution to potential disaster they were/were not gearing up for (this last part of my sentence is what this OP is about, btw).

I'm intrigued as to why you are engaged in so much BP and Halliburton apologetics since this went down, btw.  I'm sure you know already that this is a fucked up stance and esp on PD you'll get shot down pretty much right off the mark unless you have impeccable logic and infallible sources. 

So DO tell:  how is leaving a skeleton crew of 4 men to avert and help stave off this type of disaster, meanwhile buying cleanup equipment, show that Halliburton acted with the correct amount of moral and ethical business acumen?

Requia isn't trying to defend either company, as far as I can tell.  She's trying to defend the fact that she's an expert on every topic, and will argue from now til the end of time to avoid being seen as admitting an error.

I stopped wasting time on her the other day...I can get behavior like that anywhere.

  I know.  But I am curious as to why she's so invested in backing Halliburton, Satan's Own Spawn, and BP on this whole thing.

I feel dirty for saying it, but Halliburton seems to have been doing all the right things...With the exception of blowing the whistle.

...so by that logic, they DIDN'T do all the right things.   Heh heh.  And one has to wonder WHY blowing the whistle, which could have saved all this mess from happening, was something they would not or could not do...?

Glass houses and casting stones, or something along those lines.

[Jenne]

...I rather think it's more like "market share" in cleanup operations...

[Doktor Howl]

Requia, you are discounting the fact that FOUR men were left there to basically cover Halliburton's ASS, not work a solution to potential disaster they were/were not gearing up for (this last part of my sentence is what this OP is about, btw).

I'm intrigued as to why you are engaged in so much BP and Halliburton apologetics since this went down, btw.  I'm sure you know already that this is a fucked up stance and esp on PD you'll get shot down pretty much right off the mark unless you have impeccable logic and infallible sources. 

So DO tell:  how is leaving a skeleton crew of 4 men to avert and help stave off this type of disaster, meanwhile buying cleanup equipment, show that Halliburton acted with the correct amount of moral and ethical business acumen?

Requia isn't trying to defend either company, as far as I can tell.  She's trying to defend the fact that she's an expert on every topic, and will argue from now til the end of time to avoid being seen as admitting an error.

I stopped wasting time on her the other day...I can get behavior like that anywhere.

  I know.  But I am curious as to why she's so invested in backing Halliburton, Satan's Own Spawn, and BP on this whole thing.

I feel dirty for saying it, but Halliburton seems to have been doing all the right things...With the exception of blowing the whistle.

...so by that logic, they DIDN'T do all the right things.   Heh heh.  And one has to wonder WHY blowing the whistle, which could have saved all this mess from happening, was something they would not or could not do...?

Because had they blown the whistle, and a disaster had not happened, they'd never get another oil field contract again.

It's money, Jenne.  What did you expect?

[Doktor Howl]

...I rather think it's more like "market share" in cleanup operations...

Profit margin is too low, compared to their other projects.

[Jenne]

...I rather think it's more like "market share" in cleanup operations...

Profit margin is too low, compared to their other projects.

I had no idea in what that would entail, though I know there's going to be some SERIOUS Federal money and BP money being kicked in that direction...

[Jenne]

Because had they blown the whistle, and a disaster had not happened, they'd never get another oil field contract again.

It's money, Jenne.  What did you expect?

Exactly what you said above!

[Doktor Howl]

Latest news is that half of the spill by weight is methane, which is stripping all the oxygen out of the water.  Needless to say, everything in that area of the ocean is being killed off at nearly 100% efficiency (if not 100%).  Bear in mind also that methane is a far more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide by an order of magnitude or two.

[Reginald Ret]

Latest news is that half of the spill by weight is methane, which is stripping all the oxygen out of the water.  Needless to say, everything in that area of the ocean is being killed off at nearly 100% efficiency (if not 100%).  Bear in mind also that methane is a far more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide by an order of magnitude or two.

Aw fuck, methane? BY WEIGHT? that entire area is fucked.

[Doktor Howl]

Latest news is that half of the spill by weight is methane, which is stripping all the oxygen out of the water.  Needless to say, everything in that area of the ocean is being killed off at nearly 100% efficiency (if not 100%).  Bear in mind also that methane is a far more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide by an order of magnitude or two.

Aw fuck, methane? BY WEIGHT? that entire area is fucked.

The area?

We accidentally in your atmosphere.

[Requia ☣]

Requia, you are discounting the fact that FOUR men were left there to basically cover Halliburton's ASS, not work a solution to potential disaster they were/were not gearing up for (this last part of my sentence is what this OP is about, btw).

I'm intrigued as to why you are engaged in so much BP and Halliburton apologetics since this went down, btw.  I'm sure you know already that this is a fucked up stance and esp on PD you'll get shot down pretty much right off the mark unless you have impeccable logic and infallible sources.  

So DO tell:  how is leaving a skeleton crew of 4 men to avert and help stave off this type of disaster, meanwhile buying cleanup equipment, show that Halliburton acted with the correct amount of moral and ethical business acumen?

Requia isn't trying to defend either company, as far as I can tell.  She's trying to defend the fact that she's an expert on every topic, and will argue from now til the end of time to avoid being seen as admitting an error.

I stopped wasting time on her the other day...I can get behavior like that anywhere.

All I ever said was that BP Halliburton didn't leave the job.