Obama Oil Spill Press Conference: Government In Charge Of Oil Disaster Response

Super tankers should have been (and still should be) moved into the Gulf to siphon up the oil. The only reason dispersants are used is to hide the oil, sink it beneath the surface from view of the media and the People.



All offers of help, both foreign and domestic, should have been accepted on day one, instead of turned down. Massive quantities of boom should have been sent to the region on day one, instead of waiting to see what might be needed. There still isn't enough.



Building berms around the barrier islands should have been authorized and expedited -- Not announced after being forced by this press conference to act.



All of the efforts to shut down the gusher should have been put into place and tried sequentially, immediately, after the initial blow-out. They shouldn't have been spending days building a top-hat (not an original idea, but one that had failed in a previous blow-out -- It was called "a sombrero"), seeing if it would work before starting on the next idea. Pumping mud/cement should have initiated as soon as the blowout happened.



Obama needs to shut down all offshore oil rigs - Especially BP's Atlantic operation. That is NOT being done!



The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires oil companies to be FINANCIALLY responsible for the damage and repairs, but does NOT transfer require/transfer the responsibility for fixing the problem and clean-up to oil companies.
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