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On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:49:44 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:42:56 -0400, Harry
wrote:

You really don't think anyone from the other oil companies has thought
of something better?

Actually, no.

Since they are making all of this up as they go along, why would you
think that? BP is not the only company that drills oil wells.

what makes you think their engineers are dumber than exxon's?

I don't believe the oil companies spend much money or time devising ways
to clean up their messes. In fact, during congressional hearings, it was
revealed that the disaster mitigation plans of five of the largest oil
companies were nearly identical, only nine pages long and full of
boilerplate.

I imagine that is because the government guideline for what would be
in their plan was the same.

yep. cheney told 'em to do what they wanted

That is how it works now. They get to drill under a license from the
government. Theoretically the government monitors the drilling but
they are not competent to do it.
All I have to say about the government actually managing these things
is the space shuttle.
40% failure rate of the fleet with total loss of life in each failure.
(2 out of the 5 that ever flew, came apart in the air)

tell it to toyota. how long were they making cars?