Tropical Storm Lee exposes old oil from BP spill

[William769]

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) - BP PLC is sending cleanup crews back to Fourchon (foo-SHONH') Beach because erosion from Tropical Storm Lee unearthed miles of tar balls, tar mats and abandoned cleanup equipment left from last year's oil spill.

Company spokesman Curtis Thomas tells The Courier (http://bit.ly/q62h7J ) that 90 workers and 17 technicians will clean the beach, with the work going on seven days a week.

In addition to the old oil, the erosion uncovered PVC pipes used to secure boom and snares used to absorb oil.

The oil was found by field inspector Forrest Travirca of the Edward Wisner Donation - a private land trust that owns about 9.5 miles of Fourchon Beach. He estimates that eight miles of the beach are affected.

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/15449082/tropical-storm-lee-exposes-old-oil-from-bp-spill

[MADem]

1. Jeez, what did they do, bury the shit and hope no one would notice? NT

[louis-t]

2. That's exactly what they did.

[Auntie Bush]

3. And now they want to drill in the arctic. How are they ever going to clean that place up?

[William769]

4. But they tell us it's safe, so there is nothing to worry about.

:sarcasm:

[blindpig]

5. Oh, the irony...

I open your thread and this ad is on it:

http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/imgad?id=CICAgICA1KWichCsAhjvATIIQ7W9oO5c8I4

Nationalize the energy sector

[William769]

6. I don't see ads. but I see the irony you speak of.

[Scuba]

7. Nationalize the energy sector = +1,000