--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: <snip> > The opposition in this case would "see it isn't so bad after > all so we don't need more regulation on this kind of drilling" > and thus letting them continue to get away with careless > practices.
BTW, in this case, from what I've been reading, it's not just a matter of careless practices needing regulation. With this super-deepwater drilling, they're playing with fire. There's no way for them to be careful *enough*, because they don't really know what they're dealing with that far down; they're having to play it by ear. In any case, whatever's going to happen will happen. Maybe BP will pull off a miracle with the containment dams until they can get another well dug to close off the one that's gushing; maybe the "laws of nature" will kick in and seal off the well through natural processes (not a woo-woo possibility). And if the worst happens, it'll be all too clear why they shouldn't have been messing around at that depth in the first place.
