What about that HUGE OIL SPILL in the Gulf of Mexico??? Not a single follow up in

[diva77]

mainstream media today

Nearly 400,000 Gallons of Oil Spew Into Gulf of Mexico, Could Be Largest Spill Since Deepwater Horizon
https://www.ecowatch.com/oil-spill-louisiana-gulf-2497618663.html Oct. 17, 2017

Last week, a pipe owned by offshore oil and gas operator LLOG Exploration Company, LLC spilled up to 393,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, reminding many observers of the Deepwater Horizon explosion seven years ago that spewed approximately 210 million gallons of crude into familiar territory.

Now, a report from Bloomberg suggests that the LLOG spill could be the largest in the U.S. since the 2010 BP blowout, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).

SNIP

[Stonepounder]

1. Nothing to see here folks. Move along. Go read a Tweet or something.

We. Are. Doomed.

[BigmanPigman]

2. This fell off the front page in record time.

I am sure it was pushed off by GOP friends with deep pockets. I am surprised animal rescue groups didn't draw more attention to it though.

[arthritisR_US]

3. Dont upset Tillersons empire.

[Doreen]

4. You do realize one of the next regulations trump will

get rid of is the responsibility for the oil companies to clean up their spills. In fact he will kill all of the regulations that help prevent a spill Has trump caught up with hitler yet or has he surpassed him?

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I mentioned that yesterday - this is major news and I saw nothing reported

It's all about Trump and his latest string of offensive and outrageous Tweets/rantings/complaints/self congratulations. He manages to blot out any relevant news, but he sure brings in the ratings.

[diva77]

10. The only reason I heard about this was because of your post on Oct. 17

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127113262

[PufPuf23]

6. No large oil spill is acceptable.

But this oil spill is way less in scale and type than Deepwater Horizon.

The oil spilled is only about 0.2% of the Deepwater Horizon (or one five hundredth).

This incident was a pipeline problem, not an uncontrolled oil well blow out as was Deepwater Horizon.

I am kind of surprised actually that this is the biggest US oil spill since Deepwater Horizon.

By no means am I suggesting that oil spills are acceptable or that Trump et al favor reduction of measures meant to decrease the risks.

[ashling]

7. The solution is simple -

so simle that I am not sure why we are even talking about this


Defund the Bureau of Mine Safety


no more oil leak

[pwb]

8. This is why we need to burn more coal.

Trumps next twit tweet.

[Achilleaze]

9. republican corporate "values" in action

same as it ever was