BP oil chief: Don’t ban deep-water drilling

[IDemo]

Source: msnbc.com news services

CEO says Apollo 13 moon mission ‘did not stop the space program’

msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 40 minutes ago

HAMMOND, La. - BP's chief executive has spoken out against a ban on deep-water oil exploration following the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

Tony Hayward, speaking to BBC radio, said the problems which affected the Apollo 13 moon mission had not resulted in the space program being halted and plane crashes did not stop people flying.

However he also said that significant changes should be made to the oil industry as a result of the rig explosion on 20 April, which he described as a "transforming event," the BBC reported.

He was speaking as BP tried the latest method to stop the continuing flow of oil into the Gulf from a broken pipe on the mile-deep sea bed, which has created a slick at least as large as Rhode Island and Delaware combined.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37164267/ns/gulf_oil_spill/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Tell you what. Fix the oil volcano in The Gulf, and then we'll talk.

[Owl]

8. Agreed.

[Frank Cannon]

10. Apollo 13 ended happily in five days

These massive fuckups don't have the first clue how to stop this catastrophe, let alone reverse the damage already done.

[roguevalley]

23. can we beat them now? or perhaps serve dead porpoise or

rare sea turtle to them? I cannot tell you how much hatred I felt just reading the title to this thread. these fuckers need to clean rocks with their tongues.

[fishwax]

24. .

:thumbsup:

[jimlup]

2. Actually Apollo 13 did kinda stop the space program

The moon missions were severely curtailed. Many believe that the Apollo 18, 19 and 20 moon missions were canceled from the fallout of Apollo 13. The space program never recovered its full glory after Apollo 13

[ellie]

3. This asshole

needs to shut the fuck up and fix the problem already.

[hunter]

4. Well okay, let's just ban BP.

They've got the same concern for their workers and the environment as any scummy U.S. coal company.

[TheEuclideanOne]

13. That is actually an interesting idea

Ban BP. Punish their lack of standards and safety by taking THEIR priviledges away. Now THAT would send a pretty strong message to other companies methinks. I am pretty sure that the other companies would spend a couple of bucks, even if it were not required by law, to make their rigs less prone to these types of things.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. FAIL.

The fate of Apollo 13 would have NO repercussions on the planet's ecosystem.

What a bullshit analogy to use to justify their incompetence and most importantly, their greed. They STILL continue to try to find ways to collect the oil rather than seal the hole.

[salguine]

6. The Apollo 13 incident didn't destroy an entire ecosystem, you fucking piece of shit.

[lonestarnot]

15. And the fucking food chain fuckwad!

[Downwinder]

7. If I am not mistaken, all of his analogies have one thing in common.

They all happened under the auspices of an MBA.

[JTFrog]

9. But Apollo 13 was just a movie.

Well, that's what http://www.buzzfeed.com/lavabunny/cnn-thinks-apollo-13-was-fiction-1ch6">CNN thinks anyway. :shrug:

[scentopine]

11. What a slimy fucker - just like 911 didn't

cause USA to start two fucking wars and implement a virtual police state where the government voided civil liberties and the constitution, continues torture and rendition and reads every fucking email and records every fucking cell phone they can get a hold of.

Space is a real frontier. Destroying an ocean so people can drive their Chevy Suburban's at $2.60/ gallon? Not so much.

Hayward - you are the very picture of the perfect corporate douche bag (*). This is your 911. You are the terrorist here. Your brand of terror is much more sophisticated and politically correct, of course.

(*) I must say though, lucky for you our current administration is filled with current and former corporate douche bags (thanks, Rahm), you'll find a sympathetic ear in Washington.

[CLANG]

12. Apollo 13 risked 5 lives, not the entire planet - DUH

[golddigger]

21. 5 lives? It was 3.

[CLANG]

25. Sorry, I didn't see the movie, but my point still stands

[HughMoran]

14. Since you can't guarantee that this won't happen again, you can't drill

Any questions?

[Phlem]

16. The Apollo 13 mission

didn't have drastic environmental damages that threaten the globe if it failed either, shit head.

These people talk like no one's got a clue.

Let's send him down to clean up the mess by hand, fucking asshole.

-p

[sakabatou]

17. Bitch, please...

A problem that effected 3 people vs... oh possible BILLIONS!

[The Backlash Cometh]

18. This is a perfect example of when someone should STFU when they're

not on high moral ground.

[IDemo]

19. Except that the sewer seems to be the bully pulpit for his kind n/t

[BeFree]

20. This ain't rocket science, asshole

He said yesterday that BP had more resources than need for their mistake.
Repeat: more resources than necessary for the size of this spill.

So why are Nat guard soldiers putting up oil traps?
Why is it the Air Force spraying dispersants?

You are sucking off the dick of uncle sam and saying that you have more than is needed and yet the oil still flows?

Arrest that bastard and make him post billions in bail money.

[MisterP]

22. yeah, just like the Hindenburg didn't stop people from blimp rides--oh... nt