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Seneca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-03-10 09:24 PM
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Progress toward Gulf oil well cap
File this under "I'll believe it when I see it". :eyes:

Progress toward Gulf oil well cap

VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) – Energy giant BP Plc indicated some progress on Monday toward capping the underwater well that ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico almost two weeks ago, pushing a giant oil slick toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.

The looming ecological and economic disaster has started to fuel high-level opposition to the Obama administration's push to open more waters to oil drilling to bolster U.S. energy security, as governments question a potentially high toll to oil spills.

The swelling slick, now estimated to be at least 130 miles by 70 miles, or about the size of the state of Delaware, threatens shipping, wildlife, beaches and one of the United States' most fertile fishing grounds.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_oil_rig_leak
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-03-10 09:29 PM
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1. i couldnt find much progress in the article

just the finished metal dome that im doubtful about =(
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-03-10 09:36 PM
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2. Guess we need a working definition of "progress" here.
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Seneca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-03-10 09:38 PM
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3. I don't think that word means what they think it means
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-03-10 10:26 PM
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4. +1
Edited on Mon May-03-10 10:26 PM by pscot
n/t
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