Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 1: Leading to the disaster.

In relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Leading to the disaster

1.  Said it could handle a spill of 250,000 barrel per day, and claimed an average of 900 barrels per day in the first 77 days.
 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7150054.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=2270657

2.  "Internal BP documents show that BP engineers had concerns as early as 2009 that the metal casing BP wanted to use might collapse under high pressure." 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

3.  Did not circulate mud properly, possibly causing a build-up of gas at the bottom. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266560930780190.html

4.  Workers removed mud before setting the cement plug, leaving nothing to hold gas from escaping up to rig.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266560930780190.html

5.  Installed only 6 of the 21 devices Halliburton recommended. 
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266560930780190.html

6.  "Halliburton warned that if BP didn't use more centering devices, the well would likely have 'a SEVERE gas flow problem.'" 
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266560930780190.html

7.  On just the Deepwater Horizon rig the Coast Guard has issued pollution violations 18 times in the last 10 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

8.  Stressed workers were behind schedule and felt pushed to finish earlier than safe.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266560930780190.html

9.  Did not do a test on the cement around the pipe.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266560930780190.html

10.  "Years of Internal BP Probes Warned that Neglect Could Lead to Accidents" 
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/9/years_of_internal_bp_probes_warned

11.  Six weeks before disaster they failed to investigated a "well control situation".
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-31/bp-cited-well-control-situation-six-weeks-before-blowout.html

12.  Didn't use remote control or acoustically activated triggers, which could have stopped the disaster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

13.  Did not stop drilling despite leak noted on April 9, 11 days before the disaster.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/us/21hearings.html?src=mv 

Top 101 Misdeeds of BP Page 2: Recklessness.

 

The Cheney

With all of the important business happening in the news over the weekend some missed an important piece of the puzzle. Dick Cheney took a major step to becoming the Darth Vader he, and his adoring public, always saw in him. Trading in his pulse for a mechanoheart, and his belly button for an outlet, we can see that his force is still strong.

Are we going too far by using the pronoun "it" to describe Cheney? Of course there are many people who suffer in the same way, but never had the chance to promote torture, and attack civil liberty in such broad scale; purging all decency from themselves. Without the benefit of this experience, we can hardly say they deserve to be brought to It's level.

The metaphor of this strange situation is that the brain of our society has for so long been cut off from it's heart, that they are both slowly dieing. As politicians are directed from above, we people suffer here below.

Then again, these types are filling an important role. Cycles of change are inevitable. Thinking in this way, true long term hope can be cultivated. Remember, the Empire didn't last forever. Unfortunately, though, we may have some time to wait for true change to come. Our Vader doesn't even have his cool black helmet yet.